'Six Billion Dollar Man' withdraws from the Sundance Film Festival

'Six Billion Dollar Man' withdraws from the Sundance Film Festival

The documentary “The Six Billion Dollar Man,” directed by Eugene Jarecki, has withdrawn from the 2025 Sundance Film Festival as the film will not be complete in time. The film was playing as a special screening in the program announced on December 11, 2025.The Six Billion Dollar Man / U.S.A. (Director: Eugene Jarecki, Producer: Kathleen Fournier) — Julian Assange faced a possible 175 years in prison for exposing U.S. war crimes until events took…

Julian Assange Documentary Pulled From Sundance 2025; Director Eugene Jarecki Cites “Unexpected Developments”

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is free, but he won't be showing up at Sundance 2025, literally or on screen

Eugene Jarecki’s Julian Assange Doc ‘The Six Billion Dollar Man’ Pulls from Sundance Due to ‘Unexpected Developments’

Eugene Jarecki’s latest documentary film “The Six Billion Dollar Man,” which follows Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, will no longer make its debut at the Sundance Film Festival over what the director says are “unexpected developments” in the story. The movie will not be complete in time for its scheduled premiere in January. “The truth is, significant recent and unexpected developments have emerged at the heart of the story which, if not inco…

Julian Assange Doc Withdraws From Sundance, Citing ‘Recent and Unexpected Developments’

A new documentary about WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has withdrawn from January’s Sundance Film Festival. Titled “The Six Billion Dollar Man,” director Eugene Jarecki was set to mark the film’s world premiere in Utah next month. The festival routinely screens high-impact nonfiction projects, including recent harrowing docs on Michael Jackson’s sexual assault accusers and the […]

Julian Assange documentary ‘The Six Billion Dollar Man’ withdrawn ...

Eugene Jarecki’s film was scheduled to premiere in Special Screenings in January.