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DEEP WEB SYNOPSIS

Deep Web gives the inside story of one of the most important and riveting digital crime sagas of
the century -- the arrest of Ross William Ulbricht, the 31-year-old entrepreneur convicted of being
'Dread Pirate Roberts,' creator and operator of online black market Silk Road. As the only film with
exclusive access to the Ulbricht family, Deep Web explores how the brightest minds and thought
leaders behind the Deep Web and Bitcoin are now caught in the crosshairs of the battle for control
of a future inextricably linked to technology, with our digital rights hanging in the balance.

Key dates and developments to consider as you watch DEEP WEB:

On March 25, 2015, a criminal complaint was filed against two former Federal agents who
led the Silk Road task force in Baltimore. Among other charges, these agents allegedly stole
over a million dollars in Bitcoin from the Silk Road and transferred the money to personal
accounts. The government did not allow Ulbricht's defense to address this criminal
investigation during the trial.
On May 29, 2015 Ross Ulbricht was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of
parole.
On June 1, 2015 Section 215 of the Patriot Act which specifically outlines the US
Governments ability to conduct surveillance and collect data is scheduled to expire. The
battle to extend and revise the bill is currently being waged in the Senate.

DEEP WEB GLOSSARY OF TERMS

Deep Web - the vast section of the World Wide Web that is not discoverable by means of standard
search engines, including password-protected or dynamic pages and encrypted networks.

Dark Net a hidden section of the deep web that is inhabited by various entities who desire to
communicate anonymously.

Cryptocurrency - a mathematical protocol in which encryption techniques are used to create units
of digital currency (eg. Bitcoin) and verify the transfer of those funds, operating independently of a
central bank or government.

Dread Pirate Roberts (DPR)- the online pseudonym of the accused creator and manager of the
online marketplace Silk Road.

Silk Road - an online black market that allowed users to transact anonymously and securely
without potential traffic monitoring.

Surface Web (or Clear Net) - portion of the World Wide Web that is available to the general
public, and for indexing by a search engine.

Tor - a free software and an open network that helps you defend against traffic analysis, a form of
network surveillance that threatens personal freedom and privacy, confidential business activities
and relationships, and state security (only way to access the dark net).

Tor Hidden Services - a tor-based function within the dark net that serves as an alternate Internet,
with URLs ending in .onion as opposed to .com or .net.

DEEP WEB
CREDITS

Director, Producer, Writer
Alex Winter

President,PIX
Mark Greenberg

Executive Producers for EPIX
Ross Bernard
Jill Burkhart

Producers
Marc Schiller
Glen Zipper

Executive Producer
Seth Gordon

Consulting Producer
Andy Greenberg

Consulting Producer
Thom Zimny

Editor
Dan Swietlik ACE

Cinematographer
Joe DeSalvo

Sound Designer
Joe Milner

Music
Pedro Bromfman

Interview List
Lyn Ulbricht
Kirk Ulbricht
James Chaparro
Nicolas Christin
Cindy Cohn
Joshua Dratel
Neill Franklin
Andy Greenberg
Christopher Ingraham
Runa Sandvik
Alden Schiller
Todd Shipley
Christopher Soghoian
Amir Taaki
Nicholas Weaver
Cody Wilson

Narrator
Keanu Reeves

ABOUT THE FILMMAKERS

ALEX WINTER -- Director, Writer and Producer

This film is a journey of discovery, beginning twenty years ago with my own examination of the
Internet and the political and philosophical movements that sprung from its origins. The
intervening years have seen both the Internet and these movements rapidly expand; moving from
the original Cypherpunks through the peer-to-peer revolution, anonymity networks like Tor,
Wikileaks, the Arab Spring, Edward Snowden, Bitcoin and now the proliferation of online black
markets, spearheaded by the original Silk Road.

Deep Web follows my personal path of exploration and expands out to the participants in the film;
primarily Ross Ulbricht, recently convicted of being the Dread Pirate Roberts, the creator and
operator of the Silk Road. The narrative peels back the layers of who Ross is (or isnt) and delves
into the psyche of Rosss parents, Lyn and Kirk, forced by circumstance into the very center of a
debate around citizens rights in the Digital Age. The film also features insight from Andy
Greenberg, the Wired journalist tracking this story from the beginning and the only reporter to
have interviewed the Dread Pirate Roberts. Struggling to separate fact from myriad fiction, I
wanted to additionally highlight the perspective of both the law enforcement and public engaged
in this seminal case.

