The Net (2003)
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.
Director: Lutz Dammbeck
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Eva Mattes as Narrator (voice) |
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Tom Vogt as Ted Kaczynski (voice) |
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Ted Kaczynski as Self (archive footage) |
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Lutz Dammbeck as Self |
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John Brockman as Self |
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Stewart Brand as Self |
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Robert W. Taylor as Self |
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Heinz von Foerster as Self |
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Butch Gehring as Self |
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Chris Waits as Self |
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David Gelernter as Self |
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Ken Kesey as Self (archive footage) |
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Norbert Wiener as Self (archive footage) |
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Timothy Leary as Self (archive footage) |
| Writing | Lutz Dammbeck | Writer |
| Directing | Lutz Dammbeck | Director |
| Sound | J.U. Lensing | Music |
| Editing | Margot Neubert-Marić | Editor |
| Camera | Thomas Plenert | Director of Photography |
| Camera | István Imreh | Director of Photography |
| Camera | James Carman | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Florian Wimmer | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Fritz Barthel | Assistant Camera |
| Production | Dietmar Post | Research Assistant |
| Sound | Karl-Heinz Laabs | Sound |
| Sound | Martin Steyer | Sound Mixer |
| Production | Sabine Schenk | Line Producer |
| Production | Martina Zöllner | Executive Producer |
| Production | Anna Baumann | Executive Producer |
| Crew | Heinz von Foerster | Thanks |
| Crew | Ted Kaczynski | Thanks |