• 2016
Rights Lab

Summary Surveillance. Civil liberties. Protests. Arrests. From the rise of the Occupy movement to the outrage over the National Security Agency's data collection, these words have become familiar to anyone who scans news headlines. But if you take a step behind the scenes, a complex interplay of social power and ever-changing legal precedents are the real drivers behind who is allowed to march and who can be surveilled and how. Scrappers Film Group, in collaboration with Truthout.org, present a multi-part web series to turn the camera on the most pressing civil liberties issues of our day. View more details

  • 2016

Rights Lab

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Stars : Patches Blanton Frances Herrera-Lim Freddy Martinez Jerry Boyle

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Genres : Documentary

Release date : Jan 15, 2016

Countries of origin : United States

Official sites : Official site

Language : English

Summary Surveillance. Civil liberties. Protests. Arrests. From the rise of the Occupy movement to the outrage over the National Security Agency's data collection, these words have become familiar to anyone who scans news headlines. But if you take a step behind the scenes, a complex interplay of social power and ever-changing legal precedents are the real drivers behind who is allowed to march and who can be surveilled and how. Scrappers Film Group, in collaboration with Truthout.org, present a multi-part web series to turn the camera on the most pressing civil liberties issues of our day. View more details

Details

Genres : Documentary

Release date : Jan 15, 2016

Countries of origin : United States

Official sites : Official site

Language : English

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Episode 1 • Jan 15, 2016
Can the Goverment Spy on My Phone?
Rights Lab takes you on a crash course of surveillance law and through the streets of Chicago with two activists to find out everything you need to know about the secretive Stingray devices that may be capturing your cell phone signal. Rights Lab uses real-life case studies, featuring local activists and offering clear and compelling explanations of ongoing legal debates to explore Stingray surveillance, when and how it is legal to film a police officer, the burgeoning debate behind consumer drone flight, what you can and can't do on social media, and much more.
Episode 2 • Mar 02, 2016
Where Can I Fly My Drone?
Smartphones revolutionized citizen access to cameras - could drones do the same for air space? The second episode of Rights Lab, a cross-genre web series using cinema verite techniques to explore the most pressing civil liberties questions of our day, takes you on a whirlwind tour of the ever-changing legal drone landscape and considers the civil liberties implications behind the drone boom. Rights Lab uses real-life case studies, featuring local activists and offering clear and compelling explanations of ongoing legal debates to explore drone technology, when and how it is legal to film a police officer, Stingray technology, where you can protest, and much more.
Episode 3 • Mar 28, 2016
Can I Film the Police?
Episode 3 of Rights Lab uses experiments and performance art to explore the gap between what the law says and how recording law enforcement plays out on the ground. Artists Ricardo Gamboa and Steven Beaudion will take to the streets of Chicago to film police in a handful of different situations, with shockingly disparate results. Rights Lab uses real-life case studies, featuring local activists and offering clear and compelling explanations of ongoing legal debates to explore Stingray surveillance, when and how it is legal to film a police officer, the burgeoning debate behind consumer drone flight, what you can and can't do on social media, and much more.
Episode 4 • May 11, 2016
Where Can I Protest?
The First Amendment's right to protest is one widely defended in the progressive sphere - but what if the group doing the protesting is also interfering with access to reproductive healthcare? Rights Lab uses real-life case studies, featuring local activists and offering clear and compelling explanations of ongoing legal debates to explore Stingray surveillance, when and how it is legal to film a police officer, the burgeoning debate behind consumer drone flight, what you can and can't do on social media, and much more.
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