Wikileaks-Movie.com Contributing Artist, Michael Parenti, Joins BBC & Guardian News Panel Discussion Titled “Wikileaks, Behind the News” – The Story Behind the Story

We are pleased to announce Michael Parenti (aka @exiledsurfer), a regular contributing artist at Wikileaks-Movie.com, has been selected to join the 2011 Sheffield Doc/Fest for a panel discussion titled “Wikileaks, Behind the News.” Moderated by Nick Fraser, Michael will join other guest panelists including Judith I. Ehrlich, Vaughan Smith & James Ball.

“Sheffield is fast becoming known as one of the top places in the world for people from the documentary and digital industries to get together – to meet… share knowledge… and discuss innovations.”

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“Wikileaks, Behind the News” – Panelists

• * Nick Frasier, Moderator: BBC Series Editor, “Storyville”
• * Judith I. Ehrlich: 2009 Academy Award Nominee, “The Most Dangerous Man in America”
• * Vaughan Smith: Founder and Managing Director, The Frontline Club
• * Michael Parenti: Multimedia Artist /Journalist /Curator /Hacker/Contributor Wikileaks-Movie.com
• * James Ball: Data Journalist for the Guardian Investigations Team, formerly with Wikileaks.

“Welcome to the Age of Wikileaks – never out of the news as subject matter or source. But what is the organisation’s real impact? Has it altered international relations and brought down governments? Has it change the way news is gathered and released forever – or merely made diplomats more discreet with their email exchanges? In search of the story behind the story, we’ve invited a panel of people closely connected to Wikileaks and Julian Assange. Journalist and BBC commissioning editor Nick Fraser, is keen to ask them some questions.”

The Lyceum Theatre |  Thursday – June 9, 2011 (13:15)

Continued at: https://sheffdocfest.com/sessions/view/1900

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Michael Parenti – Panelist Bio

Michael’s artistic talents, ReMix Art and Interviews are regularly featured at Wikileaks-Movie.com as well as other prominent magazines and websites. Parenti’s insightful and witty knowledge of the Wikileaks phenomenon make Michael one of the more unique and knowledgeable commentators on the planet when it comes to Wikileaks and bringing new perspectives into the mix.

"The Great Leak Forward" by Michael Parenti (ak a@exiledsurfer)

Currently residing in Vienna, Austria, the Malibu, California born Michael Newton Parenti, aka @exiledsurfer is a multimedia artist / journalist / curator / hacker actively participating in the dialog surrounding Wikileaks and it’s main actors, whose motto is “content is king, forget the tech”. He is known for his critical, yet relaxed interview style as well as the biting wit to be found in his political remix art. He is a contributor to wlcentral.org, warisacrime.org, theatlanticonline.com and wikileaks-movie.com. His personal website is http://artificialeyes.tv.

Continued at: https://sheffdocfest.com/speakers

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Sheffield Doc/Fest | Video Trailer 2011

Sheffield Doc/Fest brings the international documentary family together to celebrate the art and business of documentary making for five intense days in June. Doc/Fest is a film festival, industry session programme and market place, offering pitching opportunities, controversial discussion panels and in-depth filmmaker masterclasses, as well as a wealth of inspirational documentary films from across the globe. — Continued at: https://sheffdocfest.com

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Thank you for reading this post on Michael Parenti (aka @exiledsurfer) who will be a guest panelist at this year’s 2011 Sheffield Doc/Fest session titled “Wikileaks, Behind the New.” We encourage you to continue checking back with Wikileaks-Movie.com for new interviews, articles and other movie, film and art related resources including DVDs, movie, trailers and comedy. Especially interesting is our growing library of massive Wikileaks video and film archives devoted to Bradley Manning, Julian Assange, Birgitta Jonsdottir and others….