Uploaded September 2016 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago

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President Obama has charged more people with violating the Espionage Act than any other U.S. President. “The Surrender” follows Stephen Kim, a top level State Department intelligence analyst who went to prison under this law, in the days before and after serving his sentence.

Directed by Stephen Maing

Read an interview with the filmmaker here: fieldofvision.org/field-notes-stephen-maing-director-of-the-surrender-and-release

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