Aardvark'd: 12 Weeks with Geeks (2005)

Directed by

Lerone D. Wilson

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 20m

Rating

5.7 of 10 from 3 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary follows a small software company as they build a new remote assistance tool. It shows the team working through the design and coding process over twelve weeks.

observationalinformativelightheartedfocusedbehind-the-scenesgeekystraightforward

What happens

Aardvark'd: 12 Weeks with Geeks is a 2005 documentary film about the development of Fog Creek Copilot, a remote assistance software tool. Conceptualization of the film began when Fog Creek Software CEO Joel Spolsky announced on his blog that he was seeking a filmmaker to document the development of the product, then called Project Aardvark. On May 3, 2005, it was announced that Lerone D. Wilson of Boondoggle Films would direct the film, and principal photography commenced shortly afterward. The film was released November 7, 2005 on DVD, and sold over 2,500 copies within the first few days of release. Later, Aardvark'd became a launch title for Google Videos Google Video Store paid download service. It is now also available on YouTube. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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