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Erasing David

Synopsis
Filmmaker David Bond decides to find out how much of our personal information is floating around, by disappearing for a month and setting two of the world’s top private investigators the task of tracking him down, using only publicly available data.
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Year of release
2010
Year of production
2009
Notes
Broadcast on More4 on 4/5/2010
Documentation
Full production notes available at http://www.vervepics.com/docs/erasingdavidnotes.pdf
Subjects
Social Studies
Keywords
Data Protection Act 1998; databases; identification procedures; privacy; surveillance

Credits

Director
David Bond
Contributor
David Bond

Distribution Formats

Type
DVD
Format
Region 1 NTSC
Price
£9.00
Availability
Sale
Duration/Size
80 minutes
Year
2011

Distributor

Name

Good Screenings

Email
help@goodscreenings.org
Web
http://www.goodscreenings.org/ External site opens in new window
Notes
Good Screenings, a joint venture between the Channel 4 BRITDOC Foundation and director Franny Armstrong, has a growing collection of social justice documentaries available for licensing for public screenings, with the fee automatically calculated from a sliding scale. The films can then be used at fundraising events.
Name

Verve Pictures

Email
contactviva@vivaverve.com
Web
http://www.vivaverve.com/ External site opens in new window
Phone
020 7299 3680
Address
Viva Verve Shop
79-80 Margaret Street
London
W1W 8TA
Notes
Verve Pictures is an independent UK specialist film distributor, with particular emphasis on British and independent films. As an off-shoot of Verve, Drakes Avenue Pictures distributes independent films on DVD, with a special interest in contemporary arthouse and foreign films. A companion website http://www.vervepics.com/ also gives details of current and past releases. Sale direct or via retail outlets.

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