Ithaka

Filmed over two years across the UK, Europe and the US, this documentary follows 76 year-old retired builder, John Shipton’s tireless campaign to save his son, Julian Assange.
The world’s most famous political prisoner, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has become an emblem of an international arm wrestle over freedom of journalism, government corruption and unpunished war crimes.
Now with Julian facing a 175 year sentence if extradited to the US, his family members are confronting the prospect of losing Julian forever to the abyss of the US justice system.
This David-and-Goliath struggle is personal – and, with Julian’s health declining in a British maximum-security prison and American government prosecutors attempting to extradite him to face trial in the US , the clock is ticking.
Weaving historic archive and intimate behind-the-scenes

Impact

HUMAN RIGHTS & SOCIAL JUSTICE

By raising awareness of what is at stake if Julian’s prosecution continues, the film's impact aims to restore the ability of journalists and commentators to report on National Security issues, protect the internet as place for the exchange of ideas and information that is crucial to the functioning of an informed democratic society.