Mike Vanderfield’s ‘#whilewewatch’ documentary to have a live worldwide stream this Friday 27th

The documentary ‘#whilewewatch’, conceived and produced by 8com EP Mike Vanderfield, will launch to a global audience this week.

SnagFilms, one of the world’s leading distributors of independent films to digital platforms, will debut the new film #whilewewatch with a free, live, world premiere streaming event on Thursday, April 26th (Friday 27th 10am EST), originating from the Paley Center for Media in New York City, powered by UStream, it was announced today.

A gripping portrait of the “Occupy Wall Street” media revolution, #whilewewatch is the first definitive film to emerge from Zuccotti Park – with full access and cooperation from the masterminds who made “Occupy Wall Street” a reality.

As the film unfolds, we witness a new dawn with the power of social media. The “Occupy Wall Street” media team had no fear of a critical city government, big corporations, hostile police, or a lagging mainstream media to tell their story. Through rain, snow, grueling days, sleeping on concrete; they pump out exhilarating ideas to the world. Fueled with little money, they rely on the power of Twitter, texting, Wi-Fi, posters, Tumblr, live streams, YouTube, Facebook, dramatic marches, drumbeats and chants.

Says director Kevin Breslin: “Zuccotti Park was loud, dirty, wet, cold and exhilaratingly alive with passion and energy. Intelligence, imagination, information and raw emotion ruled every second! I witnessed the birth of a line that will go down in history, ‘We are the 99%.'”