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
- 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
- Music
- Nainita Desai
- Archive Producer
- Stuart Heaney, James R.M. Hunt
Genre
Production status
Complete
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Last updated 30th May 2023
