#ChicagoGirl : the social network takes on a dictator /
From her childhood bedroom in suburban Chicago, Ala'a, a 19-year-old American girl coordinates the revolution in Syria. Armed with Facebook, Twitter, Skype and cameraphones, she helps her social network "on the ground" in Syria brave snipers and shelling in the streets to show the wor...
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| Format: | Video |
| Language: | English Arabic |
| Language Notes: | In English and Arabic with English subtitles. |
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[Sausalito, California] :
[Ro*Co Films Educational],
[2013]
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| Series: | Academic Video Online
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| Online Access: | Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press) |
| Summary: | From her childhood bedroom in suburban Chicago, Ala'a, a 19-year-old American girl coordinates the revolution in Syria. Armed with Facebook, Twitter, Skype and cameraphones, she helps her social network "on the ground" in Syria brave snipers and shelling in the streets 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. |
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| Item Description: | 54 minute version also available. "The Bertha Foundation" Originally released as a motion picture in 2013. "This film is dedicated to Bassel Shahade and his bravery in helping bring the Syrian revolution to the world's attention."--End credits. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (1 video file (approximately 74 min.)) : sound, color |
| Playing Time: | 01:14:44 |
| Audience: | MPAA rating: Not rated. |
| Awards: | Amsterdam International Documentary Film Festival, Doc U! Award, 2013 Cinema for Peace, Award for Justice, 2014 |
| Production Credits: | Editor, Matthew Sultan ; original music, Huma-Huma ; cinematographers, Bassel Shahade [and 6 others]. |