Tickling Giants

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7:00 PM, Friday, September 15, 2017 PST
Location: Kirkland, WA (click for map)
by Warren Jessop / August 17, 2017 / 0  308 4th Ave S (at Northlake Unitarian Universalist Church) Kirkland,WA

Take a feather and tickle a giant in the foot.Β  It’s a risk.Β  Will the giant laugh or stomp on you?

Tickling Giants tells the story of Dr. Bassem Youssef, the “Egyptian Jon Stewart”, who decides to leave his job as a heart surgeon and become a late-night comedian. The movie is about how he finds creative, non-violent ways to protect free speech and fight a president who abuses his power.

Youssef’s show was a force of nature. Β 30 million people in Egypt watched each episode. By comparison, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart averaged about two million viewers a night.

 

Release Year: 2017

Running Time: 1hr 51mins

Director: Sara Taksler

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