ITVS and Muftah.Org Present a Social Screening on Female Community Organizers in Egypt
On February 6th, ITVS’s Diverse Muslim Voices is hosting an online film screening of Shayfeen.com: We're Watching You. The screening is being presented in partnership with Muftah.org, an online magazine committed to providing a forum for discussion on arts, culture, and politics in the Middle East and North African regions.
The documentary provides an intimate look at the 2005 multi-party elections in Egypt through the eyes of three women working to assure the election’s legitimacy. The women provide unprecedented access to activists operating in and around the highest levels of both government and opposition groups. Providing excellent context for the organizing that was happening in Egypt before most of us tuned in years later during the Arab Spring, Shayfeen.com also shows how these women used the technology available to build their movement for justice – an early harbinger to how social media was used years later.
On the day of the screening, click the link from your computer and join the virtual screening room. Participants will be able to watch the film while interacting with other viewers. You can join anonymously if you want so log ins or passwords are not needed. Our free OVEE platform is a new innovative way to watch films in a way that promotes interaction with audience members and panelists through a simultaneous chat and other interactive features.
For more information about OVEE, please click here. Shayfeen.com: We’re Watching You Wednesday, February 6 at 12pm PST. To join go to https://ovee.itvs.org/screenings/09g58
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