Tim Berners-Lee

Broadly considered a brand that inspires fervour and defines cool consumerism, Apple has become one of the biggest corporations in the world, fuelled by game-changing products that tap into modern desires. Its leader, Steve Jobs, was a long-haired college dropout with infinite ambition, and an inspirational perfectionist with a bully's temper. A man of contradictions, he fused a Californian counterculture attitude and a mastery of the art of hype with explosive advances in computer technology.

Internet activist and programming pioneer Aaron Swartz from his involvement in RSS and Reddit, to his political advocacy and actions he allegedly took in downloading nearly four million academic articles from the online service JSTOR. His arrest, the prosecution's tactics in bringing the case to trial through the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, the CFAA, and the impact a seemingly small hacking gesture had on Aaron's life and the possible future of information access on the internet. (aaronswartzthedocumentary.com)

Sir Tim Berners-Lee tells the story of how he created the World Wide Web and discusses current threats to the internet as we know it. (imdb)