ARIZONA

Filming Through A Revolution: Capturing the Arab Spring and its Aftermath:
Working as a journalist and videographer based in Cairo there was no sense of the events about to take place in Egypt. Even up until hours prior to the scheduled protests on January 25, 2011 the activists had unclear expectations. I captured the events from behind my camera as they unfolded in Egypt, and once they ousted their dictator I traveled across the border into the unknown world of Gaddafi’s Libya, where the uprising quickly turned into a bloody war. Staying on the ground for the majority of the eight month conflict I had the privilege of living with Libyan civilians and soldiers across the country, truly experiencing firsthand the outrage, sadness, confusion, and raw moments of war.

First to Fall screening and Director talk:
An intimate tale of friendship and revolution, this coming of age story documents the journey of two young friends, Hamid (26) and Tarek (21), who abandon their peaceful lives as students in Canada to join an unconventional war in their homeland of Libya.

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