Amir Amirani Talks to Us about 'We Are Many' Taking Place Tonight as The World Celebates One Night of Peace

Published: Sept. 21, 2020, 10:51 p.m.

Director and Producer, Amir Amirani takes us back to February 15, 2003 when the world stood together in solidary against the coming war in Iraq. Amirani, who was at the Berlin Film Festival at that time and took part in the events in Germany took 9 years to make We Are Many, a documentary that chronicles the largest protest in the history of the world as nearly 30 million people took part in as influenced by the 2 Million British protestors against the governments run by George W. Bush and Tony Blair.

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The documentary shows people from Western Europe and the United States that for the first time realized their governments had lied to them about a looming war and what the Middle East and the rest of Asia already knew to be true from the years of colonialism.

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Tonight's festivities taking place entitled One Night of Peace will commemorate that amazing day in human history by screening the documentary We Are Many along with a pre-screening celebration featuring Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine, the Resistance Revival Chorus, Tunisian singer/songwriter Emel Mathlouthi, Citizen Cope and Mike Peters of The Alarm.

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Following the documentary, a post-screening panel featuring Amirani, Madea Benjamin, Colleen Kelly and Bill Fletcher Jr.

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Tonight's event beings at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT and can be screening in the US at www.wearemany.com/screenings-usa.

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To find out more about We Are Many and the future screenings and replays of tonight's celebration visit: www.wearemany.com.  Follow We Are Many on Twitter @WeAreManyMovie and on Instagram @wearmanyfilm. Follow Amir Amirani on Twitter @AmirAmirani and on Instagram @happyphoton.