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Surveillance, Power & Cyber Control

Surveilled (2024)

Investigates how commercial spyware like Pegasus turns smartphones into tools for global surveillance, exposing abuses by governments against activists, journalists, and everyday users.

Unseen Skies (2021)

Follows artist Trevor Paglen’s project “Orbital Reflector,” deploying an artwork in space to provoke reflection on pervasive surveillance technologies and their global implications.

The Great Hack (2019)

Follows the Cambridge Analytica scandal and how personal data was weaponized to influence elections and reshape democracy worldwide.

HyperNormalisation (2016)

Adam Curtis traces how governments and corporations replaced reality with a manufactured version to maintain control — a hypnotic journey through the collapse of meaning.

Citizenfour (2014)

The real-life account of Edward Snowden and his revelations about the NSA’s global surveillance program. A tense and urgent glimpse into digital espionage.

Facebook Follies (2011)

Facebook Follies is a one-hour documentary that takes a look at the unexpected consequences of people sharing their personal information on social media.

Erasing David (2010)

Director David Bond finds out how much private companies and government know about him by attempting to disappear. Tracked by two ruthless private investigators, his chilling journey forces him to contemplate the loss of privacy.

All Light, Everywhere (2021)

Examines inherent biases in human perception and police bodycams, questioning claims of technology’s objectivity in surveillance and justice.

The Social Dilemma (2020)

Former tech insiders reveal how social media manipulates behavior, exploits human psychology, and threatens democracy.

Nothing to Hide (2017)

Explores the idea that "only people with something to hide care about privacy," challenging the assumption by documenting how invasive digital surveillance can be.

United States of Secrets (2014)

A two-part PBS FRONTLINE series that investigates the hidden world of NSA surveillance and the whistleblowers who tried to stop it.

Terms and Conditions May Apply (2013)

Reveals how companies and governments collect massive amounts of personal data through user agreements, often without users’ true understanding or consent.

All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace (2011)

A documentary series by Adam Curtis that examines how computers and systems thinking have shaped modern politics, society, and surveillance structures — often with unintended consequences.

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