| Bahrain: Shouting in the Dark | |
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| Distributed by | Al Jazeera English |
| Produced by | Al Jazeera English |
| Country | Bahrain |
| Language | English |
| Release date | August 4, 2011 |
| Running time | ca. 51 minutes |
Bahrain: Shouting in the Dark is a television documentary film produced by Qatar-based news channel Al Jazeera English about the 2011 Bahraini uprising. 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 Bahraini TV.
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The film was shot by undercover crew after the Bahraini government had banned all foreign journalists.[1]
In four days, the documentary received almost 200,000 views on YouTube.[2] Bahraini Foreign Minster Khalid Al Khalifah criticised Qatar on his official Twitter account after the airing of the film:
Rumours came out about the Bahraini intention to cut off relationships with Qatar.[4] but were denied by Bahraini foreign ministry.[5] Other reports citied diplomatic pressure to cancel the re-broadcasting of the film, which were, in turn, followed by removing times of rebroadcasts from Al Jazeera English's website.[6] The film was finally re-broadcast on 11 August, and followed by discussion[7] with the first deputy chairman of the Consultative Council of Bahrain Jamal Fakhro as the pro-government guest.[8]
The documentary won the Foreign Press Association's Documentary of the Year Award in November 2011.[9]
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