Hacking at Leaves documents artist and hazmat-suit aficionado Johannes Grenzfurthner as he attempts to come to terms with the United States’ colonial past, Navajo tribal history, and the hacker movement. The story hones in on a small tinker space in Durango, Colorado, that made significant contributions to worldwide COVID relief efforts. But things go awry when Uncle Sam interferes with the film’s production.
Cast
Johannes Grenzfurthner (as a version of himself)
Max Grodénchik (as Uncle Sam)
Morningstar Angeline (as an anonymous anarcho-syndicalist Navajo hacker)
Chase Masterson (as two anonymous medical professionals)
Dan Jovanovic (as the voice of Trump)
Interviews with Ryan Finnigan, Sunny Dooley, Stefan Yazzie, Karletta Chief, Raven Chacon, Manny Wheeler, Jello Biafra, Erik Davis, Cory Doctorow, Kudra Owens, Jasmin Hagendorfer, Roland Gratzer, Christian Heller, Adah Parris, Chase Masterson, Franz Ablinger, Keith ‘Doc’ Raymond, Kyla Lacey, Michael J. Epstein, Jake Toledo, Janene Yazzie, Jason Scott, Nick Farr, Jens Ohlig, Karen Elazari, Aphrodite, Sophia Cacciola, Jason Brown, Mitch Altman, Kenyatta Cheese, Johnny Xmas, Julie Carpenter, Florian Cramer, Sidepocket, Stefan Tiron, Peter Romine, Emerson Tan, Jeff Susor, Jason Wagner, Chiara Amoroso, and Richard Barbrook.