The definitive, behind-the-scenes account of the rise of the Deep Web; one of the most riveting and important stories of the decade.
Sure, this is a documentary about the Deep Web, Bitcoin and the Silk Road. But as importantly it's an exploration of a pivotal moment in cultural history. The events that are currently taking place at this juncture of the digital revolution will shape our future.
We are asking you to join the community of our film as we build and launch this ambitious project, and follow us on the journey. We're interviewing some of the greatest and most notorious minds in all areas of this story; hackers, innovators, politicians, free-thinkers and criminals.
THE DEEP WEB
Refers to all unseen, un-indexed and often intentionally hidden web content. The Deep Web accounts for at least 96% of the World Wide Web. 96%! Think about that! What you see when you surf around the web is a fraction of what's actually going on out there. And a lot of what's going on out there is scary stuff!
BITCOIN
A peer-to-peer crypto-currency that exists outside the control of governments and banks. In a nutshell this is cyber-money that is spent anonymously. Bitcoin has the potential to create a level of global disruption that will make Napster look like child's play.
SILK ROAD
An online black market, trading in legal and many illegal products, including all manner of drugs, using encrypted technology to protect the user's anonymity. I think this mind-blowing, disturbing, weirder-than-Sci-Fi service speaks for itself.
In the last ten years, the digital revolution has swept like a brushfire into every corner of modern life. The world we now live in bears little resemblance to even the recent past. And the changes that are coming will disrupt our lives in even greater ways, some good and some harmful. But this tidal wave cannot be stopped, and its path can best be charted by examining the Deep Web; the vast unseen world that lies at the heart of the Internet and is the engine for the entire technological era.
Amazingly, the story of the Deep Web has never been told on film. Until now.
The Deep Web on one level simply represents the 96% of the World Wide Web that is unseen by the average citizen and not indexed by standard search engines. But more significantly, the Deep Web is a movement, a philosophy, a tool for revolution, and its foundation was built long before Napster and the iPod, WikiLeaks, The Arab Spring and the revelations of widespread NSA surveillance.
It is a long and winding road that has brought us to today's landscape of crypto-currency, Internet-fueled revolution and dangerous online black markets. And to explore this world is to better understand the full implications of where we now find ourselves and what may be the best way forward.
Alex Winter (Director/Producer) - Director/Producer of Downloaded.
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