Lyn Ulbricht’s son, Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht, currently sits behind bars waiting to learn his sentence for breaking multiple laws while running the online drug bazaar – and Lyn believes that the U.S. government broke the law in putting him there. Lyn and director Alex Winter, who produced a documentary about Ross, Deep Web, spoke to uInterview exclusively at SXSW in 2015.
Q: Lyn, how did you find out about your son’s involvement in with Silk Road?
A: We got a call from a Reuters reporter at our house. That’s how I found out. To tell you the truth, sometimes I still can’t believe it. I had mentioned this to Alex, in the movie, it’s kind of like when someone dies. It’s such a shock to have Ross in prison that sometimes I wake up in the morning, and then I remember. It’s such a shock.
Q: Lyn, how did you find out about your son’s involvement in with Silk Road?
A: We got a call from a Reuters reporter at our house. That’s how I found out. To tell you the truth, sometimes I still can’t believe it. I had mentioned this to Alex, in the movie, it’s kind of like when someone dies. It’s such a shock to have Ross in prison that sometimes I wake up in the morning, and then I remember. It’s such a shock.
- 5/27/2024
- by Chelsea Regan
- Uinterview
The first time Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter collaborated together on screen, the 1989 cult classic "Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure" was born. While we're still holding out for another sequel, the two are teaming up again for the new Epix documentary, "Deep Web," which Alex directed and Keanu narrates. In the 26 years since Wyld Stallyns took a phone booth back in time, Winter has moved behind the camera, starting his own production company and directing the Napster documentary, "Downloaded." His new project, the aforementioned "Deep Web," chronicles the trial of Ross Ulbricht, the 30-year-old convicted of creating and operating Silk Road, an online marketplace where drugs and almost anything else could be traded for Bitcoins. Ulbrict, who was found guilty but won't be sentenced until May, faces life behind bars. toofab's Brian Particelli sat down with Winter and Ross' mother, Lyn Ulbricht, at SXSW, where the two opened up about the...
- 3/24/2015
- by tooFab Staff
- TooFab
Keanu Reeves has joined the anticipated new Epix Original Documentary, Deep Web, as narrator. From director Alex Winter, the film chronicles one of the most important and riveting digital crime sagas of the century - the arrest of Ross William Ulbricht, the 30-year-old entrepreneur recently convicted of being 'Dread Pirate Roberts,' creator and operator of online black market Silk Road. This is the first time Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter have worked together since 1993's Freaked, which followed their co-starring roles in the successful Bill and Ted' films. Deep Web will world premiere at South by Southwest this Sunday, March 15 and will make its World Television Premiere on Epix Spring 2015. Content Media handles the film's international sales and distribution.‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬ Said Keanu Reeves:
"I'm honored to be working with Alex Winter on his timely and vital documentary, Deep Web. The Silk Road and trial of Ross Ulbricht involve many...
"I'm honored to be working with Alex Winter on his timely and vital documentary, Deep Web. The Silk Road and trial of Ross Ulbricht involve many...
- 3/13/2015
- by MovieWeb
- MovieWeb
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