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Fall Season 2007
Presented by ArteEast, the Department of Middle Eastern & Islamic Studies and the Kevorkian Center at New York University
September 12 - October 18, 2007
The Fall Series includes:
Arabs in American Cinema and Media
Co-Presented by ArteEast and ADC-NY
Reel Bad Arabs: How Hollywood Vilifies a People. By Sut Jhally
Planet of the Arabs. By Jackie Salloum
What is Said About...Arabs and Terrorism. By Bassam Haddad
All screenings begin at 6:30 PM
Box office opens 30 minutes prior to screening
Ticket prices:
general public: $10
students (with valid ID) and senior citizen: $8
NEW: ArteEast members: $6
Special ticket discount for Arabs in American Cinema and Media if you attend both screenings: $17 ($15 for students and seniors)
Advance tickets are available beginning September 1, 2007
Cinema East is a collaborative project of ArteEast, Inc., the Department of Middle Eastern & Islamic Studies and the Kevorkian Center at NYU. This program is supported in part by the New York State Council on the Arts and New York City’s Department of Cultural Affairs. Additional support provided by ADC-NY. |
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Knowledge is the Beginning- Daniel Barenboim and the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra
By Paul Smaczny, Germany, 2005, 90 min, Digibeta
September 12, 2007
World-renowned conductor Daniel Barenboim and noted literary scholar Edward Said have generated controversy and admiration with the founding of their West-Eastern Divan Orchestra in 1999, which Said called ‘one of the most important things I have done in my life’. A unique musical collaboration, dedicated to furthering mutual understanding in the Middle East, bringing together young musicians from both sides of the divide: Syrians, Jordanians, Egyptians, Palestinians and Israelis, the orchestra faces a myriad of political and administrative challenges. Indeed, as the political situation worsens in the Middle East, the film underscores the importance of such forums for dialogue and engendering empathy and hope, if not harmony. More |
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What is Said About...Arabs and Terrorism
by Bassam Haddad. US, 2006, 90 min, Digibeta, NY Premiere
October 17, 2007
The "war on terrorism" has always been as ideological as it has been economic, physical, or political. Follow Arab-American Professor Bassam Haddad through eleven countries as he pieces together the candid opinions, and divergent rationale of dozens of experts, high-ranking politicians, scholars, and people on the street to reveal the ideas that fuel this "war on terror." Part of a much larger documentary project, What is Said about Arabs and Terrorism is captivating and insightful due to the raw honesty and extreme diversity of perspectives (interviewees include Hassan Nasrallah and Daniel Pipes) brought to the roundtable. More |
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Reel Bad Arabs: How Hollywood Vilifies a People
by Sut Jhally. USA, 2006, 48 min, Digibeta
October 18, 2007
This groundbreaking documentary dissects a slanderous aspect of cinematic history that has gone virtually unchallenged form the earliest days of silent film to today's biggest Hollywood blockbusters. Featuring acclaimed author Dr. Jack Shaheen, Reel Bad Arabs 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. More |
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Planet of the Arabs
By Jackie Salloum, USA, 2005, 9 min, Digibeta
October 18, 2007
A brilliantly edited mélange of found footage exploring the Arab alien in American TV and cinema inspired by Jack Shaheen’s book Reel Bad Arabs. More |
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