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Award Winner, Human Rights, International, Politics, Social Justice, Sundance Selection, Women + Director

The Square (Al Midan)

A Fiscally Sponsored Project

Director:

Jehane Noujaim

Producers:

Karim Amer, Geralyn Dreyfous, Mike Lerner, Sarah Johnson

2013
95 minutes
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The Square is the inspirational story of young people claiming their rights and struggling through multiple forces in the fight to create a society of conscience during the Egyptian Revolution of 2013.

Honors

  • 2014 Academy Awards- Best Documentary Feature Nominee

Awards

  • 2024 Primetime Emmy Awards- Outstanding Directing for Nonfiction Programming, Outstanding Picture Editing for Nonfiction Programming, Outstanding Cinematography for Nonfiction Programming
  • 2013 International Documentary Association- Best Feature
  • 2013 Toronto Film Festival- People’s Choice Award
  • 2013 Sundance Film Festival- Audience Award- World Cinema Documentary

 

Official Selections

  • 2013 Sundance Film Festival
  • 2013 Toronto Film Festival
  • 2013 New York Film Festival
  • 2013 Hampton International Film Festival
  • 2014 Krakow Film Festival