Everyday Rebellion
Movie · Documentary

Everyday Rebellion is a documentary and a cross-media project celebrating the power of creative non-violent protest and civil disobedience around the globe. What does the Occupy movement in New York have in common with the Spanish Indignados protests or the Arab Spring? Is there a connection between the struggle of the Iranian democracy movement and the non-violent uprising in Syria? And what is the link between the Ukrainian topless activists of Femen and an Islamic culture like Egypt? And to top it off, what do Serbia and Turkey have to do with all of this? The reasons for the various national uprisings in these countries may be diverse, but the creative non-violent tactics they use in their struggles are strongly connected with each other, so are the activists who share these strategies, new ideas and established methods? Everyday Rebellion is the story of the richness of peaceful protest, acted out by passionate people from Spain, Iran, Syria, Ukraine, the USA, the UK, and Serbia everyday. These methods are inventive, funny and sometimes even aggressive. The activists who use them believe that creative non-violent protest will win over violent protest – and they are right. It has been scientifically proven that non-violence is more effective and successful than violent protest. Furthermore, the users of non-violence are feared by the rulers, because they are rapidly changing the world and challenge dictatorships as well as global corporations. Everyday Rebellion is a tribute to the creativity of non-violent resistance. The project studies the consequences of a modern, rapidly changing society where new forms of protest challenge the power of dictatorships and sometimes also global corporations are invented everyday. Everyday Rebellion wants to give a voice to all those who decide not to use violence when trying to change a violent system. As Gandhi put it: “First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.”

2014 · 1h 50m
Starring Andy Bichlbaum, Mike Bonanno, Srdja Popovic
Director Arman T. Riahi, Arash T. Riahi

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Cast & Crew

  • Andy Bichlbaum
    Andy Bichlbaum
  • M‌B
    Mike Bonanno
    Mike Bonanno
  • Srdja Popovic
    Srdja Popovic
  • I‌S
    Inna Shevchenko
    Inna Shevchenko
  • A‌T
    Arman T. Riahi
    Director
  • A‌T
    Arash T. Riahi
    Director
  • A‌T
    Arash T. Riahi
    Producer
  • A‌T
    Arman T. Riahi
    Writer
  • A‌T
    Arash T. Riahi
    Writer

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Everyday Rebellion

Documentary

Everyday Rebellion is a documentary and a cross-media project celebrating the power of creative non-violent protest and civil disobedience around the globe. What does the Occupy movement in New York have in common with the Spanish Indignados protests or the Arab Spring? Is there a connection between the struggle of the Iranian democracy movement and the non-violent uprising in Syria? And what is the link between the Ukrainian topless activists of Femen and an Islamic culture like Egypt? And to top it off, what do Serbia and Turkey have to do with all of this? The reasons for the various national uprisings in these countries may be diverse, but the creative non-violent tactics they use in their struggles are strongly connected with each other, so are the activists who share these strategies, new ideas and established methods? Everyday Rebellion is the story of the richness of peaceful protest, acted out by passionate people from Spain, Iran, Syria, Ukraine, the USA, the UK, and Serbia everyday. These methods are inventive, funny and sometimes even aggressive. The activists who use them believe that creative non-violent protest will win over violent protest – and they are right. It has been scientifically proven that non-violence is more effective and successful than violent protest. Furthermore, the users of non-violence are feared by the rulers, because they are rapidly changing the world and challenge dictatorships as well as global corporations. Everyday Rebellion is a tribute to the creativity of non-violent resistance. The project studies the consequences of a modern, rapidly changing society where new forms of protest challenge the power of dictatorships and sometimes also global corporations are invented everyday. Everyday Rebellion wants to give a voice to all those who decide not to use violence when trying to change a violent system. As Gandhi put it: “First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.”

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Studio
Rise and Shine World Sales
Released
2014
Run Time
1 hr 50 min
Rated
Unrated
Regions of Origin
Austria, Germany, Switzerland, Belgium, Greece
© 2013 Golden Girls

Languages

Original Audio
English, Spanish
Audio

English (AAC)

Subtitles

English (CC), French (France) , Spanish (Spain)

Accessibility

Closed captions refer to subtitles in available languages with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.
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