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Islam & America: Through the Eyes of Imran Khan
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Islam & America: Through the Eyes of Imran Khan

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...
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Islam & America: Through the Eyes of Imran Khan

produced by Journeyman Pictures (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2002), 27 mins
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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, social and economic causes of the schism between the Islamic world and the West. The film takes us to Islamabad's Women's College, wh... 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, social and economic causes of the schism between the Islamic world and the West. The film takes us to Islamabad's Women's College, where the students are mainly from privileged, middle class backgrounds. But even here, the underlying feeling is that the United States only cares or acts when its own people are at risk and that many American policies are determined on racial grounds against "black or brown people". In Peshawar, anti-war demonstrators believe that the war on Afghanistan following September 11th, was not justified because the West did not provide proof of the Taliban's culpability. In this part of the world, the spectre of the IMF looms large. Khan notes that as the services provided by the Pakistani government diminish under the pressure of its debts, the vacuum created has been filled by others. The poor turn to religious schools, often breeding grounds for a more intolerant version of Islam. Unsurprisingly, their influence is strongest where poverty is most pronounced. This fascinating and highly resonant report goes a long way towards explaining the problematic nature of the relationship between Islam and the West. It is a schism that developed long before the bombing of Afghanistan, and is likely to take even longer to heal. College Adult Show more Show less
Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Journeyman Pictures
Date Published / Released
2002
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
International relations, Politics, Religion, Humanities
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2002. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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Looking for Fidel
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Looking for Fidel

directed by Oliver Stone, 1946-; produced by Fernando Sulichin, fl. 1992-2016 and Álvaro Longoria, 1968-, Morena Films, Rule 8 and Ixtlan; interview by Oliver Stone, 1946- (Burbank, CA: Cinema Libre Studio, 2011), 1 hour

Academy-Award® winning director, Oliver Stone delivers a candid, in-depth conversation with one of the most controversial world leaders of our time, Fidel Castro. Stone challenges Castro to explain actions following the execution of three political dissidents who attempted to hijack a ferry to the United States i...

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Looking for Fidel

directed by Oliver Stone, 1946-; produced by Fernando Sulichin, fl. 1992-2016 and Álvaro Longoria, 1968-, Morena Films, Rule 8 and Ixtlan; interview by Oliver Stone, 1946- (Burbank, CA: Cinema Libre Studio, 2011), 1 hour
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Academy-Award® winning director, Oliver Stone delivers a candid, in-depth conversation with one of the most controversial world leaders of our time, Fidel Castro. Stone challenges Castro to explain actions following the execution of three political dissidents who attempted to hijack a ferry to the United States in April 2003. Castro's response and his actions were condemned worldwide, further isolating Cuba.

Stone was given unprecedented access,...

Academy-Award® winning director, Oliver Stone delivers a candid, in-depth conversation with one of the most controversial world leaders of our time, Fidel Castro. Stone challenges Castro to explain actions following the execution of three political dissidents who attempted to hijack a ferry to the United States in April 2003. Castro's response and his actions were condemned worldwide, further isolating Cuba.

Stone was given unprecedented access, interviewing not only Castro, but many of the prisoners, their wives, leading dissidents, and human rights advocates -- all of whom express their views forcefully in the emotionally-charged environment of Cuba today.

Whether or not you accept Castro's world view, Stone's, tough but fair portrait helps to illuminate Cuba's unique and complicated place in the world.

Is Castro a moral leader defending his small island against a superpower or is he an iron-fisted tyrant who tolerates no criticism? Or is the truth somewhere in between?

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Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Fernando Sulichin, fl. 1992-2016, Álvaro Longoria, 1968-, Morena Films, Rule 8, Ixtlan
Author / Creator
Oliver Stone, 1946-
Date Published / Released
2004, 2011
Publisher
Cinema Libre Studio
Person Discussed
Fidel Castro, 1926-2016
Topic / Theme
General Context: Human Rights Violations, War Crimes, Crimes against Humanity, Genocide, Political prisoners, Political dissidents, Hijackings, Human rights, Government policy, Heads of state, Politics & Policy, Diplomacy, Law, Origins, International Response, Documentation of Crimes, Cubans, 21st Century in World History (2001– )
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Copyright © 2011 Cinema Libre Studio
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Mossad: Killers of the State
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Mossad: Killers of the State

directed by Laurent Richard, fl. 2007 (Java Films, 2013), 56 mins
Mossad's Kidon unit has but one objective: to kill the enemies of Israel. Active all over the world, this unit of 50 elite agents obeys only one man: the Israeli Prime Minister. What are their assassination techniques? How do they choose their targets? How do they operate in Iran, Jordan and Europe? Did they poiso...
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Mossad: Killers of the State

directed by Laurent Richard, fl. 2007 (Java Films, 2013), 56 mins
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Mossad's Kidon unit has but one objective: to kill the enemies of Israel. Active all over the world, this unit of 50 elite agents obeys only one man: the Israeli Prime Minister. What are their assassination techniques? How do they choose their targets? How do they operate in Iran, Jordan and Europe? Did they poison Yasser Arafat? And what are the diplomatic consequences of their actions? Starting with the notorious Dubai operation in February 201... Mossad's Kidon unit has but one objective: to kill the enemies of Israel. Active all over the world, this unit of 50 elite agents obeys only one man: the Israeli Prime Minister. What are their assassination techniques? How do they choose their targets? How do they operate in Iran, Jordan and Europe? Did they poison Yasser Arafat? And what are the diplomatic consequences of their actions? Starting with the notorious Dubai operation in February 2010, when Hamas functionary Mahmoud al-Mabhouh was neutralised, we examine several killings involving Kidon agents. To make this film, we spoke to former Mossad and Kidon agents, members of Hamas who have been hunted by Kidon, western diplomats and Israeli intelligence experts. Sometimes, the truth really is stranger than fiction. Show more Show less
Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Documentary
Author / Creator
Laurent Richard, fl. 2007
Date Published / Released
2013
Publisher
Java Films
Topic / Theme
International relations, Diplomatic missions, Murder
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2013 Java Films
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