New York Premier, Before the Spring, Egypt, 2015

  Before the Spring is an impressive reconstruction of the events leading to the Egyptian Spring by a blogger who lost his eye sight during the revolution. He was part of a small group of young opponents effectively using the social media for the revolt while leading government officials remained totally oblivious to rapidly emerging use and power  of the internet. The director Ahmed Atef provides a compelling cogent demonstration in his film of the social and political power of th...