At its heart, Deep Web is not so much about technology or even crime, but an attempt to strip
away the prevailing exaggeration and one-dimensional reporting in order to examine the
individuals caught up in these seismic changes that are shaping our future.


Alex Winter entered show business as a child actor on
Broadway and came to prominence in the wildly
popular BILL AND TED franchise. Winter has directed
two narrative features: cult classic FREAKED for 20th
Century Fox and FEVER, for Lionsgate, which screened
at Cannes. His TV credits range from MTVs THE IDIOT
BOX to Emmy-nominated work for Cartoon Network, as
well as numerous commercials and music videos.

Winters VH1 Rock Doc Downloaded has earned
nationwide critical acclaim at theatrical and festival
screenings. Just released is Smosh: The Movie, which
Winter directed and opened as the #1 comedy on
iTunes. Winter's latest, award-winning documentary
Deep Web, recently had a critically acclaimed world premiere at SXSW and a broadcast premiere in
the U.S. on the Epix network, to be followed by a worldwide release on all platforms in September,
2015. Twitter: @alxwinter


MARC SCHILLER & GLEN ZIPPER -- Producers

When we decided to produce a film about the Deep Web with Alex Winter, we were anxious to move ahead
quickly in bringing this gripping story to audiences as it was happening. Rarely is there an opportunity to tell
a narrative endowed with such fascinating characters and high stakes, while at the same time being so
acutely relevant to the times. The news has been full of hyperbolic stories about a lawless online world;
where people are using cryptocurrencies, like Bitcoin, to operate nefariously on a hidden Dark Net. However,
the truth is far more complex than the media portrays, with the fight to shut these technologies down
becoming a battle for our digital rights. At the heart of the film is the complex story of Ross Ulbricht, a
young entrepreneur who was recently convicted of being the operator of online black market Silk Road. We
look forward to taking viewers on a journey into the Deep Web, giving them unprecedented access to one of
the most riveting crime sagas of the decade and a world that until now, only existed in the shadows.

Marc Schiller, Founder and CEO of BOND Strategy and Influence, is an
accomplished advertising and marketing executive with decades of
industry and entrepreneurial knowledge, in the areas of digital
marketing, brand strategy, corporate consulting, cultural curation and
public relations.

Schillers relentless focus on social media and how people connect
through technology is a signature of his career. Prior to launching
BOND (formerly known as Electric Artists), Schiller served as Corporate
Vice President of House of Blues Entertainment, Inc. where he
pioneered music and entertainment content on the Internet to create a
multi-platform presence for the brand. Before joining the House of
Blues, Marc developed motion pictures for Warner Brothers, TNT, and 20th Century Fox. Twitter:
@MarcDSchiller.


Glen Zipper is a founding partner with Zipper Brothers Films and
formerly the Head of Documentary Features for Exclusive Medias
Spitfire Pictures.

In addition to producing the Academy Award-winning documentary
Undefeated, Glen also recently produced the non-fiction horror film
The Nightmare for director Rodney Ascher (Room 237), which
premiered at this year's Sundance Film Festival.

Additionally, Glen is producing the upcoming films A Faster Horse for
director David Gelb (Jiro Dreams of Sushi), The Untitled Herbalife
Documentary for director Ted Braun (Darfur Now), and executive
producing All Things Must Pass, Colin Hanks directorial debut
exploring the story of Tower Records and its larger than life founder
Russ Solomon.

