Bahrain: Shouting in the Dark

Shouting in the Dark was written, directed and shot undercover in Bahrain by Al Jazeera journalist and filmmaker May Ying Welsh. It was edited by Al Jazeera's Tuki Laumea. The Executive Producer is veteran filmmaker Jon Blair.{{cite web|url=http://www.cphdox.dk/d/film.lasso?ser=1674&s=2011118&e=1 |title=Copenhagen International Documentary Film Festival |accessdate=26 January 2012 }}{{dead link|date=October 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

Shouting in the Dark has been translated into 8 languages, including Arabic, French,{{cite web |url=http://www.rts.ch/docs/histoire-vivante/archives/?serie=4250935&date=20120916 |title= Bahrein: Un Cri Dans la Nuit|author= Radio Television Suisse(RTS)|accessdate=16 September 2012}} Persian,{{cite web |url=http://www.rajanews.com/detail.asp?id=102325 |title= فرياد در تاريكي|accessdate= 29 September 2011}} Czech,{{cite web |url=http://www.csfd.cz/film/313253-bahrajnsky-vykrik-do-tmy/ |title= Bahrajnský výkřik do tmy |author=Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze |accessdate=22 March 2012}} Swedish,{{cite web|url=http://kontakt.svtplay.se/org/svt-play/d/bahrain-ett-rop-i-morkret/ |title=ett rop i morkret |author=Sveriges Television (SVT) |accessdate=22 January 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130731203843/http://kontakt.svtplay.se/org/svt-play/d/bahrain-ett-rop-i-morkret/ |archivedate=31 July 2013 }} Finnish,{{cite web |url=http://yle.fi/ohjelmat/1375672|title= Bahrainin mykka huuto|author=Yleisradio(YLE)|accessdate=21 March 2012}} Estonian,{{cite web|url=http://etv.err.ee/index.php?0564874 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130213171254/http://etv.err.ee/index.php?0564874 |url-status=dead |archive-date=13 February 2013 |title=Unustatud revolutsioon |author=Eesti Televisioon (ETV) |accessdate=7 May 2012 }} and Portuguese,{{cite web |url=http://www.rtp.pt/programa/tv/p29407|title= Presos no Barem |author= Radio e Televisao de Portugal(RTP)|accessdate=7 September 2012}} by various national broadcasters and by fans.

In the first four days, the documentary received almost 200,000 views on YouTube.{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HnvaiUweGc |title= The Stream - Bahrain Foreign Minister Criticizes Al Jazeera Documentary on Twitter |date= 8 August 2011 |publisher= AJStream |accessdate=15 August 2011}} Bahraini Foreign Minister Khalid Al Khalifah criticised Qatar on his official Twitter account after the airing of the film:

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It's clear that in Qatar there are those who don't want anything good for Bahrain. And this film on Al Jazeera English is the best example of this inexplicable hostility.{{cite web |url=https://twitter.com/khalidalkhalifa/status/99281312271183872| title= Twitter / Khalid Alkhalifa: من الواضح ان في قطر هناك م ...| date=4 August 2011| accessdate=15 August 2011| author = Khalid Al Khalifah| author-link = Khalid ibn Ahmad Al Khalifah|language=ar}}

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Rumours also developed on the internet of the Bahraini intention to cut off relations with Qatar;{{cite web | url=http://www.middle-east-online.com/?id=115401 | script-title=ar:قال وقيل في الخليج: أنباء عن قطع البحرين علاقتها بقطر على خلفية برنامج الجزيرة | date=5 August 2011| accessdate=15 August 2011 | author = Middle East Online|language=Arabic }} however this was denied by Bahrain's foreign ministry.{{cite web | url=http://www.khaleejtimes.com/displayarticle.asp?xfile=data/middleeast/2011/August/middleeast_August159.xml§ion=middleeast| title=Bahrain denies it has plans to snap Qatar ties | date=7 August 2011| accessdate=15 August 2011}}{{cite news | url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/aug/07/bahrain-protests-qatar-aljazeera-film | title=Bahrain protests to Qatar over al-Jazeera film | author=The Guardian | author-link=The Guardian | date=August 7, 2011 | accessdate=15 August 2011 | location=London}} The film was finally re-broadcast on 11 August and was followed by a discussion{{cite web | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/10/world/middleeast/10jazeera.html | title=Al Jazeera Changes Plan to Rerun Documentary | author=The New York Times | author-link=The New York Times | date=August 9, 2011 | accessdate=15 August 2011 }} with the first deputy chairman of the Consultative Council of Bahrain Jamal Fakhro as the pro-government guest.{{cite web | url=http://english.aljazeera.net/programmes/insidestory/2011/08/2011812112555503977.html | title=Bahrain: Divided nation, disputed narratives | author=Al Jazeera English | date=August 12, 2011 | accessdate=15 August 2011 }}

