Reel Bad Arabs: How Hollywood Vilifies a People

Reel Bad Arabs: How Hollywood Vilifies a People (2006)


  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release Date: 2006-11-01
  • User Rating: 5.7/10 from 10 ratings
  • Runtime: 0h 50min
  • Language: English
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Directors: , .
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Summary

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.

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Directing Jeremy Earp Director
Directing Sut Jhally Director
Writing Jeremy Earp Writer
Writing Jack Shaheen Writer
Production Jeremy Earp Producer
Sound Simon Shaheen Original Music Composer
Editing Sut Jhally Editor
Editing Andrew Killoy Editor
Editing Mary Patierno Editor