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'''Brett Gaylor''' is a [[Canadians|Canadian]] [[documentary film]]maker living in [[Victoria, British Columbia|Victoria]], [[British Columbia]].<ref>Lee, Ellen. "[http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2008/02/01/MNNBUP4BB.DTL&type=printable Stanford's Lessig tackling even bigger battle]", ''[[San Francisco Chronicle]]'', 2008-02-01, p. A1.</ref> Born in 1977, he grew up on [[Galiano Island]], [[British Columbia]]. He was formerly the VP of Mozilla's Webmaker Program. His most recent documentary, ''[[Do Not Track (documentary)|Do Not Track]]'', explores privacy and the web economy.
'''Brett Gaylor''' is a [[Canadians|Canadian]] [[documentary film]]maker living in [[Victoria, British Columbia|Victoria]], [[British Columbia]].<ref>Lee, Ellen. "[http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2008/02/01/MNNBUP4BB.DTL&type=printable Stanford's Lessig tackling even bigger battle]", ''[[San Francisco Chronicle]]'', 2008-02-01, p. A1.</ref> He grew up on [[Galiano Island]], [[British Columbia]]. He was formerly the VP of Mozilla's Webmaker Program. His documentary, ''[[Do Not Track (documentary)|Do Not Track]]'', explores privacy and the web economy.


Previously, he was a member director of [[EyeSteelFilm]] documentary production company and its head of new media.
He was a founding member/director of [[EyeSteelFilm]] documentary production company and its head of new media.


He was the founder of the [[Open Source Cinema]] project and the web producer of [[Homeless Nation]].<ref>Louter, Lysanne. "They're homeless but connected". ''[[The Gazette (Montreal)|The Gazette]]'', 2005-11-27, p. A6.</ref>
He was the founder of the [[Open Source Cinema]] project and the web producer of [[Homeless Nation]].<ref>Louter, Lysanne. "They're homeless but connected". ''[[The Gazette (Montreal)|The Gazette]]'', 2005-11-27, p. A6.</ref>

He served as executive producer of ''Stealing Ur Feelings'', Noah Levenson's interactive film about emotion recognition AI in consumer applications.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://docubase.mit.edu/project/stealing-ur-feelings/|title=Stealing Ur Feelings|website=MIT - Docubase|language=en-US|access-date=2020-01-20}}</ref>


==Documentaries==
==Documentaries==
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He took part, alongside his fellow directors [[Daniel Cross (filmmaker)|Daniel Cross]] and [[Mila Aung-Thwin]] (all three of the EyeSteelFilm production company) in a [[National Film Board of Canada]] initiative to teach [[Inuit]] students in a high school in [[Inukjuak]], [[Nunavik]] ([[Quebec]]) to document their final year in the high school through film. The result was ''[[Inuuvunga: I Am Inuk, I Am Alive]]'' a joint 58-minute 2004 [[documentary film|documentary]] by 8 students from the [[Inukjuak - Innalik School]].
He took part, alongside his fellow directors [[Daniel Cross (filmmaker)|Daniel Cross]] and [[Mila Aung-Thwin]] (all three of the EyeSteelFilm production company) in a [[National Film Board of Canada]] initiative to teach [[Inuit]] students in a high school in [[Inukjuak]], [[Nunavik]] ([[Quebec]]) to document their final year in the high school through film. The result was ''[[Inuuvunga: I Am Inuk, I Am Alive]]'' a joint 58-minute 2004 [[documentary film|documentary]] by 8 students from the [[Inukjuak - Innalik School]].


His 2008 film ''[[RiP!: A Remix Manifesto]]'' is a documentary about "the changing concept of copyright".<ref>Sinnott, Shane. "[http://www.montrealmirror.com/2007/032907/load.html The Load-Down]", ''[[Montreal Mirror]]'', 2007-03-29. Accessed 2008-06-30.</ref> ''RiP!: A Remix Manifesto'' is a call to overhaul [[copyright]] laws. As the title suggests, this documentary is particularly interested in the "legally grey area" of remixing existing works.
His 2008 film ''[[RiP!: A Remix Manifesto]]'' is a documentary about "the changing concept of copyright".<ref>Sinnott, Shane. "[http://www.montrealmirror.com/2007/032907/load.html The Load-Down] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070630225243/http://www.montrealmirror.com/2007/032907/load.html |date=2007-06-30 }}", ''[[Montreal Mirror]]'', 2007-03-29. Accessed 2008-06-30.</ref> ''RiP!: A Remix Manifesto'' is a call to overhaul [[copyright]] laws. As the title suggests, this documentary is particularly interested in the "legally grey area" of remixing existing works.


