We are the Giant
You'll walk out of this electrifying documentary about the Arab Spring with your blood boiling.
We are the Giant
We Are The Giant transports viewers to the front lines of the Arab Spring through the courageous stories of six extraordinary people grappling with the dilemma at the heart of all struggles for justice and freedom: whether to take up arms and fight, or to advocate change through peace and non-violence. Filming largely in secret and at great risk over the past two and a half years, award-winning director and former war correspondent Greg Barker (Manhunt) frames intimate portraits of individuals from very different walks of life resolving to stand up for what they believe in and challenge the oppressive regimes determined to crush popular uprisings.
Mobilizing in the streets in Libya, Syria and Bahrain, as well as on Facebook and Twitter, inspired young activists have been awakening the world to their plight and changing the course of history. Among these unlikely heroes are the outspoken sisters Maryam and Zainab Alkhawaja (whose Twitter handle “Angry Arabiya” has over 40,000 followers), both fiercely determined to protest for human rights even under perpetual threat of imprisonment and exile. This timely documentary follows the everyday decisions that transform not just personal lives but the fates of nations, reminding us that we are all products of revolutions and offering hope in the face of seemingly insurmountable odds.
We Are the Giant is both vital and devastating, with raw material conveyed through elegant construction. Barker asks the hard questions, issuing the frightening possibility of necessary violence when pacifism yields no results.” - Robert Cameron Fowler, IndieWire
Official Selection Sundance Film Festival 2014
Official Selection Nantucket Film Festival 2014
Mobilizing in the streets in Libya, Syria and Bahrain, as well as on Facebook and Twitter, inspired young activists have been awakening the world to their plight and changing the course of history. Among these unlikely heroes are the outspoken sisters Maryam and Zainab Alkhawaja (whose Twitter handle “Angry Arabiya” has over 40,000 followers), both fiercely determined to protest for human rights even under perpetual threat of imprisonment and exile. This timely documentary follows the everyday decisions that transform not just personal lives but the fates of nations, reminding us that we are all products of revolutions and offering hope in the face of seemingly insurmountable odds.
We Are the Giant is both vital and devastating, with raw material conveyed through elegant construction. Barker asks the hard questions, issuing the frightening possibility of necessary violence when pacifism yields no results.” - Robert Cameron Fowler, IndieWire
Official Selection Sundance Film Festival 2014
Official Selection Nantucket Film Festival 2014
Genre
Documentary
Runtime
90
Language
English
Director
Greg Barker
FEATURED REVIEW
Peter Bradshaw, Guardian
Greg Barker’s documentary is a heartfelt, if historically disjointed, tribute to individuals who took part in the Arab Spring; these dignified Davids took on brutal Goliaths in Libya, Egypt, Syria and Bahrain. Some of these dictators went, and some have clung on, luxuriating in the support of the ...
Played at
Lumiere Music Hall 12.12.14 - 12.18.14
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