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Citizen Bio

CITIZEN BIO follows the stories of four of America's most notorious bio-hackers and their relationships with Aaron Traywick, self-proclaimed bio-hacker who was found dead at a meditation spa at the age of 28.

Director

Trish Dolman

Year

Genre

Box Office

N/A

Production

Screen Siren Pictures,Dog Fish Films,The Donaldson Company,Showtime Documentary Films

Awards

2 nominations

Homepage

https://www.sho.com/titles/3472959/citizen-bio

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Dissonant music - Citizen Bio

Dissonant music

[water dripping] - Citizen Bio

[water dripping]

And so he's going to do
everything in his power - Citizen Bio

And so he's going to do everything in his power

[Josiah Zayner] Every single
major figure - Citizen Bio

[Josiah Zayner] Every single major figure

[Alex Pearlman] This was a bad
actor within the community - Citizen Bio

[Alex Pearlman] This was a bad actor within the community

[Greg Neimeyer] He clearly
had many of the features - Citizen Bio

[Greg Neimeyer] He clearly had many of the features

[Mac Davis] I never actually
saw Aaron do anything - Citizen Bio

[Mac Davis] I never actually saw Aaron do anything

[Tristan Roberts] The more
digging you do, - Citizen Bio

[Tristan Roberts] The more digging you do,

[Edwina Rogers] I'm not
sad that Aaron - Citizen Bio

[Edwina Rogers] I'm not sad that Aaron

It was a matter of time - Citizen Bio

It was a matter of time

[Reporter] Aaron Traywick, - Citizen Bio

[Reporter] Aaron Traywick,

Reporter: He was what
is a called a biohacker, - Citizen Bio

Reporter: He was what is a called a biohacker,

He claimed his drugs could
cure HIV, AIDS, and Herpes. - Citizen Bio

He claimed his drugs could cure HIV, AIDS, and Herpes.

[typing] - Citizen Bio

[Josiah Zayner] Aaron,
his number one fault - Citizen Bio

[Josiah Zayner] Aaron, his number one fault

"This is a cure.
That's a cure." - Citizen Bio

"This is a cure. That's a cure."

[Interviewer] We're
live, so... [laughs] - Citizen Bio

[Interviewer] We're live, so... [laughs]

Uh, I'm not gonna be staring
off into space anymore. - Citizen Bio

Uh, I'm not gonna be staring off into space anymore.

So, I'm Aaron Traywick, - Citizen Bio

So, I'm Aaron Traywick,

We have three, open access
gene therapy platforms - Citizen Bio

We have three, open access gene therapy platforms

These technologies,
these platforms, - Citizen Bio

These technologies, these platforms,

If somebody in their home can
manufacture and produce - Citizen Bio

If somebody in their home can manufacture and produce

I mean, that's the idea,
the science fiction idea, - Citizen Bio

I mean, that's the idea, the science fiction idea,

Dissonant, pulsing music - Citizen Bio

Dissonant, pulsing music

Not everybody is going to
have the bandwidth - Citizen Bio

Not everybody is going to have the bandwidth

And if you do something
a little showy- - Citizen Bio

And if you do something a little showy-

Are you sure? [laughs] - Citizen Bio

Are you sure? [laughs]

[indistinct chatter] - Citizen Bio

[indistinct chatter]

He suggested and really
believed that the situation - Citizen Bio

He suggested and really believed that the situation

In terms of longevity,
and disease treatment, - Citizen Bio

In terms of longevity, and disease treatment,

[Michael Henderson] I think
he looked at his self - Citizen Bio

[Michael Henderson] I think he looked at his self

He knew that he was like this
Batman-type character - Citizen Bio

He knew that he was like this Batman-type character

But he needed to, uh,
have this burden to... - Citizen Bio

But he needed to, uh, have this burden to...

So, it was very
family-based, - Citizen Bio

So, it was very family-based,

Dissonant music - Citizen Bio

Dissonant music

[Aaron Traywick] I
am from a firmly-rooted - Citizen Bio

[Aaron Traywick] I am from a firmly-rooted

My parents raised me
in a very, very small town, - Citizen Bio

My parents raised me in a very, very small town,

My father was a welder
in the National Guard, - Citizen Bio

My father was a welder in the National Guard,

- [dog barking]
- [birds chirping] - Citizen Bio

- [dog barking] - [birds chirping]

And you know, day in, day
out, almost every weekend, - Citizen Bio

And you know, day in, day out, almost every weekend,

One day, my grandma
was in the hospital - Citizen Bio

One day, my grandma was in the hospital

And the doctors come
in and they tell you - Citizen Bio

And the doctors come in and they tell you

And if you give 'em this
much money every day, - Citizen Bio

And if you give 'em this much money every day,

I was disgusted
at the idea - Citizen Bio

I was disgusted at the idea

[birds chirping] - Citizen Bio

[birds chirping]

