Project Detail

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 film: Features
Running time: 82 min
Director: Kate Stonehill
Producer: Steven Lake
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

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)

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