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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
Released Date: 2013-11-21
Runtime: 74 mins
Director: Joe Piscatella
Writer: Joe Piscatella
Spoken language:
Genres: Documentary
Original title: #chicagoGirl
Production Companies: Roco Films, GoDigital Media Group, Amplify Releasing
Production Countries:

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Bassel Shehadeh

Mazhar 'Omar' Tayara

David Gorodyansky

Sascha Meinrath

Zeynep Tufekci

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Wael Ghonim