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Secrecy

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Secrecy

2008

1h 25m

Documentary

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The vast, invisible world of government secrecy.

Ben Kenigsberg

Time Out

Rated: 4/5

Nov 18, 2011

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Joshua Rothkopf

Time Out

Rated: 4/5

Nov 17, 2011

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San Francisco Chronicle

A documentary that illuminates, entertains and inspires -- a timely triple feat given the stakes in the presidential election.

Rated: 4/4

Oct 24, 2008

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Dorothy Woodend

The Tyee (British Columbia)

It is also beautifully crafted, filled with slippery bits of black and white animation that graphically illustrate some of the points being made.

Aug 22, 2017

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Brent Simon

Shared Darkness

A messily structured look into the hidden world of national security policy and the 'classification universe,' Secrecy comes off as not much more than an aperitif.

Rated: C

May 15, 2012

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Christopher Long

Movie Metropolis

Its a neat balancing act that no doubt required some serious juggling in the editing room.

Rated: 6/10

Oct 4, 2009

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Audience Member

This documentary that's essentially about government abusing secrecy to cover their own ass is a bit too supportive of the same government. That's pretty strange. CHECK IT OUT.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/16/23

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Audience Member

Timely documentary is creepy but rather dry.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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Audience Member

i've never understood the need for discretion. it's not the way i live my life, and it's not the way the government should be governing. men in power. that was the mistake.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/18/23

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Audience Member

A little dry, but very interesting.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/09/23

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Audience Member

This is a mess. There are a number of great films hiding in this movie but the filmmakers failed to make any of them.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/19/23

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Audience Member

Another excellent documentary. This time we're looking at the meteoric rise of classified and secretive material in the United States. The film does a great job of examining the current climate of secrecy in America, but it also looks back to the '50s, and shows us how we arrived where here. Most impressive though, it is one of the most well-balanced docs that I've ever seen. It doesn't feel biased or preachy at all. Grade: B+

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/20/23

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Peter Galison

Director

Robb Moss

Director

Stephen McCarthy

Cinematographer

Austin De Beche

Cinematographer

Chyld King

Film Editing

John Kusiak

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Synopsis

The vast, invisible world of government secrecy.

Director: Peter Galison, Robb Moss
Production Co: Redacted Pictures
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 30, 2017
Runtime: 1h 25m

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