Bahrain: Shouting in the Dark has won seven major journalism, film and television awards:

• The U.K. Foreign Press Association's Documentary of the Year award in November 2011.{{cite web|url=http://www.fpalondon.org/showarticle.pl?id=927 |title=FPA Media Awards 2011 - Winners |author=Foreign Press Association |accessdate=25 December 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120322112447/http://www.fpalondon.org/showarticle.pl?id=927 |archivedate=22 March 2012 }}
• The 2011 63rd annual George Polk Award in Journalism for Television Documentary.{{cite web | url=http://www.liu.edu/About/News/Univ-Ctr-PR/2012/February/Polk-PR_Feb-20-2012.aspx | title = LIU ANNOUNCES 2011 GEORGE POLK AWARDS IN JOURNALISM | author = Brian Harmon | accessdate=22 February 2012}}{{cite web | url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2012/02/201222184931745785.html | title = Al Jazeera's Bahrain documentary wins award | author = Al Jazeera | accessdate=22 February 2012}} Reporter May Ying Welsh and field producer Hassan Mahfood were also recognised for their courageous work.
• The Scripps Howard Jack R. Howard Award for Television Reporting.{{cite web | url = http://www.shawards.org/winners.aspx | title = Scripps Howard 2011 Award Winners | author = Scripps Howard Foundation | author-link = Scripps Howard Foundation | accessdate = 12 April 2012 | archive-date = 3 May 2012 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120503195235/http://www.shawards.org/winners.aspx | url-status = dead }} The judging committee called the film "a testament to the power of journalism."
• The Grand Prize at the 2012 Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Awards, as well as their award for international television. It was described by Ethel Kennedy as "a heartbreaking and jaw dropping work demanding attention."{{cite web|url=http://rfkcenter.org/us-journalism-awards |title=2012 Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award Winners |author=Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights |accessdate=8 April 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121113025644/http://rfkcenter.org/us-journalism-awards |archivedate=13 November 2012 }}
• The Amnesty International Media Award for International Television and Radio.{{cite web |url=https://www.amnesty.org.uk/content.asp?CategoryID=10058 |title=Winners of the 2012 Media Awards |author=Amnesty International UK |accessdate=29 May 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130112212735/http://www.amnesty.org.uk/content.asp?CategoryID=10058 |archivedate=12 January 2013 }}
• The Golden Nymph for the Best News Documentary at the 52nd Annual Monte Carlo TV Festival{{cite web | url=http://www.rapidtvnews.com/index.php/2012061722512/further-accolade-for-al-jazeeras-bahrain-documentary.html | title = Further accolade for Al Jazeera's Bahrain documentary | work= Rapid TV News | accessdate=17 June 2012}}
• The Cine Golden Eagle Award for investigative news documentary.{{cite web | url = http://www.cine.org/winners/golden-eagle-award-recipients/spring-2012/telecast-news/ | title = Spring 2012 CINE Golden Eagle Award Recipients | author = CINE | accessdate = 19 June 2012 }}{{Dead link|date=October 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

Bahrain: Shouting in the Dark was also nominated for a BAFTA,{{cite news | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-17824893 | title = Bafta TV Awards 2012: The winners | author = BBC News | accessdate=27 May 2012 | date=27 May 2012}} and for a Royal Television Society Award.{{cite web|url=http://www.rts.org.uk/rts-television-journalism-awards-2010-2011 |title=RTS Announces Winners of Television Journalism Awards 2010/2011 |author=Royal Television Society |accessdate=23 February 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120228001101/http://www.rts.org.uk/rts-television-journalism-awards-2010-2011 |archivedate=28 February 2012 }}

Al Jazeera English has produced two additional films on Bahrain under the People & Power documentary strand: Bahrain: Fighting for Change,{{cite web|url=http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/peopleandpower/2011/03/201138153916892448.html | title = Bahrain: Fighting for Change | author = Al Jazeera | accessdate=9 March 2011}} and its follow-up Bahrain: Audacity of Hope.{{cite web | url=http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/peopleandpower/2012/02/20122165149505879.html | title = Bahrain: Audacity of Hope' | author = Al Jazeera | accessdate=22 February 2012}}

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