Panic button
What risks must one journalist take, both in his professional and private life, in order to fight for free speech and a free, independent media? This questioning is at the heart of PANIC BUTTON (WT).
Director Samara Sagynbaeva has been documenting how her husband, Ali Toktakunov, one of Kyrgyzstan’s most prominent investigative journalists, challenged the ruling nomenklatura by exposing to the public a case of corruption within the government. Both Ali and Samara took great risks with their privacy and security, and as a result received several death threats. The film discusses the value of public good, freedom and free speech at the cost of sacrificing the private life of one family.
Director Samara Sagynbaeva has been documenting how her husband, Ali Toktakunov, one of Kyrgyzstan’s most prominent investigative journalists, challenged the ruling nomenklatura by exposing to the public a case of corruption within the government. Both Ali and Samara took great risks with their privacy and security, and as a result received several death threats. The film discusses the value of public good, freedom and free speech at the cost of sacrificing the private life of one family.