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.
Directed by: Sut Jhally
Cast: Additional Editing: Jeremy Smith, Additional Motion Graphics: Janet Brockelhurst, Arabic Translation: Huda Yehia, The Translation Center at the University of Massachusetts, DVD Authoring: Andrew Killoy, Jeremy Smith, Editors: Sut Jhally, Andrew Killoy, Mary Patierno, Graphic Designer: Shannon McKenna, Jack Shaheen, Media Research & Collection: Kenyon King, Bathsheba Ratzkoff, Narrator: Jack Shaheen, Post-Production Supervisor: Andrew Killoy, Producer: Jeremy Earp, Production Assistant: Jason Young
Genres: Documentary