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About a War
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directed by Daniele Rugo, fl. 2009 and Abi Weaver, fl. 2009; produced by Daniele Rugo, fl. 2009 and Abi Weaver, fl. 2009 (Portland, OR: Collective Eye Films, 2019), 1 hour 23 mins
The Lebanese Civil War saw 170,000 dead, 1 million displaced and 17,000 people still missing. During the conflict thousands of teenagers picked up arms to fight in a 15 years war that tore the nation apart. Moving through the testimonies of Assad, a right wing Christian intelligence officer; Ahed, a Palestinian re...
directed by Daniele Rugo, fl. 2009 and Abi Weaver, fl. 2009; produced by Daniele Rugo, fl. 2009 and Abi Weaver, fl. 2009 (Portland, OR: Collective Eye Films, 2019), 1 hour 23 mins
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Baghdad Blogger
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directed by Salam Pax (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2006), 1 hour 20 mins
"I live in Baghdad. I am a blogger. A blog is an online diary." So begins this succinct report from Salam Pax, an Iraqi journalist attempting to keep the world informed about his beleaguered country. Pax regularly sends fifteen-minute video reports to the BBC. Filmed in Najaf, Baghdad, Karbala, and the south of Ir...
directed by Salam Pax (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2006), 1 hour 20 mins
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The Battle for Peace - Shimon Peres
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produced by Julie Gal (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1997), 57 mins
The Battle for Peace -- Shimon Peres follows up on the earlier film Peres -- The Road to Peace. Ever since the assassination of the late Prime Minister Rabin, Peres has been the leading spokesman for a negotiated peace. Despite his recent defeat, he continues to be an important presence on the Israeli political sc...
produced by Julie Gal (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1997), 57 mins
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The Battle of Durban II: Israel, Palestine & the United Nations
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directed by Rory O'Connor; produced by Gerald Barad and Rory O'Connor (Derry, NH: Chip Taylor Communications, 2010), 1 hour 29 mins
'Highly Recommended. What I was afraid would disintegrate into a tangled mess of shouting heads, emerged as a sterling example of balanced documentary-making that sought the depressing truth in the divide, instead of just the moral high ground. No one person, nation or organization is singled-out, skewered or lamp...
directed by Rory O'Connor; produced by Gerald Barad and Rory O'Connor (Derry, NH: Chip Taylor Communications, 2010), 1 hour 29 mins
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The Devil You Know
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directed by John Blake, fl. 1991; produced by John Blake, fl. 1991 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 1991), 50 mins
The history, traditions, beliefs and practices of the Iraqi Islamic Movement in exile and the experience of refugees fleeing the fighting in Basra, Karvala and Najaf. The film profiles Mohammed Bakr Al-Hakim, the Iraqi Shi'a Leader exiled in Iran, whose followers have been responsible for the spontaneous Anti-Sadd...
directed by John Blake, fl. 1991; produced by John Blake, fl. 1991 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 1991), 50 mins
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Inside the Closed Kingdom: Saudi Arabia
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produced by Australian Broadcasting Corporation (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2006), 40 mins
It has become apparent over the past few years that an increasingly destabilized Saudi Arabia is more willing to listen to Islamic fundamentalists and to bankroll the Al-Qaeda terrorist network in a holy war against the West. This troubling film includes an interview with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Abdullah ibn A...
produced by Australian Broadcasting Corporation (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2006), 40 mins
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Islam & America: Through the Eyes of Imran Khan
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produced by Journeyman Pictures (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2002), 27 mins
Why do so many Muslims hate the United States? What has America done to alienate so many people in the Muslim world? Imran Khan, a Pakistani celebrity cricket player turned politician, tries to answer these questions in this provocative documentary filmed in locations throughout Pakistan. He examines the political...
produced by Journeyman Pictures (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2002), 27 mins
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Motherland Afghanistan
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directed by Sedika Mojadidi; produced by Jenny Raskin, Catherine Gund, 1965- and Sedika Mojadidi (New York, NY: First Run Features, 2006), 1 hour 13 mins
Filmmaker Sedika Mojadidi and her father, Dr. Qudrat Mojadidi, are Afghans who have made a home in the United States. After the US-led invasion to oust the Taliban, Dr. Mojadidi, a specialist in women's health, decides to return to his war-ravaged homeland to help rebuild and modernize the hospitals and clinics wh...
directed by Sedika Mojadidi; produced by Jenny Raskin, Catherine Gund, 1965- and Sedika Mojadidi (New York, NY: First Run Features, 2006), 1 hour 13 mins
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The Peacemakers
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produced by Mockingbird Company (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1992), 48 mins
In the midst of the simmering animosity between the governing Israelis and the Arab population, there are voices for peace rarely heard by the outside world. Some Jews, Arabs and Christians are making efforts to create tolerance and understanding. While extremists on both sides still prefer the hard line and the s...
produced by Mockingbird Company (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1992), 48 mins
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Plastic Flowers Never Die
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directed by Roxanne Varzi, fl. 2002; produced by Roxanne Varzi, fl. 2002 (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2008), 34 mins
The war with Iraq was the largest mobilization of the Iranian population, achieved primarily by producing and promoting a culture of martyrdom based on religious themes found in Shi'a Islam. Martyrdom became state policy. Khomeini made it clear the war was a spiritual one that the people, and not a professional ar...
directed by Roxanne Varzi, fl. 2002; produced by Roxanne Varzi, fl. 2002 (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2008), 34 mins
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