The Bit Player tells the story of an overlooked genius, Claude Shannon (the "Father of Information Theory"), who revolutionized the world, but never lost his childlike curiosity.
Who would think of a flaming trumpet?
Director : Mark Levinson
Starring : John Hutton, Judith Ivey, Kaliswa Brewster, Andrew Pastides, Olivia Gilliatt … See more
The Bit Player tells the story of an overlooked genius, Claude Shannon (the "Father of Information Theory"), who revolutionized the world, but never lost his childlike curiosity.
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V.J. Scarpaci
Claude Shannon (boy)
Toleeya Napolitano
Young girl neighbor
Cleve Asbury
Bell Labs Engineer
Mark Lyons
Bell Labs Engineer

Randall McNeal
Bell Labs Engineer
Andrew Patrick Nelson
Bell Labs Engineer