From the writer of the Oscar-winning documentary The Cove, The Real Revolutionaries tells the story of technology’s “Fairchild Eight” – eight men who broke away from Nobel prize-winning physicist William Shockley to father a multitude of companies including the microprocessor manufacturing giant Intel. These men helped restructure the contemporary world and became the driving force behind the Digital Age as they built Silicon Valley from the ground up.

Whereas a revolutionary is traditionally viewed as riotous, the Fairchild Eight were the complete opposite - quietly brilliant yet boldly innovative. Radical changes in the technology industry infused with radical events of the time within the US and outside its borders - the Vietnam War, race riots and international global tension.

Determination, jealousy, professional pride and the sheer joy at making the impossible possible drove these men to build the future. Told in a innovative visual style, The Real Revolutionaries is a human, fast paced and passionate journey through a part of history that few know but everyone has been affected by.

*Available in HD

Festivals and Awards

Official Selection

Cinequest Film Festival, 2010