"‘Ithaka’: A father’s fight" By Anthony Frajman (April 22, 2022)
Prior to 2020, the Australian filmmaker Ben Lawrence (Ghosthunter, Hearts and Bones) had never contemplated making a film about Julian Assange, the Wikileaks founder who “disrupted journalism”.
But when Lawrence was approached in August 2020 by Assange’s half-brother, Gabriel Shipton, to make a film about their father, 76-year-old John Shipton, and his battle to save his son, the director didn’t have to think twice – he had to do it. ...
https://www.themonthly.com.au/blog/anthony-frajman/2022/22/2022/ithaka-father-s-fightA moving and intimate portrayal of one father’s fight to save his son, Ithaka exposes the brutal realities of the campaign to free 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, the clock is ticking.
Now it’s up to Julian’s father, John Shipton, and fiancé Stella Moris, to join forces to advocate for Julian on this international odyssey. As they rally a world-wide network of supporters and politicians, they cautiously step into the media’s glare – and are forced to confront the events that made Julian a global flashpoint.https://ithaka.movie/about-the-film/With an original soundtrack by Brian Eno
https://twitter.com/dark_shark/status/1520353732621639680https://penmelbourne.org/us-hypocrisy-is-exposed-by-its-pursuit-of-assange-while-it-champions-human-rights-and-freedom-of-speech-in-afghanistanjohn-pilger-on-assange-and-other-updates/https://www.reddit.com/r/PSLVNEWS/comments/ubbxc1/ithaka_assange_a_father_a_family_a_fight_for/ITHAKA - A Father A Family A Fight For Justice (Trailer)
New documentary following John Shipton’s journey around the globe and his advocacy for his son, Julian Assange, in the face of legal battles and media glare. New film from Ben Lawrence. ...
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