Bringing Down A Dictator is a 56-minute documentary film by Steve York about the nonviolent defeat of Serbian leader Slobodan Milosevic. It focuses on the contributions of the student-led Otpor! movement. The film originally aired on national PBS in March 2002. It was narrated by Martin Sheen and won the George Foster Peabody Award.
Other awards include:
- ABCNews VideoSource Award --- The International Documentary Association
- Silver Chris Award --- Columbus International Film and Video Festival
- Bronze Plaque: Scriptwriting --- Columbus International Film and Video Festival
- Silver Plaque --- The Chicago International Television Festival
- Gold Remi --- Worldfest Houston International Film Festival
- Best Documentary --- Sedona International Film Festival
Bringing Down A Dictator was broadcast several times in the former Republic of Georgia in the fall of 2003 and was credited with helping the citizens there organize their nonviolent protest against the electoral fraud linked to Eduard Shevardnadze, in what was called the Rose Revolution. In a February 9, 2011 news piece on the Al-Jazeera-English channel, members of the youth leaders of the Egyptian Revolution of 2011 are seen watching Bringing Down A Dictator during an organizational meeting.
Video Bringing Down a Dictator
Screenings
- 2010 Zagreb International Film Festival
- 2010 Swarthmore College Peace Week
- 2008 Cairo Human Rights Film Festival
- 2007 Harvard University Program on Negotiation
- 2007 7islands Film Festival, India
- 2002 UCLA International Institute
- 2002 The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
- 2002 G6 Summit, Calgary, Canada
Maps Bringing Down a Dictator
References
Reviews
The New York Times, March 30, 2002
Peace Magazine
Articles/Interviews
CNN, March 17, 2002
Bikya Masr, December 16, 2009
History Lesson: How to Oust a Dictator, Using Cellphones, April 18, 2002, The Christian Science Monitor
External links
- A Force More Powerful Productions website
- York Zimmerman Inc. website
- Centre for Applied Nonviolent Action and Strategies Serbian Case
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