Reel Bad Arabs: How Hollywood Vilifies a People

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

November 1, 2006

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

United States of America

Cast

Jack Shaheen

Director

Jeremy Earp,Sut Jhally

Writer

Jeremy Earp,Jack Shaheen

Producer

Jeremy Earp

Music

Simon Shaheen

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0948465