A Message from *Larry Diamond and Jeff Shank* *This March 2nd, 2014...the Day of the OSCARS...* * Tweet-for-the-Squares* (of Cairo and Kiev) *The Square*, about the Egyptian Revolution originating from *Tahrir* *Square*, inspired and gave moral support to Ukrainians...who screened a dubbed print outside in freezing weather in Kiev's *Independence Square*. And yet, *the first Egyptian film to ever be nominated for an Oscar*, cannot be legally screened in Egypt --the very country whose revolution this film chronicles.
Learn about the film at the below 3 Links...and then pass these links on to friends, family and colleagues by *email* or *Twitter*...and take a moment to let your representatives know that you support the Egyptian and Ukrainian people in their struggle for Democracy. 1.) *The **Times-Picayune* (in New Orleans, LA) *REVIEW* *"Oscar-nominated doc a tribute to democracy and those willing to fight for it" *by Mike Scott http://www.nola.com/movies/index.ssf/2014/02/the_square_movie_review_oscar-.html 2.) *The **Atlantic* *OP-ED* *"The Betrayal of Tahrir Square" *by Larry Diamond & Jeff Shank http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2014/02/the-betrayal-of-tahrir-square/284144/ *3.) www.FilmFestivals.com <http://www.FilmFestivals.com> ARTICLE* *"THE SQUARE**...Camelot...and the death of democracy" *by Jeff Shank http://www.filmfestivals.com/blog/editor/the_squarecamelotand_the_death_of_democracy
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