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.
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 |