In Partnership with Variety: Screening of "Code for the People" Documentary

​The open web is the most vital invisible utility we have, and it's under siege.

​We've traded a free internet for a collection of walled gardens. A handful of digital landlords use algorithms to dictate our reality, and closed AI is poised to reshape how we connect. We're at a breaking point. We can let gatekeepers keep consolidating power, or we can reclaim the open source spirit that built the web in the first place.

​The future of the internet is being decided right now, and it needs our help.

​From director Bao Nguyen (BTS, Be Water, The Greatest Night in Pop), Code for the People is a documentary short about the past, present, and contested future of the open web. This film is an exploration of what the internet is actually for, who gets to own it, and what it takes to keep it free.

​Join us in New York for a preview screening in partnership with Variety, followed by a panel moderated by Todd Spangler of Variety with Bao, WordPress co-founder and Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg, and special guests. Drinks and conversation after.

​6:30pm doors open
7:00pm film starts 
9:15pm event ends