We Are Legion: The Story of the Hacktivists

We Are Legion: The Story of the Hacktivists (2012) is a documentary you can watch online on iFILM, directed by Brian Knappenberger. Running 93 minutes, it maps the rise of Anonymous from anonymous message boards to a global network that took on the Church of Scientology, governments, and corporations — and sometimes each other.

The film starts earlier than most people expect: with hacktivist collectives like Cult of the Dead Cow and Electronic Disturbance Theater, before moving to 4chan and the chaotic early culture that eventually crystallized into Anonymous' recognizable mask and slogan. Knappenberger interviews current members, people fresh out of prison or still facing trial, academics, journalists, and activists. Some appear on camera openly. Others don't.

What makes it work is the refusal to flatten the subject into a verdict. This isn't a warning or a celebration — it's a look at how internet culture in the 2000s accidentally built a new form of civil disobedience. Stream We Are Legion (2012) full documentary online on iFILM.