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Ruaridh Arrow
Ruaridh Arrow is a British journalist and film-maker known for his 2011 feature documentary ''How to Start a Revolution'' about Nobel Peace Prize nominee Dr Gene Sharp. The film was described as an underground hit with the Occupy movement, which launched around the time of the film's release in September 2011. In 2012 the film won a BAFTA Scotland New Talent Award in the 'Factual: Over 30 Minutes' category. ''How to Start a Revolution'' won Best Documentary at the 2011 Raindance Film Festival in London. It was funded by Arrow and via the crowdfunding site Kickstarter. Educated at King's College London and Glasgow University, Arrow was named Sky News Student Reporter of the Year at the Guardian Student Media Awards in 2004. References External links * How to Start a Revolution ', documentary directed by Ruaridh Arrow {{DEFAULTSORT:Arrow, Ruaridh British documentary filmmakers Scottish journalists Scottish film directors Living people Alumni of King's College London Yea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
How To Start A Revolution
''How to Start a Revolution'' is a British Academy Scotland Awards, BAFTA Scotland Award-winning British documentary film about Nobel Peace Prize nominee and political theorist Gene Sharp, described as the world's foremost scholar on nonviolent revolution. The 2011 film describes Sharp's ideas and their influence on popular uprisings around the world. Screened in cinemas and television in more than 22 countries it became popular among the Occupy Wall Street Movement. A book of the documentary, ''Gene Sharp: How to Start a Revolution'', was released in October 2020. Synopsis Directed by British journalist Ruaridh Arrow, the film follows the use of Gene Sharp's work across revolutionary groups throughout the world. There is particular focus on Sharp's key text ''From Dictatorship to Democracy'' which has been translated by democracy activists into more than 30 languages and used in revolutions from Serbia and Ukraine to Egypt and Syria. The film describes how Sharp's 198 methods o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |