Where to watch

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

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