1. Reality Winner

    Reality Winner

    2021 · Documentary · 1h 34m

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  1. May 26, 2023 · Sydney Sweeney stars in a new HBO movie chronicling the 2017 FBI interrogation of former American intelligence specialist Reality Winner.

    • 2 min
    • Megan McCluskey
  2. Reality is a 2023 American crime drama film directed by Tina Satter from a screenplay by Satter and James Paul Dallas. It is based on the FBI interrogation transcript of American intelligence leaker Reality Winner, which Satter previously staged as the play Is This a Room. [7]

    • The NSA Whistleblower s Real Name Is Reality Winner
    • Reality Winner s Pokemon Bedspread, Personal Quran Gave A Glimpse at Who She Was
    • Much of The FBI Interrogation Was Spent Talking About Her Dog and Cat
    • She Complained About TVs Showing Fox News at Work
    • Reality Winner Is Now Out of Prison
    • She’S Been ‘Very Supportive’ of The Film, But Can’T Watch It Yet

    Winner's mom confirmed the authenticity of Reality's name in early conversations with Satter. “Reality’s father, who’s now passed away, got to choose (her) name and said he wanted ‘a real winner,’ “ Satter recalls. “Her dad was a bit of a character.”

    Pictures of the actual Winner, 31, are featured throughout the film, all of which were provided by her family or pulled from social media. (In the most memorable photo, Winner smiles while holding her pink-and-black AR-15.) Sweeney and Satter were fascinated by Winner’s eclectic belongings, from her sketchbooks to her punk-rock posters. “Her Pokemo...

    For a movie about leaking classified information, a surprising amount of Winner’s initial interrogation was focused on everyday minutiae. When FBI agents arrive at her house in Augusta, Georgia, she asks if she can put away her groceries first so they don’t spoil. A gym junkie, Winner stresses about missing an upcoming powerlifting competition and ...

    The film opens with Winner working in a cubicle, surrounded by TV screens blaring Fox News. Later, as she’s being interrogated, we learn that she filed multiple complaints to her bosses about Fox News playing in the office, suggesting that Al Jazeera or "a slideshow with people’s pets" would’ve been more appropriate. Trump repeatedly deniedthat Rus...

    In 2018, Winner received the longest sentence ever imposed by federal courts for leaking material to the media, and was the first person sentenced under the Espionage Act when Trump took office. She was released from prison in June 2021 on good behavior, and is on probation until November 2024. “She’s considered the signature person charged in the ...

    Winner has not yet seen the film for herself. “She spoke again quite recently to us and said it’s still too traumatic for her to watch and (relive) that day," Satter says. "But she does approve of it and has been very supportive.” Sweeney also got to watch the movie with Winner’s family at the Berlin International Film Festival premiere in February...

  3. Oct 7, 2023 · A state of secrets and a ruthless hunt for whistleblowers -- this is the story of 25-year-old NSA contractor Reality Winner, who disclosed a document about Russian election interference to the...

    • (22)
    • Reality Winner, Edward Snowden, Thomas Drake
    • Sonia Kennebeck
    • Codebreaker Films
  4. Reality Winner is a 2021 American documentary film, directed and produced by Sonia Kennebeck. Wim Wenders serves as an executive producer. It follows Reality Winner, who leaked a top secret document about Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections to the media.

  5. On a Saturday afternoon, in June 2017, Reality Winner, a 25-year-old in cut-off jeans, is confronted at her Georgia home by the FBI. A cryptic conversation begins and Reality's life quickly...

    • (102)
    • Drama, Mystery & Thriller
  6. REALITY WINNER - A Film By Sonia KennebeckIn select theaters starting October 11. Available on VOD starting October 31.For more information and tickets visit...

    • 2 min
    • 10K
    • Codebreaker Films
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