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How to Start a Revolution
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<p><i>How to Start a Revolution</i> is a <a href="/facts/British_Academy_Scotland_Awards/nuHqCjla">BAFTA Scotland Award</a>-winning British <a href="/facts/Documentary_film/T0FBJpMR">documentary film</a> about <a href="/facts/Nobel_Peace_Prize/2wVhmLrX">Nobel Peace Prize</a> nominee and political theorist <a href="/facts/Gene_Sharp/VhkTmHEW">Gene Sharp</a>, described as the world's foremost scholar on <a href="/facts/Nonviolent_revolution/e4T2qTJF">nonviolent revolution</a>. The 2011 film describes Sharp's ideas and their influence on popular uprisings around the world. Screened in cinemas and television in more than 22 countries it became popular among the <a href="/facts/Occupy_Wall_Street_Movement/30bf9GGh">Occupy Wall Street Movement</a>. A book of the documentary, <i>Gene Sharp: How to Start a Revolution</i>, was released in October 2020. </p>