#chicagoGirl

#chicagoGirl

2013
1h 14m
6.1

6.1/10

7 votes • View on IMDb

"The Social Network Takes on a Dictator"

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.

Status: Released

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Roco Films GoDigital Media Group Amplify Releasing

Quick Facts

Release Date November 21, 2013
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt2607968
Website Visit Site

Cast

Ala'a Basatneh
Ala'a Basatneh

Self - #chicagoGirl

Aous Al-Mubarak
Aous Al-Mubarak

Self

Bassel Shehadeh
Bassel Shehadeh

Self

Mazhar 'Omar' Tayara
Mazhar 'Omar' Tayara

Self - Citizen Journalist

David Gorodyansky
David Gorodyansky

Self - Internet Security Expert

Sascha Meinrath
Sascha Meinrath

Self - Director, Open Technology Institute

Zeynep Tufekci
Zeynep Tufekci

Self - Berkman Center, Harvard University

Kurt Andersen
Kurt Andersen

Self - Writer, 'The Potester' for Time's Person of the Year 2011

Wael Ghonim
Wael Ghonim

Self - Internet Activist

Key Crew

Joe Piscatella
Director
Joe Piscatella
Producer
Joe Piscatella
Writer
Mark Rinehart
Producer

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