#chicagoGirl (2013) is a documentary directed by Joe Piscatella rated 6.3/10.
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.
Released: 2013-11-21
Duration: 1h 14m
Genre: Documentary
Country: N/A
Director: Joe Piscatella
Writer: Joe Piscatella
Cast: Ala'a Basatneh, Aous Al-Mubarak, Bassel Shehadeh, Mazhar 'Omar' Tayara
Production: Roco Films, GoDigital Media Group
Ala'a Basatneh
Self - #chicagoGirl
Aous Al-Mubarak
Self
Bassel Shehadeh
Self
Mazhar 'Omar' Tayara
Self - Citizen Journalist
David Gorodyansky
Self - Internet Security Expert
Sascha Meinrath
Self - Director, Open Technology Institute
Zeynep Tufekci
Self - Berkman Center, Harvard University
Kurt Andersen
Self - Writer, 'The Potester' for Time's Person of the Year 2011
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