Films — the new frontier in Egypt’s revolution

Cairo Egyptian activists opposed to the country’s military regime have started a new campaign called “Kazeboon” — or “Liars” — to show the nation what the state televisions are hiding.

According to a BBC report, they are turning public squares, neighbourhood cafes and street corners into makeshift cinemas.

They carry projectors and speakers and use bed-sheets for screens to set up impromptu screenings in areas far from their spiritual home of Tahrir Square.

These screenings have attracted crowds of curious locals.

The content of the movies — combined footage of army abuses with testimonies of protesters and documentaries about some of the “martyrs” killed during Egypt’s revolution. The activists are determined to expose what they say is the dishonesty and brutality of Egypt’s Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (Scaf). The collective first started showing footage of protests on big screens in Tahrir Square in July last year.

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