Film Screening - The Revolution Will Not Be Televised

In April 2002, the democratically elected Venezuelan president, Hugo Chavez, faces a coup d'état by an American-backed opposition party. The two-day coup fails to topple Chávez, but the tumultuous event proves to be great dramatic material for two Irish filmmakers who happen to be making a documentary about Chavez as the coup erupts. They capture footage of the massive opposition and pro-Chavez crowds and analyze how Venezuelan TV manipulated images for propaganda purposes.

Kowsar Gowhari was born in 1979 in the US to an Iranian family. Her family travelled across the world for her father's work, but eventually the family settled in Iran. Kowsar received her BA from an Iranian University and came to the US in 2003. She graduated with a law degree from University of Baltimore in 2013 and practiced immigration law since then. She has been a strong advocate for peace and diplomacy as well as immigrants…