Glens additional prior credits include Billy Joels The Last Play at Shea, the Grammy Award-winning Foo
Fighters Back and Forth and the Formula 1 documentary One narrated by Michael Fassbender. Glen was
also the Executive in Charge of Production on Martin Scorseses Emmy Award-winning George Harrison:
Living in the Material World. Twitter: @glenzipper

Seth Gordon Executive Producer

Seth Gordon started in documentary film, directing the feature The King
of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters. Chronicling the intense rivalry between
two Donkey Kong aficionados, the film won Best Documentary awards at
a number of festivals. In 2012, Gordon produced Undefeated, which
took home the 2012 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.
He also produced the critically acclaimed documentaries New York Doll,
(2005), Mitt (2014) and Print the Legend (2014). Gordon has directed
three studio feature films: Four Christmases (2008), Horrible Bosses
(2011), and Identity Thief (2013), all of which grossed over $100M
domestically. In 2014 Gordon directed two pilots for Sony Television,
one based on the life of Jim Gaffigan written by Peter Tolan, as well as
Marry Me, written, by David Caspe which he developed under his
production company Exhibit A. Marry Me airs on NBC. Gaffigan will air
on TV Land in the spring of 2015. Gordon also shot the pilot for and
developed The Goldbergs, now in its second season on ABC. This year
Gordon produced the documentary Finder Keepers, which premiered at Sundance, about a custody battle
over an amputated human leg. He is also directing the pilot for Sneaky Pete for CBS and Sony Television
written by David Shore and Executive Produced by Bryan Cranston.

Andy Greenberg Consulting Producer

Andy Greenberg is a senior writer for WIRED and a former staff
writer for Forbes, focusing on technology, information security,
and digital civil liberties. His Forbes story on WikiLeaks and the
future of information leaks in late 2010 was the first magazine
cover story to feature Julian Assange. Deep Web will be based in
part on material from his first book, This Machine Kills Secrets:
How WikiLeakers, Cypherpunks and Hacktivists Aim to Free The
Worlds Information, which was selected as an Editors Choice in
2012 by The New York Times Book Review. In 2013, he became the
only journalist to interview the secretive administrator of the Silk
Road black market known as the Dread Pirate Roberts. And his
Forbes cover story later that year on data mining firm Palantir was
selected as a Gerald Loeb Award finalist for best magazine feature.
Twitter: @a_greenberg

INTERVIEWEES

Lyn Ulbricht is Rosss mother, who as part of the lead up to his trial has become a public advocate
for personal security and due process.

Kirk Ulbricht is Rosss father. He manages the family business and has taken a background role in
the public campaign on his sons behalf.

James Chaparro is the former Assistant Director for Intelligence at U.S. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement (ICE).

Nicolas Christin is a Computer Scientist at the CyLab at Carnegie Mellon University, where he
focuses on security and policy issues. He provides insights into the practicalities and
implementation of network systems.

Cindy Cohn is the legal director of the Electronic Frontier Foundation and focuses on advocating
for civil liberties and privacy online.

Joshua Dratel is Ross Ulbrichts lawyer and a high profile attorney who has tried several
controversial cases.

Neill Franklin is the Director of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (LEAP) and provides insights
into the drug war and alternative strategies.

Andy Greenberg, a tech reporter for Wired, Greenberg communicated with DPR and wrote a
profile about him for the magazine. He discussed DPRs philosophies and libertarian inclinations.

Christopher Ingraham, a reporter for The Washington Post, Ingraham covers the drug war and
various tech related subjects, including the Silk Road.

Runa Sandvik is a privacy and security researcher who frequently contributes to Forbes and the
Tor Project.

Alden Schiller is Ross Ulbrichts childhood friend. He lives in Colorado and has only positive things
to say about Ross, but he also recognizes the difficulty of Rosss legal defense.

Todd Shipley, a former law-enforcement professional, is an expert on cyber and high tech crimes.
He provides insight into the techniques law enforcement might have used to uncover the Silk
Road.

Christopher Soghoian is a privacy and online security advocate who works for ACLU as their
principal technologist.


Amir Taaki is a crypto-anarchist and cypherpunk. Taaki develops open source software and has
been a vocal advocate of online anonymity and anti-surveillance philosophies. He is currently
involved in the development of the DarkWallet and OpenBazar, which aim to anonymize bitcoin
transactions and create an anonymous marketplace online. He supports DPRs libertarian ideals.

Nicholas Weaver is a Computer Scientist at Berkeley with an emphasis in Network Security.

Cody Wilson is a crypto-anarchist who is most well known for his development of the 3D printed
gun. He is highly libertarian and currently works with Taaki on a number of open source projects.
He romanticizes DPRs philosophies and strongly supports Ross.