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  • Reel Bad Arabs: How Hollywood Vilifies a People (2006)
  • Video | 50 min | Documentary, History, War
Reel Bad Arabs: How Hollywood Vilifies a People (2006)
Video | 50 min | Documentary, History, War
This groundbreaking 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. Featuring acclaimed author Dr. Jack ...See moreThis groundbreaking 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. Featuring acclaimed author Dr. Jack Shaheen, 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. Shaheen shows how the persistence of these images over time has served to naturalize prejudicial attitudes toward Arabs and Arab culture, in the process reinforcing a narrow view of individual Arabs and the effects of specific US domestic and international policies on their lives. By inspiring critical thinking about the social, political, and basic human consequences of leaving these Hollywood caricatures unexamined, the film challenges viewers to recognize the urgent need for counter-narratives that do justice to the diversity and humanity of Arab people and the reality and richness of Arab history and culture. Written by MEF See less
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Directors
Jeremy Earp | Sut Jhally
Producer
Jeremy Earp
Composer
Simon Shaheen
Editors
Sut Jhally | Andrew Killoy | Mary Patierno
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Release date
Nov 1, 2006 (United States)

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Bo Derek
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Bolero (1984)
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Ana Obregón
Catalina (archive footage) Catalina (archive footage)   See fewer
Bolero (1984)
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Jack Shaheen
Self - Narrator (as Dr. Jack Shaheen) Self - Narrator (as Dr. Jack Shaheen)   See fewer
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