[Kimberly Bennett] They were
like big white boxes - Citizen Bio

[Kimberly Bennett] They were like big white boxes

Yeah, if you did,
he had special ones, - Citizen Bio

Yeah, if you did, he had special ones,

[Rita Traywick] He saw one
set of his grandparents - Citizen Bio

[Rita Traywick] He saw one set of his grandparents

And, um, I think he, - Citizen Bio

And, um, I think he,

Then his, his daddy's
got, um, emphysema, - Citizen Bio

Then his, his daddy's got, um, emphysema,

He wanted to take care
of me and his daddy, - Citizen Bio

He wanted to take care of me and his daddy,

It didn't matter, they... he
wanted to, - Citizen Bio

It didn't matter, they... he wanted to,

If you've got a problem, - Citizen Bio

If you've got a problem,

[traffic sounds] - Citizen Bio

[traffic sounds]

[Interviewer] Just tell me your
name again - Citizen Bio

[Interviewer] Just tell me your name again

Aaron Traywick, - Citizen Bio

Aaron Traywick,

And moved on from
there into the world - Citizen Bio

And moved on from there into the world

[birds chirping] - Citizen Bio

[birds chirping]

Life extension,
it seemed to me, - Citizen Bio

Life extension, it seemed to me,

Suspenseful music - Citizen Bio

Suspenseful music

This was where he lived
when he was in Washington. - Citizen Bio

This was where he lived when he was in Washington.

He learned that
lobbyist world - Citizen Bio

He learned that lobbyist world

I did a lot of work
internationally, - Citizen Bio

I did a lot of work internationally,

Aaron told me that he was
in Colombia, South America, - Citizen Bio

Aaron told me that he was in Colombia, South America,

But that gig had ended, and
he needed to find a new job. - Citizen Bio

But that gig had ended, and he needed to find a new job.

First impressions
were interesting, - Citizen Bio

First impressions were interesting,

He had the
tattered T-shirt, - Citizen Bio

He had the tattered T-shirt,

So, our very first
thought with him - Citizen Bio

So, our very first thought with him

[Edwina Rogers] I had
three personal assistants - Citizen Bio

[Edwina Rogers] I had three personal assistants

One of them really wasn't
working out, - Citizen Bio

One of them really wasn't working out,

We just integrated
him into everything - Citizen Bio

We just integrated him into everything

He spent most of his time
working on projects - Citizen Bio

He spent most of his time working on projects

But he also helped
me start a foundation - Citizen Bio

But he also helped me start a foundation

[Greg Neimeyer] She
trundled him through - Citizen Bio

[Greg Neimeyer] She trundled him through

Wanted to find a way to,
uh, really contribute, - Citizen Bio

Wanted to find a way to, uh, really contribute,

Dissonant music - Citizen Bio

Dissonant music

[Announcer] In 1954, a vaccine
to prevent paralytic polio, - Citizen Bio

[Announcer] In 1954, a vaccine to prevent paralytic polio,

There is no patent. This is,
could you patent the sun? - Citizen Bio

There is no patent. This is, could you patent the sun?

[laughs] - Citizen Bio

It's about not waiting around
for other companies, - Citizen Bio

It's about not waiting around for other companies,

It's about taking it into
your own hands, - Citizen Bio

It's about taking it into your own hands,

Suspenseful music - Citizen Bio

Suspenseful music

"I have a ton of money. I'm
gonna be a biohacker. - Citizen Bio

"I have a ton of money. I'm gonna be a biohacker.

And we're gonna
upend the system." - Citizen Bio

And we're gonna upend the system."

A big part of hacking and
hacking culture - Citizen Bio

A big part of hacking and hacking culture

[Biohacker] Okay, we're gonna
make an agarose gel - Citizen Bio

[Biohacker] Okay, we're gonna make an agarose gel

[door shutting]
[beeping] - Citizen Bio

[door shutting] [beeping]

[steam hissing] - Citizen Bio

[steam hissing]

For thousands of years,
humans have been engaged - Citizen Bio

For thousands of years, humans have been engaged

We made medical discoveries
by testing on ourselves. - Citizen Bio

We made medical discoveries by testing on ourselves.

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CITIZEN BIO follows the stories of four of America's most notorious bio-hackers and their relationships with Aaron Traywick, self-proclaimed bio-hacker who was found dead at a meditation spa at the age of 28.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Trish Dolman

Writer: N/A

Production: Screen Siren Pictures,Dog Fish Films,The Donaldson Company,Showtime Documentary Films

Genre: documentary

Year: 2020

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 6.1

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 30 Oct 2020

Awards: 2 nominations

Homepage: https://www.sho.com/titles/3472959/citizen-bio

Also watch: Heart of the Hunter, The Perfect Find, 24 Hours with Gaspar, Attack, Fear the Night