Brian Knappenberger

Born January 1, 1970· Broomfield, Colorado, USA

2Roles★ 5.9Average rating

An American documentary filmmaker, Knappenberger has built a reputation for probing the intersections of technology, activism and justice. He wrote and directed the 2012 film We Are Legion, which examined the ethos of the hacktivist collective Anonymous, and followed it with the 2014 documentary The Internet’s Own Boy, chronicling the life of internet activist Aaron Swartz; the latter reached the… Read more

Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources

Known for

Late Night with Seth Meyers2014The Face of Anonymous2021

Filmography

YearRating

★ 6.8

The Face of Anonymous2021

Self

Series★ 5.1

Late Night with Seth Meyers2014

Self

Also behind the camera

The films and series they directed.

★ 6.1

Turning Point: Generation 9/112026

★ 7.2

Turning Point: The Vietnam War2025

★ 8

Turning Point: The Bomb and the Cold War2024

★ 7.4

Scouts Honor: The Secret Files of the Boy Scouts of America2023

★ 6.6

Web of Make Believe: Death, Lies and the Internet2022

★ 7.3

Turning Point: 9/11 and the War on Terror2021

★ 7.4

The Trials of Gabriel Fernandez2020

★ 6

Nobody Speak: Trials of the Free Press2017

★ 7.9

The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz2014

★ 7.1

We Are Legion: The Story of the Hacktivists2012