Watch The Trailer For TPB AFK, The Upcoming Pirate Bay Documentary

Filmed over the course of four years, the documentary follows the fates of The Pirate Bay founders Peter Sunde, Fredrik Neij and Gottfrid Svartholm, including the tussles they’ve had with legal systems, Hollywood juggernauts and relentless record companies. Shooting wrapped up in August of last year and now, the creators are preparing to release the film via BitTorrent and DVD under Creative Commons, specifically the Attribution-ShareAlike-NonCommercial licence.

The end of the trailer states a “spring 2013” release, which means it should be with us in a few months, though the blog post announcing the clip mentions a release date is “coming soon”, so expect something more precise in the short term.

Going by the trailer, it looks to be well-produced and directed. It’ll be good to get some direct exposure to events, beyond blog posts and news stories.

[TPB AFK, via Reddit]