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How to Start a RevolutionMultiple DatesBrooklyn, United States |
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NYC Theatrical Premiere, One Week Only!
*** Featured Subject JAMILA RAQIB (of the Albert Einstein Institute)
in person Fri. 2/24 + Sat. 2/25 ***
FILMMAKER MAGAZINE talks to director Ruaridh Arrow. (Feb. 23, 2012)
"[FOUR STARS!] Arrow's timely film is a reminder of the importance of intellectual thought to the everyday."
- Emmajo Read, TIME OUT LONDON
"A world conquering British documentary... HOW TO START A REVOLUTION is the antithesis of a blockbuster, but its implications are explosive."
- Louise Gray, THE DAILY TELEGRAPH
"[FOUR STARS!] Hard to resist... A documentary that has, in the light of the Arab Spring, never been more relevant and offers a humanistic and optimistic flipside to the all-too frequent films detailing nothing but seemingly unending, bloody conflict."
- Amber Wilkinson, EYE FOR FILM
WATCH THE TRAILER:
vimeo.com/30069467
7th Art Releasing presents HOW TO START A REVOLUTION, a rousing portrait of the most important man you've never heard of in the age of Occupy Wall Street. Winner of the Best Documentary at Raindance and Boston, director Ruaridh Arrow's smart and potent doc makes its NYC theatrical premiere with a week-long run, February 24 - March 1.
Half a world away from Cairo's Tahrir Square, 83-year-old American intellectual Gene Sharp shuffles around his cluttered terrace house in a working-class Boston neighborhood. He grows orchids, has yet to master the Internet, and hardly seems dangerous. Yet his ideas have been the catalyst for the end of oppressive regimes.
HOW TO START A REVOLUTION reveals the remarkable story of modern activism, and the power of people to change their world, through the legacy of this unassuming, soft-spoken man. Professor Sharp has written the blueprint for revolutionary leaders around the globe, "From Dictatorship to Democracy," a handbook of 198 strategic 'weapons' to topple dictators. The film explores how organizers of an uprising in one country train and inspire participants in the next, and how social media now threatens tyrants in ways that were unimaginable a decade ago. We also meet progressive trailblazers from Serbia, Ukraine, Egypt and Syria, who discuss how they struggled to seize democratic power.
87 minutes. In English. Presented in Blu-ray. Unrated. A 7th Art release.
SHOWTIMES:
FRIDAY, February 24 (7pm, 10pm) * SPECIAL GUESTS IN PERSON *
SATURDAY, February 25 (7pm) * SPECIAL GUESTS IN PERSON *
MONDAY, February 27 (7pm)
TUESDAY, February 28 (7pm)
WEDNESDAY, February 29 (10pm)
THURSDAY, March 1 (7pm, 10pm)
Where
147 Front Street
(Mezzanine level)
Brooklyn,
11231
Hosted By
reRun Gastropub Theater
(March 2011) ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY called reRun one of 8 nationwide theaters "redefining the moviegoing experience."
(April 2011) EVERY DAY WITH RACHAEL RAY praised reRun's gourmet popcorn as one of 4 nationwide theaters "giving their classic snack an upgrade."
(October 2011) TIME OUT NEW YORK singled out reRun as a "DIY trailblazer," saying they "love reRun's laid-back vibe" and "friendly staff."
(December 2011) TRAVEL AND LEISURE hailed reRun, among 9 others, as one of "The World's Coolest Movie Theaters."
(February 2012) VARIETY says reRun "raises bar for indies" and is "among the only theaters in the U.S. that provides newfound theatrical and ancillary opportunities to films without a [distributor]."
reRun is reBar's independent cinema, located just down the hall from the restaurant. Featuring 48 reclaimed car seats, full bar, gourmet snack counter, and a 12-foot screen, reRun offers just the kind of intimate art-house theater experience you'd expect from the creators of the funky gastropub reBar.
reRun provides a large theater AV experience. An all-digital 1080p HD projector, coupled with a monstrous JBL 7.1 surround pro-audio sound system make the movies projected on the twelve foot screen come alive in a sparkling show. The bar features two rotating draft taps, a broad selection of bottled craft beers, a selection of sustainable, organic, and biodynamically farmed wines, a full liquor cabinet for your imbibing pleasure, and traditional and creative snacks created by reBar's Executive Chef Jeremy Leech.
During off-hours reRun is available for private rental. Children's birthdays, corporate off-site meetings, and private get-togethers are all possible in the theater. Call Veronica at (917) 583-9343 for private bookings. Catering available for your parties through reBar.
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