Alex Winter’s Silk Road Doc DEEP WEB Gets a Trailer

The first trailer for Alex Winter‘s (Downloaded) upcoming documentary Deep Web has been released, which delves into the darker reaches of the internet and explores the Bitcoin phenomenon as well as the infamous Silk Road web site and the subsequent trial of its alleged creator, Ross Ubricht. Months ago, we have the opportunity to speak with Alex Winter about this project, so be sure to take a listen here.

Epix will be airing Deep Web later this Spring, take a look below for the new trailer.

Deep Web tells the behind-the-scenes story of the un-indexed, often intentionally hidden content that accounts for at least 96% of the World Wide Web, focusing on digital currency Bitcoin and online black market Silk Road. Central to the film are looks at the rise of Bitcoin, the fastest growing currency in the world, which is not controlled by any government, regulating body or financial institution, and the arrest of Ross William Ubricht, the 26-year-old entrepreneur who is alleged to be “Dread Pirate Roberts,” the founder of Silk Road.
 
Deep Web will feature exclusive interviews with the chief architects of both the Silk Road and the new black markets, as well as exclusive interviews with Lyn Ulbricht, Ross Ubricht’s mother, in her first public statements on her son’s arrest, and Joshua Dratel, Ubricht ‘s defense attorney. Other interviewees include Gavin Andresen, chief scientist at the Bitcoin Foundation; and Andrew Lewman, the Executive Director of Tor, a suite of tools that allows users to access content on the internet anonymously.