Movie Description
#chicagoGirl
(2013)Overview
From her childhood bedroom in the Chicago suburbs, an American teenage girl uses social media to run the revolution in Syria. Armed with Facebook, Twitter, Skype and cameraphones, she helps her social network in Damascus and Homs braves snipers and shelling in the streets and the world the human rights atrocities of one of the most brutal dictators. But 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.
Featured Crew
- Director : Joe Piscatella
- Producer : Joe Piscatella,Mark Rinehart
- Writer : Joe Piscatella
- Editor : Joe Piscatella,Jeff Castelluccio
- Cast : Ala'a Basatneh,Aous Al-Mubarak,Bassel Shehadeh,Mazhar 'Omar' Tayara,David Gorodyansky,Sascha Meinrath,Zeynep Tufekci,Kurt Andersen,Wael Ghonim
Cast
Self - #chicagoGirl
Self
Self
Self - Citizen Journalist
Self - Internet Security Expert
Self - Director, Open Technology Institute
Self - Berkman Center, Harvard University
Self - Writer, 'The Potester' for Time's Person of the Year 2011
Self - Internet Activist
Facts
Original Title#chicagoGirl
Status Released
Release Information
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2013-11-21
Original Language
Runtime 01h 14m
Homepagehttp://www.chicagogirlfilm.com/
Production CompaniesRoco Films,GoDigital Media Group,Amplify Releasing
Genres
- Documentary
