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Explores the incredibly complex backstory of Ted Kaczynski, the infamous Unabomber. This exquisitely crafted inquiry into the rationale of this mythic figure situates him within a late 20th century web of technology—a system that he grew to oppose. A marvelously subversive approach to the history of the Internet, this insightful documentary combines speculative travelogue and investigative journalism to trace contrasting countercultural responses to the cybernetic revolution.

Top Cast

  • Eva Mattes

    Eva Mattes

    Narrator (voice)

  • Tom Vogt

    Tom Vogt

    Ted Kaczynski (voice)

  • Ted Kaczynski

    Ted Kaczynski

    Self (archive footage)

  • Lutz Dammbeck

    Lutz Dammbeck

    Self

  • John Brockman

    John Brockman

    Self

  • Stewart Brand

    Stewart Brand

    Self

  • Robert W. Taylor

    Robert W. Taylor

    Self

  • Heinz von Foerster

    Heinz von Foerster

    Self

  • Butch Gehring

    Butch Gehring

    Self

Overview

Explores the incredibly complex backstory of Ted Kaczynski, the infamous Unabomber. This exquisitely crafted inquiry into the rationale of this mythic figure situates him within a late 20th century web of technology—a system that he grew to oppose. A marvelously subversive approach to the history of the Internet, this insightful documentary combines speculative travelogue and investigative journalism to trace contrasting countercultural responses to the cybernetic revolution.

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