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Arab uprisings – Frontline Club http://www.beta.frontlineclub.com Championing Independent Journalism Tue, 01 Apr 2014 08:26:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Screening: First to Fall + Q&A http://www.beta.frontlineclub.com/first-to-fall/ http://www.beta.frontlineclub.com/first-to-fall/#respond Wed, 12 Feb 2014 12:12:36 +0000 http://www.beta.frontlineclub.com/?p=39966 Rachel Beth Anderson followed two friends who abandoned their peaceful lives in Canada and returned to their home country of Libya to fight in the revolution. Hamid (26) and Tarek (21) had never fired a gun, but in 2011 they ran recklessly towards war, fuelled by their hatred of Muammar Gaddafi and their desire to be part of history. This screening will be followed by a Q&A with co-directors Rachel Beth Anderson and Tim Grucza.]]> This screening will be followed by a Q&A with co-directors Rachel Beth Anderson and Tim Grucza.

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In 2011, director Rachel Beth Anderson followed two friends who abandoned their peaceful lives in Canada and returned to their home country of Libya to fight in the revolution. Hamid (26) and Tarek (21) had never fired a gun, but in 2011 they ran recklessly towards war, fuelled by their hatred of Muammar Gaddafi and their desire to be part of history.

Once in Libya, their paths diverge immediately – Hamid blazes ahead with fearless enthusiasm, easily fitting into the camaraderie among the rebel forces. Tarek’s journey is more introspective and unsure. Untrained fighters in an unconventional war, they risk everything to reach the front lines.

In First To Fall Beth Anderson captures the chaos and giddiness of revolution, the brutal loss of lives and innocence. Her intimate interviews with Hamid and Tarek chart their descent into war as they discover who they are and what they are capable of. In Tarek’s words, “The end of the story is different than what I thought.”

Rachel Beth Anderson moved to Cairo in 2010, during the 2011 Egyptian revolution she worked as a videographer and field producer for PBS Frontline documentaries. She first crossed into Libya in February 2011 for what started as a short assignment, but turned into a 7 month journey.

 

Directed by Rachel Beth Anderson and Tim Grucza
Duration: 90′
Year: 2013

]]> http://www.beta.frontlineclub.com/first-to-fall/feed/ 0 FULLY BOOKED Insight with Jeremy Bowen: The Arab Uprisings http://www.beta.frontlineclub.com/insight-with-jeremy-bowen-the-arab-uprisings/ Sun, 28 Oct 2012 17:22:37 +0000 http://www.beta.frontlineclub.com/dev/?p=21132 Jeremy Bowen reflects on the past two years of game-changing moments in the history of the Middle East.]]>

BBC Middle East correspondent from 1995 and Middle East editor since 2005, award-winning journalist Jeremy Bowen has spent much of the past two years documenting the game-changing moments in the history of the Middle East. He will be joining us in conversation with Samir Farah of BBC Arabic to discuss this historic era, which he documents in his new book The Arab Uprisings: The People Want the Fall of the Regime.

Bowen will be reflecting on the extraordinary heady days of early 2011, talking about the thoughts and feelings of the people involved, and how different situations evolved in the varying countries touched by the uprisings. As well as describing the atmosphere on the ground he will give us an insight into the political context, history and the evolving landscape of the Middle East.

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