In the Realm of the Hackers
In The Realm of the Hackers is a 2003 Australian documentary directed by Kevin Anderson[1][2] about the prominent hacker community, centered in Melbourne, Australia in the late 1980s until early 1990. The storyline is centered on the Australian teenagers going by the hacker names "Electron" and "Phoenix",[3] who were members of an elite computer hacking group called 'The Realm' and hacked into some of the most secure computer networks in the world, including those of the US Naval Research Laboratory, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, a government lab charged with the security of the US nuclear stockpile, and NASA. The film runs for 55 minutes and was inspired by the book Underground, by Melbourne-based writer and academic Suelette Dreyfus.[4]
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'A wild ride that takes us headlong into the risky but intoxicating world of the computer underground.' Robert Damian, Sundance | |
Directed by | Kevin Anderson ACS |
Produced by | Franco di Chiera |
Written by | Kevin Anderson ACS |
Starring | Dan Spielman, Nathan Phillips, Ernie Gray, Suelette Dreyfus |
Narrated by | Robert Menzies |
Music by | Al Mullins, Janine de Lorenzo |
Cinematography | Kevin Anderson ACS |
Edited by | Uri Mizrahi |
Distributed by | Film Australia |
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Running time | 55 minutes |
Country | Australia |
Language | English |
Budget | AU$400,000 |
Film credits
- Written and directed by Kevin Anderson
- Cinematography by Kevin Anderson
- Executive Producer: Franco di Chiera
- Produced by John Moore, Suelette Dreyfus (Associate Producer)
- Film Australia Executive Producer Franco di Chiera
- Produced with the assistance of Film Victoria.
- Produced with the assistance of The Australian Broadcasting Corporation
See also
- Nahshon Even-Chaim
- Underground: Tales of Hacking, Madness and Obsession on the Electronic Frontier
- Hacktivism
References
- "On the trail of hackers anonymous". The Age, May 22 2003
- "In The Realm Of The Hackers". Variety, June 24, 2002, David Stratton
- William Webb (10 October 2013). You've Been Hacked: 15 Hackers You Hope Your Computer Never Meets. Absolute Crime. pp. 9–. GGKEY:KR2XN27LHQQ.
- Nathan Cochrane (20 May 2003). "Breaking into The Realm". The Age.