Can one uncompromising idealist inspire his countrymen to overthrow a tyrant? When the corrupt Republican Party of Armenia bestowed near-dictatorial powers on Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan, former journalist and member of Parliament Nikol Pashinyan, who had served time in prison for his resistance to the leader, began a two-week march through Armenia, picking up fellow resistors on his way to the capital, with the dream of stopping the election. The turnout was a disappointment, but Pashinyan was undeterred, and as his acts of resistance turned bolder — storming the national broadcasting network, putting his body on the line against brutal police repression — the tide took an amazing turn. American filmmaker Garin Hovannisian, with access to the key players on both sides of the struggle, captures the rousing, epochal events with first-hand immediacy, producing one of the most inspirational and timely political documentaries of the year.

Winner: Audience Award — Best Feature, AFI Film Festival

In competition for the Best Documentary Award

Director Garin Hovannisian and producers Alec Mouhibian and Tatevik Manoukyan are expected to be in attendance on January 4, 5, and 6.