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Written by May Ying Welsh Country of origin Bahrain Editor(s) Tuki Laumea Initial release 4 August 2011 First episode date 4 August 2011 Producer Jon Blair | 8.5/10 IMDb Directed by May Ying Welsh Original language(s) English Running time 50:55 Director May Ying Welsh Screenplay May Ying Welsh Cast Barack Obama | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Bahrain shouting in the dark
Bahrain: Shouting in the Dark is a television documentary film produced by Qatar-based news channel Al Jazeera English about the Bahraini uprising (2011–present). The film was first aired on 4 August 2011, featuring footage recorded during protests and police crackdowns, interviews with activists and physicians, as well as footage aired by state-owned television.
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Production
Shouting in the Dark was written, directed and shot undercover in Bahrain by Al Jazeera journalist and filmmaker May Ying Welsh. It was edited by Al Jazeera's Tuki Laumea. The Executive Producer is veteran filmmaker Jon Blair.
Shouting in the Dark has been translated into 8 languages, including Arabic, French, Persian, Czech, Swedish, Finnish, Estonian, and Portuguese, by various national broadcasters and by fans.
Reception
In the first four days, the documentary received almost 200,000 views on YouTube. Bahraini Foreign Minister Khalid Al Khalifah criticised Qatar on his official Twitter account after the airing of the film:
It's clear that in Qatar there are those who don't want anything good for Bahrain. And this film on Al Jazeera English is the best example of this inexplicable hostility.
Rumours also developed on the internet of the Bahraini intention to cut off relations with Qatar; however this was denied by Bahrain's foreign ministry. Other reports citied diplomatic pressure to cancel the re-broadcasting of the film, which were, in turn, followed by removing times of re-broadcasts from Al Jazeera English' website. The film was finally re-broadcast on 11 August and was followed by a discussion with the first deputy chairman of the Consultative Council of Bahrain Jamal Fakhro as the pro-government guest.
Awards
Bahrain: Shouting in the Dark has won seven major journalism, film and television awards:
Bahrain: Shouting in the Dark was also nominated for a BAFTA, and for a Royal Television Society Award.
Other Al Jazeera films
Al Jazeera English has produced two additional films on Bahrain under the People & Power series: "Bahrain: Fighting for change", and its follow-up "Bahrain: Audacity of Hope".