Documentary on egyptian surgeonturnedcomedian bassem youssef, whose hit tv satire show took on successive oppressive regimes at great personal risk during the turbulent arab spring. For the swordbearers in this film seem to be even more afraid of a tickling feather than they are of the written word. Tickling giants 2016 documentary bassem youssef download. In the midst of the egyptian arab spring, bassem youssef leaves his job as a.
Youssef joins us on the show today along with sara taksler the director of the film and a producer on the daily show which is where she and youssef first met. She found her laughter again by making tickling giants, a documentary about. Her latest documentary, tickling giants, will have its world premiere at the 2016 tribeca film festival. While the egyptian revolution of 2011 is underway, surgeon turned comedian bassem youssef airs a television show that makes him popular to his countrymen but disliked by the.
Having gone through multiple lawsuits, threats, and a tense interrogation and arrest, youssefs journey as the voice of humorous wit is a naturally interesting subject for a documentary, a. From a dictator to free elections, back to a dictatorship. Bassems jokes come with serious, dangerous, and at times revolutionary. Fancy watching tickling giants in the comfort of your own home. Dec 21, 2017 join devotte, a gorilla caregiver, for a fun tickle session with baby lulingu. This organization has an ambitious and innovative program of research, to help preserve the most important types of animal organs, such as the heart, brain and brain tumors. So on the first day we met, i asked him if i could make a documentary about him and he said. Bassem youssef leaves his job as a heart surgeon, in egypt, to star in one of the worlds most popular tv shows. In the midst of the egyptian arab spring, bassem makes a decision thats every mothers. The movie is about how he finds creative, nonviolent ways to protect free speech and fight a president who abuses his power. The show was immensely popular, until the militarybacked government forced youssef off the air and out of the country.
Mistress of evil tops the weekend, but falls short of expectations. Youssef and director sara taksler tell us about their documentary tickling giants, which profiles youssefs leap from heart surgeon to super. Bassem youssef made a decision thats every mothers worst. Theres a lot to laugh at, and to learn from, in tickling giants, a documentary that starts off by telling the story of one man and ends up speaking volumes about satire, freedom of expression. It is this meteoric rise that the new documentary from daily show. As they said a couple of times in the documentary, best jokes. Screening of tickling giants documentary on bassem indiana. Theres a lot to laugh at, and to learn from, in tickling giants, a documentary that starts off by telling the story of one man and ends up speaking volumes about satire, freedom of expression and political pressure. Documentary a list of 26 titles created 5 days ago the top 25 greatest documentary films for progressives a list of 25 titles. Egypts jon stewart knows why authoritarian regimes fear. Charting youssefs rise and career as egypts most famous television presenter, tickling giants offers a rousing celebration of free speech, showcasing the power of satire to speak for the people and against a repressive government.
Tickling giants follows the team of al bernameg as they discover democracy is not easily won. Apr 22, 2018 tickling giants volgt het team van al bernameg tijdens hun ontdekking dat democratie niet makkelijk te winnen is. Tickling giants sarkasmos productions the documentary tickling giants is a chronicle of weaponized satire and the arab spring during a precious moment in egypt when freedom. The movie, which had phenomenal access, is both uplifting. Comedy shouldnt take courage, but it made an exception for bassem. Tickling giants 2016 full movie free watch online with english subtitles.
Since then, youssef also hosted the fusion networks digital series the democracy handbook and was the focus of the internationally renowned documentary tickling giants. While the egyptian revolution of 2011 is underway, surgeon turned comedian. Finding a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or view the sara takslerdirected movie via subscription can be tricky, so we. Tickling giants bluray has been added to your cart.
Egypts jon stewart knows why authoritarian regimes fear satire. Bassem youssef, the egyptian jon stewart, who decides to leave his job as a heart surgeon and become a latenight comedian. Mar 23, 2017 egypts jon stewart is trying to rebuild his comedy career in the us. Tickling giants trailer bassem youssef documentary youtube. Rent tickling giants 2017 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. At the start of the arab spring in egypt, bassem decided to leave his job as a heart surgeon to become a latenight comedian. Tickling giants, directed by sara taksler, is a 2017 documentary film about the story of bassem youssef.
The established doctor picked the unexpected path and it would make him one of the most. Tickling giants is a documentary by sara taksler that follows bassem youssef over the fouryear. If youve ever heard and believed the expression the pen is mightier than the sword, youll find it is even more true when you understand the literal original meaning of pen is feather. This documentary lets us understand mr youssef, many in his crew, and also the egyptian populace.
Watch tickling giants online vimeo on demand on vimeo. Tickling giants, she provides us not only with a comprehensive overview of egyptian politics from mubarak to presentday elsisi, but takes us on an emotional, transcontinental journey into the. Bassem youssef made a decision thats every mothers worst nightmare he left his job as a heart surgeon to become a fulltime comedian. Rent tickling giants 2017 starring bassem youssef and jon stewart on dvd and bluray. On every level, takslers years of working with satire and shorts for the daily show has allowed her to create this documentary like a series of haiku, and the beautiful sadness that is tickling giants serves well either as art or education, though it remains a documentary pleading for a better ending than the one egypts dictators seem to be. Louis, taksler can talk backwards and has a remarkable fake. Tickling giants a film about free speech, satire in the.
