Cullen Hoback

Investigative filmmaker Cullen Hoback has spent much of the last decade illuminating the intersection of technology and civil liberties. He's appeared as a digital rights expert on outlets across the political spectrum, some of which include: NPR, Stossel, The Guardian, MSNBC, Huffington Post, Glenn Beck, and Meet the Press.

Hoback first made waves with his DIY cult classic Monster Camp (2008) about live-action role-players. His digital privacy expose Terms and Conditions May Apply (2013) was a New York Times Critic's Pick and in 2017, his investigative thriller What Lies Upstream aired as part of PBS' Independent Lens series. Hoback is an IDA Fellow, Film Independent Fellow and alumni of the AFI Impact Lab.