join teleconversation on twitter and facebook and google plus pages. >>> what was it really like to ben the grown in the middle of the egyptian revolution? police fired tear gas at students in cairo this week, they were protesting the government's arrests of members of the opposition. a new documentary adds a dramatic context to all of this. it's called the square, the center of protests against the government, protests that have ousted two presidents in two years. >> we have the director of the square, she joins us from los angeles, and an actor that is featured out there. he is also in l.a. i thank you both for joining us tonight. this is a deeply personal film from you, you are from america, but you were raised near this square. what made you decide to drop everything, go to egypt, and start making this film? >> well, i grew up in egypt, and i was actual loi in egypt when a couple of months before all of this started in january of 2011. i was there for november, december, and january. and i made a film previously about the protests that were happening from the point of view of three