His most recent production is the 2015 web documentary ''[[Do Not Track (documentary)|Do Not Track]],'' about [[internet privacy]].<ref name=Davis>{{cite news|url=http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/apr/14/brett-gaylor-do-not-track-interactive-documentary-privacy|title=Do Not Track: an online, interactive documentary about who’s watching you|last=Davis|first=Nicola|date=14 April 2015|work=[[The Guardian]]|accessdate=15 April 2015}}</ref>
His 2015 web documentary ''[[Do Not Track (documentary)|Do Not Track]],'' explored issues related to [[internet privacy]].<ref name=Davis>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/apr/14/brett-gaylor-do-not-track-interactive-documentary-privacy|title=Do Not Track: an online, interactive documentary about who's watching you|last=Davis|first=Nicola|date=14 April 2015|work=[[The Guardian]]|accessdate=15 April 2015}}</ref>

His 2018 short animation OK Google chronicled a year in his son's life via [[Google Assistant]] searches.

His 2020 film The Internet of Everything explored the [[internet of things]] and was nominated for a Canadian Screen Award for Best Documentary Program.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/television/article-the-internet-of-everything-a-much-needed-cautionary-tale-about-what/|title=The Internet of Everything: A much-needed cautionary tale about what the internet does|last=Doyle|first=John|date=20 March 2020|work=[[The Globe and Mail]]|accessdate=9 April 2020}}</ref>

His 2021 web documentary Discriminator explored how his [[flickr]] photos were used in training the [[megaface]] database. The documentary featured original research by [[Adam Harvey (artist)|Adam Harvey]]. The project was nominated for a Canadian Screen Award.

He collaborated with the [[Doha Debates]] to produce the 2024 podcast series ''Necessary Tomorrows''.


==Festivals and awards==
==Festivals and awards==
'[[RiP!: A Remix Manifesto]] was shown at the [[International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam]] (IDFA) in November 2008,<ref>[http://www.idfa.nl/en/news/latestnews/winners-idfa-2008-announced.aspx "winners at the IDFA festival 2008"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081207072305/http://www.idfa.nl/en/news/latestnews/winners-idfa-2008-announced.aspx |date=December 7, 2008 }}</ref> where it won the Audience Choice Award.
''[[RiP!: A Remix Manifesto]]'' was shown at the [[International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam]] (IDFA) in November 2008,<ref>[http://www.idfa.nl/en/news/latestnews/winners-idfa-2008-announced.aspx "winners at the IDFA festival 2008"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081207072305/http://www.idfa.nl/en/news/latestnews/winners-idfa-2008-announced.aspx |date=December 7, 2008 }}</ref> where it won the Audience Choice Award.


In December 2008, it was shown during the Whistler Film Festival,<ref>[http://www.iofilm.co.uk/fm/r/rip_a_remix_manifesto_2008.shtml "iofilm review of RiP. A Remix Manifesto"]</ref> winning the Cadillac People’s Choice Award.<ref>[http://www.macleans.ca/authors/brian-d-johnson/mashing-up-copyright-in-rip-a-remix-manifesto/ Mashing-up copyright in ‘RiP: A Remix Manifesto.’]. ''[[Maclean's]]'', December 8, 2008.</ref>
In December 2008, it was shown during the Whistler Film Festival,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.iofilm.co.uk/fm/r/rip_a_remix_manifesto_2008.shtml |title="iofilm review of RiP. A Remix Manifesto" |access-date=2008-12-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130601065848/http://www.iofilm.co.uk/fm/r/rip_a_remix_manifesto_2008.shtml |archive-date=2013-06-01 |url-status=dead }}</ref> winning the Cadillac People's Choice Award.<ref>[http://www.macleans.ca/authors/brian-d-johnson/mashing-up-copyright-in-rip-a-remix-manifesto/ Mashing-up copyright in ‘RiP: A Remix Manifesto.’]. ''[[Maclean's]]'', December 8, 2008.</ref>


It won the Audience Special Jury Prize in [[Festival du Nouveau Cinéma]] in [[Montreal]] and was a Special Selection at [[South by Southwest]] Film Festival (also known as [[SXSW]]). It also won the audience awards at the [[Ann Arbor Film Festival]] and the Encounters Documentary festival in South Africa.
It won the Audience Special Jury Prize in [[Festival du Nouveau Cinéma]] in [[Montreal]] and was a Special Selection at [[South by Southwest]] Film Festival (also known as [[SXSW]]). It also won the audience awards at the [[Ann Arbor Film Festival]] and the Encounters Documentary festival in South Africa.


[[Do Not Track]] presented as an [[interactive installation]] in the Storyscapes section of the [[Tribeca Film Festival]]. It was nominated for Best Original Program or Series, Non-Fiction at the [[4th Canadian Screen Awards]]. Do Not Track received a [[Peabody Award]] for the Web category, an [[International Documentary Association]] Award for Best Series, and a [[Prix Gémeaux]] for Best Interactive Series.
In 2009, Gaylor was named the winner of the [[Don Haig Award]] from the [[Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival]].<ref name=mudhar>Raju Mudhar, "Festival's top prize to Regent Park documentary". ''[[Toronto Star]]'', May 9, 2009.</ref>
''[[Do Not Track]]'' presented as an [[interactive installation]] in the Storyscapes section of the [[Tribeca Film Festival]]. It was nominated for Best Original Program or Series, Non-Fiction at the [[4th Canadian Screen Awards]]. ''Do Not Track'' received a [[Peabody Award]] for the Web category, an [[International Documentary Association]] Award for Best Series, and a [[Prix Gémeaux]] for Best Interactive Series.

