The Internets Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz is a 2014 English-language Documentary Biography film written and directed by Brian Knappenberger and produced by Brian Knappenberger, Zach Braff, Mason Fink and Charles Annenberg Weingarten. The story of programming prodigy and information activist Aaron Swartz, who took his own life at the age of 26. The internets own boy: the story of aaron swartz features Tim Berners-lee in the lead role along with an ensemble cast including Cindy Cohn, Gabriella Coleman, Cory Doctorow, Peter Eckersley, Brewster Kahle and Lawrence Lessig. The music was composed by John Dragonetti. Cinematography was done by Brian Knappenberger, Scott Sinkler and Lincoln Else and editing by Jason Decker, Brian Knappenberger, Andy Robertson, Bryan Storkel and Michelle M. Witten. The movie has a running time of 105 minutes. and it received positive reviews from critics when it was released. The movie made a box office gross of $0 million. Distribution rights for the film were acquired by Participant Media.