Courage is Contagious

“Crowdsourcing” The WikiLeaks Film, Movie or Documentary?

August 25, 2011 By Jacob Andrews Leave a Comment

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Crowdsourcing WikiLeaks: The Movie? With WikiLeaks moving to "crowdsource" the grass roots mining of cablegate documents (See #WLfind) the team at WikiLeaks-Movie.com is wondering whether or not crowdsourcing methods will be used to craft or fund a WikiLeaks movie, film or documentary? As anyone who tracks the WikiLeaks phenomenon knows there are many movies and films on the topic of Julian Assange and WikiLeaks in development. Leading players in the movie business such as Alex Gibney, Marc Shmuger, Rowan Joffe, Charles Ferguson, Mark Boal & Megan Ellison are all involved in the topic in some way or another. With such a crowded field some might wonder if there is room for another. However, crowdsourcing the development or funding of a WikiLeaks movie or film could open up a new avenue on this topic, decentralize the movie-making process, democratize the gathering of perspectives and allow new grassroots dimensions and viewpoints to emerge. Perhaps new "crowdsourced" fundraising channels will open up for grassroots organizations such as WikiLeaks or others involved in the "transparency movement.

Filed Under: #WLFind, Alex Gibney, Cables, Charles Ferguson, Clark Stoeckley, Courage is Contagious, Crowdsourcing, Dekade-Z, Director, Exiled Surfer, James Spione, Marc Shmuger, Megan Ellison, Michael Parenti, Movie, Movie Studio, The Wikileaks Truck, Twitter, Wikileaks Art, documentaries, movies & films Tagged With: Crowdsourcing, Wikileaks Movie

Wikileaks Movie and Film Art…Artists “Leaking” Visions with Paint and Pixels

June 24, 2011 By Jacob Andrews 10 Comments

For the Wikileaks movie and film projects which artists and what style of art will be featured? The Wikileaks film projects obviously have a rich trove of original data and source material to draw inspiration and facts from. Moreover, there is a deep body of news, blogging and journalistic coverage from the likes of Greg Mitchell and Raffi Khatchadourian. The film makers, script writers and researchers who do well will obviously need to develop a solid understanding of this material. But in addition, there is an outstanding collective of independent artists rendering works of art in a range of media. These are works of art that can be utilize to evoke the energy, atmosphere and intensity of the Wikileaks and Julian Assange story in movie, film and video.

Filed Under: Abode of Chaos, Billboard Campaign, Courage is Contagious, Eddie Colla, Exiled Surfer, Movie, Wikileaks Art Tagged With: Abode of Chaos, Artists, Courage is Contagious, Eddie Colla, Exiled Surfer, Wikileaks Art

Artists “Leaking” Visions Series – EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW with “Wikileaks Inspired” Artist Dekade-Z of “Courage is Contagious” and Juice Media RapNews Fame

June 24, 2011 By Jacob Andrews 8 Comments

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Wikileaks-Movie.com is pleased to introduce you to Zoe Tame (aka Dekade-Z), a courageous artist, graphic designer and contributor to the wildly popular Juice Media – RapNews starring Robert Foster. Dekade-Z has pioneered the Courage Is Contagious website which was “…the first website to gather and promote WikiLeaks art.” This online platform has served to catalyze the creation and global sharing of WikiLeaks art by numerous people including @exiledsurfer, Dusky Ripley and Dekade-Z herself. And by developing this platform for sharing Dekade-Z has made a historical contribution to helping shape the WikiLeaks brand and spark crowd-sourced awareness of key issues raised by WikiLeaks in the hearts and minds of people throughout the globe.

Filed Under: Courage is Contagious, Dekade-Z, Exiled Surfer, Featured, Homepage Featured, Michael Parenti, Wikileaks, Wikileaks Art Tagged With: @exiledsurfer, Art, Artists, Courage is Contagious, Dekade-Z, Julian Assange, Wikileaks, Wikileaks Art, Zoe Tame

Twitter Wikileaks Case Matters, but PornWikiLeaks and Assange Dance Video Spark Interest

April 2, 2011 By Jacob Andrews 1 Comment

Wikileaks Movie fans…the Twitter Wikileaks case is important! While PornWikileaks takes center stage along with the Julian Assange dance video (aka DiscoLeaks) it is important to highlight the ongoing news in the “Twitter Three” Wikileaks & Twitter Case. This is the case that ensures Twitter’s role in the Wikileaks Movie. Recall the Virginia court case mandating that Twitter hand over data on the “Twitter Three.” Well, as usual, an appeal has been filed, but a powerful appeal supported via amicus brief by a cluster of noted computer and security professionals who are concerned about the legal implications of this Wikileaks / Twitter case. These computer scientists and citizens include Steven Bellovin, Bruce Schneier, Susan Landau and others. They work at and represent organizations such as The Radcliff Institute, SRI International and Harvard. Wikileaks is not only having tremendous impact on the field of journalism but is also raising implications for the legal system and its intersection with emerging technology. This sort of impact and information is important for Wikileaks Movie and film buffs to follow.

Filed Under: Businesses, Courage is Contagious, Movie, PornWikileaks, Twitter, Uncategorized, Wikileaks, Wikileaks, Wikileaks Art Tagged With: Assange Dance Video, PornWikileaks, Twitter, Twitter Three

Wikileaks Billboards, Wikileaks Art and Resignations

March 28, 2011 By Wikileaks Movie 2 Comments

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Wikileaks Billboards, Wikileaks Art and Wikilosers. Has a nice ring to it, huh? When it comes to the Wikileaks Movie and Trailer we’ve got a soundtrack coming together and a veritable feast of odd, smart and/or exciting characters. And the ideas continue to present themselves with the Wikileaks Billboard campaign and a robust archive of Wikileaks Art and Wikilosers chronicled by Charles Homans in Foreign Policy Magazine. That’s right, this week Charles Homans at Foreign Policy Magazine did an outstanding job of documenting those who have lost jobs, reputation (and perhaps a few girlfriends) due to information revealed about them in the historic and ongoing Wikileaks Cablegate drama. And a bunch of activist upstarts have leveraged online fundraising and billboard tools to build a grassroots movement to place strategic Pro-Wikileaks billboards around the US, beginning in Los Angeles. All of this action and detail provides excellent information for directors at the various Wikileaks film and movie studios as well as visuals…Yes, the Wikileaks visuals and art and advertising are phenomenal from a creative design standpoint. These include the Epic Step Billboards, the work from Courage is Contagious and others. These displays of social creativity and visual arts are amazing and will add to the richness of the Wikileaks movie and film projects.