Occupy Wall Street: the story behind seven months of protest – video

Kat Keene Hogue and Guardian US interactive team

Friday, 13 Apr 2012

In September last year, anti-corporate activists descended on a small park in lower Manhattan and Occupy Wall Street was born. As protesters ready for a spring resurgence, film-maker Kat Keene Hogue looks back at more than six months of Occupy, a movement that spread from Zuccotti Park to over 100 cities around the world

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Kat Keene Hogue

Kat Keene Hogue is a freelance writer, filmmaker, and television producer based in New York. In addition to the Guardian, her work has been commissioned by outlets including NPR, the New Yorker, the Washington Post, Oprah Winfrey Network, MTV, and HBO.

Guardian US interactive team

The Guardian interactive team in New York is a small group of designers, interactive developers and journalists working alongside editorial teams to produce dynamic projects. Its members include Kenan Davis, Rich Harris, Nadja Popovich, Aliza Aufrichtig and Jan Diehm

Kat Keene Hogue and Guardian US interactive team

Friday, 13 Apr 2012

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