#chicagoGirl

The story

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.

Cast & crew

Ala'a Basatneh

Ala'a BasatnehSelf - #chicagoGirl

Aous Al-Mubarak

Aous Al-MubarakSelf

Bassel Shehadeh

Bassel ShehadehSelf

Mazhar 'Omar' Tayara

Mazhar 'Omar' TayaraSelf - Citizen Journalist

David Gorodyansky

David GorodyanskySelf - Internet Security Expert

Sascha Meinrath

Sascha MeinrathSelf - Director, Open Technology Institute

Zeynep Tufekci

Zeynep TufekciSelf - Berkman Center, Harvard University

Kurt AndersenSelf - Writer, 'The Potester' for Time's Person of the Year 2011

Wael GhonimSelf - Internet Activist