Alex Winter, director. In 1998 Shawn Fanning, a teenage hacker and programmer, created the code that would become the basis for all peer-to-peer file sharing. Shortly after, Fanning and his business partner, fellow teenager Sean Parker, launched Napster. What had begun as a largely unknown underground network erupted into a global revolution. The film explores this revolution from its genesis to its peak (107 min.).
Post-screening question-and-answer session with director Alex Winter and Met artist in residence Paul D. Miller (aka DJ Spooky That Subliminal Kid).
This program is made possible by Marianna Sackler.
Assistive listening devices are available from the ushers.
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