#chicagoGirl
2013, English. Directed by Joe Piscatella.
The Social Network Takes on a Dictator
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 14m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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#chicagoGirl is streaming on GuideDoc in India.
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Cast & crew
- Joe PiscatellaDirector
- Ala'a BasatnehSelf - #chicagoGirl
- Aous Al-MubarakSelf
- Bassel ShehadehSelf
- Mazhar 'Omar' TayaraSelf - Citizen Journalist
- David GorodyanskySelf - Internet Security Expert
- Sascha MeinrathSelf - Director, Open Technology Institute
- Zeynep TufekciSelf - Berkman Center, Harvard University
- Kurt AndersenSelf - Writer, 'The Potester' for Time's Person of the Year 2011
- Wael GhonimSelf - Internet Activist
Details
- Released
- 21 November 2013
- Written by
- Joe Piscatella
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#chicagoGirl runs 74 minutes (1h 14m).
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#chicagoGirl is streaming on GuideDoc in India. (Checked 4 November 2026.)
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If you liked #chicagoGirl, try A Toxic Love Story, Black Sheep, My Mom Jayne.
Who directed #chicagoGirl?
#chicagoGirl (2013) was directed by Joe Piscatella and stars Ala'a Basatneh, Aous Al-Mubarak, Bassel Shehadeh.