PBS NewsHour

Filmmakers record a revolution in Oscar doc ‘The Square’

Clip: 02/24/2014 | 7m 29s

Director Jehane Noujaim, producer Karim Amer and their team shouldered cameras on the streets of Cairo as Egypt's 2011 uprising unfolded. The famous "18 days" -- centered on central Cairo's Tahrir Square -- led to the downfall of a dictator, Hosni Mubarak. Noujaim and Amer sat down last week with PBS NewsHour's Margaret Warner in Washington to discuss their film "The Square."

Aired: 02/24/14

Rating: NR

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