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Phantom Parrot

Synopsis

If British police ask for the password to your phone or computer, you must hand it over to them in accordance with an anti-terror law that came into force before 9/11. When human rights activist Muhammad Rabbani refuses and is prosecuted, a journalist is able to uncover documents proving the existence of a top-secret surveillance programme, codenamed Phantom Parrot, designed to copy the personal data of individuals at airports and border crossings – and people from minority backgrounds are often the first to be pulled aside.
Official Selection CPH:DOX 2023 - World premiere
Official Selection Sheffield DocFest 2023

Details

Year
2023
Type of project
Features
Running time
82 min
Director
Kate Stonehill
Producer
Steven Lake
Co-Producer
Sorcha Bacon, Seemab Gul
Executive Producer
Alex Lieberman, Gary Lieberman, Sandra Whipham
Director of Photography
Matthew Bockelman, J.P. Lewis, Ronnie McQuillan, Kate Stonehill
Composer
Nainita Desai
Archive Producer
Stuart Heaney, James R.M. Hunt

Genre

Woman Director

Categories

Documentary

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

US, UK co-production

Brass Mill Media (UK), Bright West Entertainment (US), Catapult Film Fund (US), Doc Society (UK), Tribeca Film Institute (US), Venus Fly Trap Productions (UK)

Brass Mill Media

Countess of Huntingdon Chapel
Vineyards
The Paragon
Bath
BA1 5NA

Doc Society

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