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201552 minPGdocumentary

1.0/ 10(1 rating)• TMDB

Technology Policy

Uprising!

201552 minPGdocumentary

1.0/ 10(1 rating)• TMDB

Filipe Peçanha broadcasts the Brazilian protests of 2013 live from his smartphone using the Japanese Twitcasting app.

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Barney Lankester-Owen,

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Filipe Peçanha broadcasts the Brazilian protests of 2013 live from his smartphone using the Japanese Twitcasting app.

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Barney Lankester-Owendirector

Susanna Lira

Susanna Liradirector

Barney Lankester-Owenwriter

Filipe Peçanhacast

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Filipe Peçanha broadcasts the 2013 Brazilian protests using the Twitcasting app on his smartphone. In Gaza, Noor Harazeen runs the first English-speaking YouTube news channel, providing vital coverage from a region often ignored by mainstream media. Howard Kong captures confrontations between police and protesters in Hong Kong in 2014 with a drone. Filmed in Brazil, Gaza, Japan, and Hong Kong, Uprising. presents the stories of individuals using technology to address injustice.

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