“Ithaka: A Fight to Free Julian Assange“ Trailer | Doc Edge Festival 2022

76 year-old retired builder John Shipton’s tireless campaign to save his son, Julian Assange. How will he find the strength to keep going?With Julian facing a 175 year sentence, his family are confronting the prospect of losing him forever. With Julian’s health declining in a British maximum-security prison and American government prosecutors attempting to extradite him to face trial in the US , the clock is is a reminder of the global issues at stake, as well as an insight into the personal toll inflicted by the task of fighting for a cause bigger than oneself. People all over NZ can enjoy world class documentaries this June at the 17th annual Doc Edge Festival to be held online nationwide from Wednesday 1 June - Sunday 10 July with special one-off screenings of selected films in-theatres to be enjoyed in their full cinematic glory. Theatrical venues are: Auckland • The Silky Otter in Orakei and The Capitol in Balmoral, Weds 15 - Sun 19 July • The Civic, Queen Street, Weds 22 – Sun 26 June Wellington • The Embassy, Thurs 30 June – Sun 3 July. • The Roxy Weds 6 July – Sun 10 July. The full programme of over 100 features and short films will be released with tickets on sale on Monday 2 June. Head to for more detail. Doc Edge is a not-for-profit organisation, advocating the power of documentaries. It is an Academy Award-qualifying film festival and has received filmmaker permission to upload this trailer to the Doc Edge YouTube channel.