Film
Reel Bad Arabs: How Hollywood Vilifies a People
2006 · 50m · Documentary
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Overview
This documentary dissects a slanderous aspect of cinematic history that has run virtually unchallenged form the earliest days of silent film to today's biggest Hollywood blockbusters. The film explores a long line of degrading images of Arabs--from Bedouin bandits and submissive maidens to sinister sheikhs and gun-wielding "terrorists"--along the way offering devastating insights into the origin of these stereotypic images, their development at key points in US history, and why they matter so much today.
Cast
Crew
- Sut JhallyEditor · Director
- Jeremy EarpProducer · Director · Writer
- Jack ShaheenWriter
- Simon ShaheenOriginal Music Composer
- Mary PatiernoEditor
- Andrew KilloyEditor
Details
- Release date
- November 1, 2006
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 50m
- Genres
- Documentary
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