Hammer & Tickle

Documentary Feature | 2006

George Orwell observed that, under repressive political regimes, jokes are "tiny revolutions." Hammer & Tickle expands on that statement, showing how jokes enabled people in the Soviet Bloc to defy state authority.

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    • Writer-Director

       Ben Lewis

      Producer

      Christine Camdessus, Leah Mallen

      Executive Producers

      Thor Halvorssen, Ben Lewis, Fiona O’Doherty

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