Freedom House, The Center for Social Media and The Middle East Institute present:

1/2 REVOLUTION

Directed by Omar Shargawi & Karim El Hakim
Thursday, October 25th at the Landmark E Street Theater - 7:00 pm

TICKETS AVAILABLE ONLINE ONLY!

http://www.tugg.com/events/1819

Tickets on sale through Oct. 18

SPECIAL POST SCREENING PANEL:

- Nancy Okail, Director of Freedom House's Egypt Program

- Lila Jaafar, National Democratic Institute

- Abigail Maravalli, The Center for Social Media

- Mohamed Elmenshawy, The Middle East Institute

- Moderated by Courtney Radsch, Senior Program Manager for the Global Freedom of Expression Campaign

½ REVOLUTION: January 2011 - Downtown Cairo—a close-knit group of activist friends struggle to stay alive and stick together as waves of protests escalate around them in their neighborhood near Tahrir Square during the first chaotic days of the Egyptian Revolution. Armed with cameras and focused determination, directors Omar Shargawi and Karim El Hakim take to the streets to capture historic events out of view of the world's media. What emerges is an astonishing cry for unity. Told from inside the Revolution in dramatic first person, 1/2 Revolution is a fast-paced handheld thriller that makes the audience feel that they too are on a ride of a lifetime.  

"Almost diary-like in its intimacy, 1/2 Revolution is a thrilling first-person action movie empowered by immediacy...They have made a timely movie unlikely to lose its power anytime soon.” - Eric Kohn, IndieWIRE

** This is not an NDI-sponsored event.**