Assange doc Ithaka makes North American premiere 

November 14, 2022 — Ithaka, the new documentary recounting the efforts of John Shipton, Julian Assange’s father, to campaign for his son’s freedom around the world, has made its North American premiere at the DOCNYC film festival in New York City on Sunday. 

The film was produced by Julian’s brother Gabriel Shipton and directed by Ben Lawrence, who participated in a Q&A session following the film screening. 

Julian Assange’s brother @GabrielShipton and filmmaker Ben Lawrence discuss the war crimes Julian Assange exposed and the smear campaign that followed at @IthakaMovie’s U.S. premiere. pic.twitter.com/sSrytHEzLL

— Assange Defense (@DefenseAssange) November 14, 2022

Ithaka is currently available for limited streaming online until November 27. Filmgoers reacted to the screening outside of SVA Theatre following the premiere:

Recap of the @IthakaMovie premiere!

Stream the film here:https://t.co/OlUihaKukn pic.twitter.com/6WSajCxla5

— Assange Defense (@DefenseAssange) November 15, 2022

Vote for Ithaka for the Audience Award!

Here’s how:

Voting for @IthakaMovie @DOCNYCfest ends tonight, Nov 17th, 11:59pm ET!! @GabrielShipton https://t.co/oZxLKqliac

— 🎗⏳Paula Iasella⏳🎗🍀 (@Plucille54) November 17, 2022