Arman T. Riahi and Arash T. Riahi
Everyday Rebellion
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Everyday Rebellion

Everyday Rebellion

Arman T. Riahi and Arash T. Riahi

2013
104 min.
Switzerland
English, Persian, French, Spanish, Russian and Arabic
Subtitles: Catalan and Spanish

A story about the wealth of peaceful protests, represented on a daily basis by passionate people.

Datasheet

Show
Direction
Arman T. Riahi and Arash T. Riahi
Executive Production
Arash T. Riahi, Sabine Gruber, Michael Seeber
Sound
Atanas Tcholakov, Abe Dolinger, Hjalti Bager-Jonathansson, William Franck
Distribution
Docs Barcelona Distribution
Production
Arash T. Riahi, Sabine Gruber, Michael Seeber
Photography
Mario Minichmayr, The Riahi Brothers, Dominik Spritzendorfer
Screenplay
The Riahi Brothers
Music
Karuan
Editing
Nela Märki, David Arno Schwaiger
Synopsis

What do the Occupy Wall Street, the Spanish “Outraged” or the Arab Spring have in common? Is there any connection between the struggle for democracy of the Iranian movement and the riots in Syria? What is the link between the topless Femen Ukrainian activists and a Muslim culture like Egypt’s? And above all, what do Serbia and Turkey have to do with it?

Their reasons for protesting are all different, but the non-violent tactics used in their struggles are very connected. As are the activists that share strategies, new ideas and established methods.

Everyday Rebellion is a story about the wealth of peaceful protests, represented on a daily basis by passionate people in Spain, Iran, Syria, Ukraine, the USA, the UK and Serbia.

About the direction
Arman T. Riahi

Arman T. Riahi

Director

Arman studied Media Technologies and worked as a screen and graphic designer. His short film Elektro...

Arash T. Riahi

Arash T. Riahi

Director

Arash studied Film and Arts and founded the film production company Golden Girls in 1997. His films...

DocsBarcelona Trajectory

2014
DocsBarcelona Festival
Edició 2014
2013
Docs del Mes · January
Edició 2013

Awards and festivals

CPH:DOX
Denmark, 2013
B3 BIENNALE
Germany, 2013
IDFA
The Netherlands, 2013
DOCPOINT
Finland, 2014
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Reviews

Everyday Rebellion offers mixed messages about the subtle nature of modern protest, but the characters trying to make the case are compelling enough to wish them well in their respective missions.

— Adam A. Donaldson, Rotten Tomatones

A striking documentary that shows that non-violent forms of protest and civil disobedience can change the world.

— Mark Adams, Chief Film Critic

This film is an authentic cinematic experience, but most importantly it is a tool for newer generations to access and understand activism and the power that comes with it.

— The Arts Guild
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