From her childhood bedroom in the Chicago suburbs, an American teenage girl uses social media to coordinate the revolution in Syria. Armed with Facebook, Twitter, Skype and camera phones, she helps her social network “on the ground” in Syria to show the world the human rights atrocities of a dictator. But just because the world can see the violence doesn’t mean the world can help. As the revolution rages on, everyone in the network must decide what is the most effective way to fight a dictator: social media or AK-47s.
2015 /
WINNER
#CHICAGOGIRL – THE SOCIAL NETWORK TAKES ON A DICTATOR
Director & Producer: Joe Piscatella,
Mark Rinehart
12-year-old Tatheer embarks on a week-long Police boot camp for girls from a social housing estate in Copenhagen. Far from home, deep in the woods, she navigates grueling rituals, elusive social dynamics, and personal setbacks to find her place in this tender and revealing coming-of-age story.
2013 |
74 min
USA | Syria
Languages: Arabic | English
AWARD:
Best Director
Type:
Doc Feature
Themes:
Conflict & Resolution, Human Rights, Refugee, Uprising
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