Julian Assange – MRQE

The Six Billion Dollar Man

Sat, 30 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange battled extradition to the U.S., where he could’ve faced a lengthy sentence for publishing classified documents. His case, centered on press freedom, took unexpected twists as it unfolded.

True Stories: Wikileaks – Secrets and Lies

Tue, 26 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Documentarian Patrick Forbes makes an obvious effort to maintain balance and objectivity in “WikiLeaks: Secrets and Lies,” his lucid and comprehensive account of what was arguably the most significant leak of war-related classified material since Daniel Ellsberg released the Pentagon Papers. Pic is not a critical expose of U.S. foreign policy, however, but rather a meticulously detailed examination of the short-lived and often contentious relationship between Julian Assange, founder of the whistleblowing organization, and the editors of three mainstream news outlets that printed material obtained by Assange’s outfit.

The Trust Fall: Julian Assange

Sat, 30 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

This film examines the meaning and significance of the insights that WikiLeaks shared with the world, the resulting behaviour of the governments involved, the extraordinary personal risk taken by Assange, and the wider fundamental issues around press freedom that affect all of us and our right to know.

XY Chelsea

Tue, 02 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000

The historic story of whistleblower Chelsea Manning. Shot over two years and featuring exclusive interviews and behind-the-scenes verité with Manning, the film picks up on the momentous day in May when she leaves prison and follows her through her journey of discovery.

Architects of Denial

Tue, 02 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Though both the historical and modern-day persecution of Armenians and other Christians is relatively uncovered in the mainstream media and not on the radar of many average Americans, it is a subject that has gotten far more attention in recent years.

The New Radical

Tue, 02 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Uncompromising millennial radicals from the United States and the United Kingdom attack the system through dangerous technological means, which evolves into a high-stakes game with world authorities in the midst of a dramatically changing political landscape.

A Leak In Paradise

Tue, 02 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000

A journey to the heart of tax havens and institutionalised secrecy with Rudolf Elmer, the Swiss whistleblower who, through WikiLeaks, revealed to the world the dirty secrets of a Swiss private bank located in the Cayman Islands.

Imminent Threat

Tue, 26 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

A look at the War on Terror and the threat it’s causing to our civil liberties and political discourse. Academy Award nominee James Cromwell presents Janek Ambros’ directorial debut. The feature doc tackles the War on Terror’s impact on civil liberties and the strange coalition it’s creating between the progressive left and libertarian right. The doc examines the NSA, drones, the war on journalism and other encroachments on civil liberties started by the Bush era and expanded by the Democratic establishment.

Citizenfour

Fri, 22 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

In June 2013, Laura Poitras and reporter Glenn Greenwald flew to Hong Kong for the first of many meetings with Edward Snowden. She brought her camera with her.

InRealLife

Sun, 31 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

InRealLife takes us on a journey from the bedrooms of British teenagers to the world of Silicon Valley, to find out what exactly the internet is doing to our children.