Filmmaker Damian Kolodiy arrived in Kyiv, Ukraine expecting to stay for two weeks. Instead, a revolution exploded around | dG1felNvY1RQUm90YU0
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00:00My name is Damien Collodi and I'm an American filmmaker.
00:18In the summer of 2004, I documented protests to both the Republican and Democratic national conventions.
00:24At the Democratic convention in Boston, demonstrators were corralled into a free speech cage.
00:30At the Republican convention in New York City, thousands of non-violent protesters filled the streets daily despite a vast and intimidating police presence.
00:38Police made sweeping arrests and there seemed to be a blatant disregard for First Amendment rights.
00:46When the 2004 U.S. presidential election was finally decided, I was disappointed to say the least.
00:52I had been hoping for change. Now, I just wanted to escape, even leave the country.
00:57I thought of Ukraine. They were having a presidential election of their own and I was hoping for a real revolution.
01:03You know, when the masses rise up and demand change, no matter what the cost.
01:07I wanted to believe in the power of the people again, the kind of passion you have when you've got nothing to lose.
01:13I don't believe in the power of the people and you believe in England.