FREE Film Screening + Discussion: Tickling Giants (100% on Rotten Tomatoes)

[Marinangeles Gutierrez]

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Co-Sponsors: 

Amnesty International-Atlanta, The Spindle ATL, Jimmy Carter Presidential Library & Museum, Southern Center for Human Rights, Gerry Weber Law Offices, ACLU of Georgia

FILM: In the midst of the Egyptian Arab Spring, Bassem Youssef creates the satirical show, "Al Bernameg," which quickly becomes the most viewed television program in the Middle East, with 30 million viewers per episode. (Jon Stewart only gained 2 million viewers, for a bit of perspective.) But, in a country where free speech is not settled law, his show becomes as controversial as it is popular. Despite increasing danger, Bassem employs comedy, not violence, to comment on hypocrisy in media, politics, and religion. Tickling Giants follows the "Al Bernameg" team as they discover democracy is not easily won.

SPEAKERS:

• Gerry Weber, Civil Rights Attorney, Gerry Weber Law Offices
  
• Laila Dreidame, Director of Philanthropy, ACLU of Georgia
  
• Ethan Tussey, Assistant Professor of Communication, Georgia State University
  
• Moderator: Sharif Hassan from The Spindle ATL
  

Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/tickling-giants-atlanta-ga-tickets-33328461325

Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/221282381687740/

Watch the trailer: http://bit.ly/2hSoBHe

​Hope you'll join us! ​

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Mari Gutierrez

​Amnesty International-Atlanta​

(786)683.1565

mari.ad...@gmail.com