''OK Google'' received a 2019 [[Webby Award]].<ref>[https://www.webbyawards.com/winners/2019/video/general-video/technology/ok-google/ 2019 Webby Award Winners]</ref>


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Brett Gaylor
Born1977
Galiano Island, British Columbia
NationalityCanadian
Occupationdocumentary filmmaker
Years active2000s-present
Notable workRiP!: A Remix Manifesto, Do Not Track

Brett Gaylor is a Canadian documentary filmmaker living in Victoria, British Columbia.[1] He grew up on Galiano Island, British Columbia. He was formerly the VP of Mozilla's Webmaker Program. His documentary, Do Not Track, explores privacy and the web economy.

He was a founding member/director of EyeSteelFilm documentary production company and its head of new media.

He was the founder of the Open Source Cinema project and the web producer of Homeless Nation.[2]

He served as executive producer of Stealing Ur Feelings, Noah Levenson's interactive film about emotion recognition AI in consumer applications.[3]

Documentaries[edit]

He took part, alongside his fellow directors Daniel Cross and Mila Aung-Thwin (all three of the EyeSteelFilm production company) in a National Film Board of Canada initiative to teach Inuit students in a high school in Inukjuak, Nunavik (Quebec) to document their final year in the high school through film. The result was Inuuvunga: I Am Inuk, I Am Alive a joint 58-minute 2004 documentary by 8 students from the Inukjuak - Innalik School.

His 2008 film RiP!: A Remix Manifesto is a documentary about "the changing concept of copyright".[4] RiP!: A Remix Manifesto is a call to overhaul copyright laws. As the title suggests, this documentary is particularly interested in the "legally grey area" of remixing existing works.

His 2015 web documentary Do Not Track, explored issues related to internet privacy.[5]

His 2018 short animation OK Google chronicled a year in his son's life via Google Assistant searches.

His 2020 film The Internet of Everything explored the internet of things and was nominated for a Canadian Screen Award for Best Documentary Program.[6]

His 2021 web documentary Discriminator explored how his flickr photos were used in training the megaface database. The documentary featured original research by Adam Harvey. The project was nominated for a Canadian Screen Award.

He collaborated with the Doha Debates to produce the 2024 podcast series Necessary Tomorrows.

Festivals and awards[edit]

RiP!: A Remix Manifesto was shown at the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) in November 2008,[7] where it won the Audience Choice Award.

In December 2008, it was shown during the Whistler Film Festival,[8] winning the Cadillac People's Choice Award.[9]

It won the Audience Special Jury Prize in Festival du Nouveau Cinéma in Montreal and was a Special Selection at South by Southwest Film Festival (also known as SXSW). It also won the audience awards at the Ann Arbor Film Festival and the Encounters Documentary festival in South Africa.

In 2009, Gaylor was named the winner of the Don Haig Award from the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival.[10]

Do Not Track presented as an interactive installation in the Storyscapes section of the Tribeca Film Festival. It was nominated for Best Original Program or Series, Non-Fiction at the 4th Canadian Screen Awards. Do Not Track received a Peabody Award for the Web category, an International Documentary Association Award for Best Series, and a Prix Gémeaux for Best Interactive Series.

OK Google received a 2019 Webby Award.[11]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Lee, Ellen. "Stanford's Lessig tackling even bigger battle", San Francisco Chronicle, 2008-02-01, p. A1.
  2. ^ Louter, Lysanne. "They're homeless but connected". The Gazette, 2005-11-27, p. A6.
  3. ^ "Stealing Ur Feelings". MIT - Docubase. Retrieved 2020-01-20.
  4. ^ Sinnott, Shane. "The Load-Down Archived 2007-06-30 at the Wayback Machine", Montreal Mirror, 2007-03-29. Accessed 2008-06-30.
  5. ^ Davis, Nicola (14 April 2015). "Do Not Track: an online, interactive documentary about who's watching you". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
  6. ^ Doyle, John (20 March 2020). "The Internet of Everything: A much-needed cautionary tale about what the internet does". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  7. ^ "winners at the IDFA festival 2008" Archived December 7, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ ""iofilm review of RiP. A Remix Manifesto"". Archived from the original on 2013-06-01. Retrieved 2008-12-03.
  9. ^ Mashing-up copyright in ‘RiP: A Remix Manifesto.’. Maclean's, December 8, 2008.
  10. ^ Raju Mudhar, "Festival's top prize to Regent Park documentary". Toronto Star, May 9, 2009.
  11. ^ 2019 Webby Award Winners

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