1984

Screening in conjunction with Raoul Peck’s documentary Orwell: 2+2=5

Co-presented by The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF)

Introduced by Electronic Frontier Foundation Surveillance Litigation Director Andrew Crocker.

A man loses his identity while living under a repressive regime. In a story based on George Orwell’s classic novel, Winston Smith (John Hurt) is a government employee whose job involves the rewriting of history in a manner that casts his fictional country’s leaders in a charitable light. His trysts with Julia (Suzanna Hamilton) provide his only measure of enjoyment, but lawmakers frown on the relationship — and in this closely monitored society, there is no escape from Big Brother.

A portion of proceeds from this screening will benefit the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF).