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Forbidden voices / Das Kollektiv für audiovisuelle Werke GmbH presents ; in co-production with Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen/Urs Augstburger, SRG SSR/Urs Fitze, ARTE G.E.I.E./Annie Bataillard, Christian Cools [and] Hedi Wyss ; a film by Barbara Miller ; written and directed by Barbara Miller ; produced by Philip Delaquis.
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- Chinese
- English
- French
- Persian
- Spanish
- Subjects (All):
- Sánchez, Yoani, 1975-.
- Sánchez, Yoani.
- Zeng, Jinyan, 1983-.
- Zeng, Jinyan.
- Seifi, Farnaz.
- Morillon, Lucie.
- Blogs--Political aspects.
- Blogs.
- Blogs--Social aspects.
- Social media--Political aspects.
- Social media.
- Communication in politics.
- Women journalists--Blogs.
- Women journalists.
- Citizen journalism.
- Cuba--Social conditions--21st century.
- Cuba.
- China--Social conditions--2000-.
- China.
- Iran--Social conditions--21st century.
- Iran.
- Genre:
- Documentary films.
- Nonfiction films.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (1 video file (91 min.)) : sound, color
- Other Title:
- Available from some providers with subtitle: How to start a revolution with a computer
- Place of Publication:
- [New York, New York] : Women Make Movies, [2012]
- Language Note:
- In Spanish, Chinese, French, Farsi and English with English subtitles.
- System Details:
- System requirements: An Internet browser with HTML5 support.
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- digital
- Summary:
- Their voices are suppressed, prohibited and censored. But world-famous bloggers Yoani Sánchez, Zeng Jinyan and Farnaz Seifi are unafraid of their dictatorial regimes. These fearless women represent a new, networked generation of modern rebels. In Cuba, China and Iran their blogs shake the foundations of the state information monopoly, putting them at great risk. This film accompanies these brave young cyberfeminists on perilous journeys. Eyewitness reports and clandestine footage show Sánchez's brutal beating by Cuban police for criticizing her country's regime; Chinese human rights activist Jinyan under house arrest for four years; and Iranian journalist and women's advocate Seifi forced into exile, where she blogs under a pseudonym. Tracing each woman's use of social media to denounce and combat violations of human rights and free speech in her home country, FORBIDDEN VOICES attests to the Internet's potential for building international awareness and political pressure.
- Participant:
- Featuring Yoani Sánchez, Zeng Jinyan, Farnaz Seifi, Lucie Morillon.
- Credits:
- Cinematographer, Peter Indergand ; editing, Andreas Winterstein ; music, Marcel Vaid.
- Notes:
- Description based on online resource; title from title frames (Docuseek2, viewed September 22, 2022).
- OCLC:
- 1347122815
- Publisher Number:
- wm-forvo Docuseek2
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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