Hey, I've attached the pitch guidelines. I'd like to put together a 5 minute video within the next few weeks... I can pull the majority of this video from whatever YouTube clips you recommend, but perhaps I could also record you on Skype to verify your interest. (Unless you think you might be in LA before the end of July, in which case I can just shoot you live.)
My company tends to focus on lighter fare (
http://authentictv.com/Productions ), but they do the occasional serious one-off documentary, and they have relationships with a number of networks. Of those, I imagine Sundance would be most receptive to a Barrett-based show. Having thought about this for entire minutes, I see three possible angles at the moment:
1) Barrett as guide to the hacker underground. You'd identify one or several season-long hacker agendas, and attempt to document how they're achieved. You'd know whether this is feasible, but if it is, I think it'd sell immediately.
2) Barrett as interviewer. You'd interview whoever might interest you - politicians, professors, whatever. I personally think this is less viable, but the company spent a shitload trying to get "Out of Character with Krista Smith" on the air last year, so at least I know this format interests them. If there were a particular way to focus the type of interviews you'd want to do, then that would help, but it would have to be as little of a political slant as possible.
3) Barrett as Barrett. We'd focus on your individual objectives as author/activist/spokesperson, and how you go about making those things happen. I also think this would sell, and it plays best to my company's known production strengths, but the demands on you would obviously be greater. You'd have to be extremely open about a lot of personal shit.
