Film Screening: The Square
Thursday, April 10, 2014
Session Description
The Square: The Story of Revolution Behind the Headlines
From the 2011 overthrow of a 30-year dictator through the military removal of the Muslim Brotherhood president in 2013, we follow a group of Egyptian activists as they risk their lives to build a new society of conscience, witnessing up close the immense sacrifice they endure on the road to freedom. Q&A with Jeff Skoll, Jim Berk, Jawad Nabulsi and Jehane Noujaim, Director, The Square.
Time & Location
Time:
21:30 - 23:30, Thursday, April 10, 2014
BST
Location:
New Theatre
George Street
Speakers
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Speaker
Director / Producer, Noujaim Films
Jehane Noujaim is an Egyptian-American filmmaker who has worked on countless award winning documentaries. Before graduating from Harvard, she was awarded the Gardiner Fellowship for Mokattam, an Arabic film she directed about a garbage-collecting village near Cairo, Egypt. She then produced StartUp.com, which won many awards including the DGA and IDA awards for best director. Jehane's 2004 film, Control Room, opened in theaters internationally and broke box office records for a documentary on Middle East Affairs. The Square, Jehane's Oscar nominated film chronicling the heart of the Egyptian revolution, is her 5th feature-length documentary. The Square was the recipient of several awards including the audience awards at Sundance, Toronto, and Dubai Film Festival and the IDA award for best documentary.
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Speaker
CEO, Participant Media
Jim Berk is CEO of Participant Media, a global entertainment company founded in 2004 that focuses on socially relevant film, television, publishing and digital content. Participant’s 50+ films include AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH, WAITING FOR SUPERMAN, THE HELP, CONTAGION and LINCOLN. Since Jim joined in 2006, Participant has evolved into a diversified entertainment company with an expanded film slate, two film financing funds and a Spanish-language film label, in addition to Pivot, the company’s new television channel targeting Millennials, Participant's digital network, TakePart.com, and a portfolio of media investments.
Prior to Participant, Jim led companies including Gryphon Colleges, Fairfield Communities, Hard Rock Cafe Intl and The Grammy Foundation, in addition to working at Rank Group. Jim began his career in education, serving as a teacher, and eventually becoming the youngest high school principal in the history of the Los Angeles Unified School District.
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Speaker
Founder & Chairman, Jeff Skoll Group
Founder and Chairman Emeritus of the Skoll Foundation
Founder and Chairman Emeritus of Participant Media
Founder of Capricorn Investment Group
Co-founder and GP of the RISE Fund
First fulltime employee and President of eBay
