Downloaded (film)
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Directed by | Alex Winter |
Written by | Alex Winter |
Produced by | Alex Winter |
Cinematography | Anghel Decca |
Edited by | Jacob Craycroft |
Music by | DJ Spooky |
Distributed by | VH1 |
Release dates |
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Running time | 106 minutes |
Language | English |
Box office | $8,377[1] |
Downloaded is a documentary film directed by
Plot
This documentary film addresses the evolution of digital media sharing on the Internet. It features exclusive interviews with software developers and musicians about controversial filesharing software, and particularly
Development
Alex Winter met Shawn Fanning in 2002 and originally set out to write a narrative feature, but he became interested in the many different sides of the story there was to tell. Nearly 10 years after Winter first discussed making the film with Napster founders, Fanning and Parker, he was wrapping up interviews and filmed some of the final footage and interviews at the SXSW Conference in 2012.[10]
Promotion
A trailer for the film was released on December 7, 2012.[9]
On March 12, 2013, following the world premiere at SXSW, there was a panel discussion including director Alex Winter and Napster co-founders Shawn Fanning and Sean Parker.[11]
The film subsequently screened within such festivals as Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival and Maryland Film Festival, with Alex Winter hosting screenings.
Release
The film made its theatrical premiere on June 21, 2013, at
Reception
Box office
Downloaded opened in limited release on June 21, 2013, and grossed $2,504 at the box office its opening weekend from two theaters.[1]
Critical reception
Downloaded received mixed reviews from
References
- ^ a b "Downloaded (2013)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
- ^ VH1 Rock Docs To Host SXSW Panel, Premiere Two New Films In Austin, Elizabeth Black, VH1, February 28, 2012
- ^ 'Downloaded,' film on music downloading, at SXSW, El Paso Times, March 10, 2013
- ^ a b Ali, Rahsheeda. "VH1 and AOL Team Up to Distribute Downloaded Documentary". VH1. Archived from the original on June 9, 2013. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
- ^ VH1’s Emmy Award-Winning “Rock Docs” Franchise ANNOUNCES NEW Programming slate FOR 2014 Archived March 4, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, VH1 Press Room, January 16, 2014
- ^ a b VH1 Rock Doc Downloaded To Premiere At South By Southwest, VH1, January 15, 2013
- ^ Napster Documentary 'Downloaded' to Premiere at SXSW Film Fest, Anita Li, Mashable, January 20, 2013
- ^ Video: Trailer from the Napster Movie, Downloaded, Eliot Van Buskirk, evolver.fm, December 7, 2012
- ^ a b Alex Winter Debuts Downloaded Trailer, James White, Empire, December 7, 2012
- ^ Cangialosi, Jason. "Interview: Alex Winter on Napster Documentary 'Downloaded'". Yahoo! Movies. Archived from the original on 13 May 2012. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
- ^ Moreno, Ashley. "It's Still All About Peer-to-Peer Connectivity". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved 13 March 2013.
- ^ Kilday, Gregg. "VH1 Sets June Theatrical Openings for Alex Winter's 'Downloaded'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
- ^ http://www.metacritic.com/movie/downloaded Critic Reviews for Downloaded. Metacritic. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
- ^ "Downloaded – Rotten Tomatoes". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
- Daily News. Retrieved June 25, 2013.
- Complex. Retrieved July 1, 2013.
- ^ Scherstuhl, Alan (June 19, 2013). "Downloaded Breezes Through the Story of Napster". The Village Voice. Retrieved June 25, 2013.