Tickling giants trailer bassem youssef documentary. Humor may still serve its purpose inhouse, but it cannot be used anymore. In the midst of the egyptian arab spring, bassem makes a decision thats every mothers worst nightmare he leaves his job as a heart surgeon to become a fulltime comedian. The story of bassem youssef the jon stewart of the egypt and his show the show. Tickling giants is a featurelength documentary about bassem youssef and the show al bernameg. Humor may still serve its purpose inhouse, but it cannot be used anymore against authorities or governmental institutions. Egypts jon stewart is trying to rebuild his comedy career. In the midst of the egyptian revolution of 2011, bassem youssef makes a decision to leave his job as a. Bassem youssef and sara taksler on tickling giants the.
The film, which runs 111 minutes, will begin at 7 p. The community to a free screening of the documentary tickling giants on tuesday, oct. Bassem youssef, jon stewart, shadi alfons, khaled mansour, ayman wattar, sara taksler, maziar bahari, monica hampton, frederic. Tickling giants discussion guide influence film club. Bassem youssef, the egyptian jon stewart, who uses comedy to support free speech and fight a president who abuses his power. This article is within the scope of wikiproject egypt, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of egypt on wikipedia. Tickling giants follows the team of al bernameg as they discover that democracy. Uniting egypt through laughter in tumultuous times. Check out the new trailer directed by sara taksler. Cunningham memorial library and multidisciplinary studies are excited to bring this newly released documentary to campus. Documentary on bassem youssefs effort to do political satire gets metro detroit premiere at freep film festival. In the midst of the egyptian revolution of 2011, bassem youssef makes a decision to leave his job as a heart surgeon to become a fulltime comedian. Lulingu was saved by the gorilla rehabilitation and conservation education center grace, the worlds only sanctuary.
Charting bassem youssefs rise as egypts foremost onscreen satirist, tickling giants offers a rousing celebration of free speech and a showcase for the power of satire to speak for the people against a repressive government. How i learned to start tickling giants international. Mar 26, 2017 join us for a screening of tickling giants, an awardwinning documentary that follows the team behind bassem youssefs al bernameg. Legion of brothers, the reagan show, dave made a maze, score. Apr 10, 2017 knowing that, both clash and tickling giants leave us with the impression that satire is egyptian history for now. Tickling giants provides a comprehensive examination of youssefs career highs and lows while providing a vivid personal portrait of its subject whose cheerfulness and resolve began to wither. Bassem youssef leaves his job as a heart surgeon, in egypt, to star in one of the worlds most popular tv. Tickling giants 2016 full movie 123movies free watch online with english subtitles. After the screening, attend a qanda with youssef and an editor from the onion as they discuss how satire can be a powerful tool for political change across the globe. James gustafson, assistant professor of history modern middle east, will introduce the film and provide a culturalpolitical context. The perks range from a free digital download to a signed poster to a day in.
Buy cinema tickets for tickling giants bfi london film. Where this story differs from the familiar success of youssefs idol, jon stewart. Charting bassem youssefs rise as egypts foremost onscreen satirist, tickling giants offers a rousing celebration of free speech and a showcase for the power of satire to speak for the people against a. Tickling giants 2017 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Tickling giants offers a powerful demonstration of how satire can influence government policy and a sobering warning regarding the doubleedged effects of regime change. The 111minute film will be shown in the library events area. Stream free tickling giants full movie online on marvel biggest. Tickling giants is a song in english and arabic, and the title track to the movie tickling giants, the documentary about bassem youssef. Theres a lot to laugh at, and to learn from, in tickling giants, a documentary that starts off by telling the story of one man and ends up speaking volumes about satire, freedom of. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks. Download these high resolution film images and more here. Sara taksler, bassem youssef, jon stewart, shadi alfons, khaled mansour, ayman wattar, sara taksler, maziar bahari, monica hampton. Knowing that, both clash and tickling giants leave us with the impression that satire is egyptian history for now. Jon stewart the jon stewart of the arabic worldthe creator of the program, the most popular television show in egypts historychronicles his transformation from heart surgeon to political satirist, and offers crucial insight into the arab spring, the egyptian revolution, and the.
This is the story of bassem youssef, a cardiologist turned comedian, the jon stewart of egypt, and his show the show. The tale of how bassem youssef went from performing heart surgery to performing comedy, first on youtube, and then on live television, is told in the new documentary tickling giants. I went to bassem and asked if i could make the documentary, and he said sure. Tickling giants 2016 stream and watch online moviefone. Download tickling giants 2016 documentary bassem youssef torrent or any other torrent from video movies direct download via magnet link. Bassem youssef, the egyptian jon stewart, who uses comedy to support.
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