Edition information from disc label. DVD extras: additional interviews: Robert Fisk, John J. Mearsheimer, Melani McAlister, Niall Ferguson, Alan Sharp, Jayce Salloum, Diana Abu Jaber, Michelle Hunuven, Jack G. Shaheen, Stephen Rohde, Deana Nassar (98 min.); comics, Ahmed Ahmed, Aron Kader, Maz Jobrani (9:30 min.). Originally produced in 2012; copyright held by Michael Singh Films. Narrated by Mike Farrell.
Summary:
"Valentino's Ghost takes viewers on a chronological journey through more than a century of images of Muslims, Arabs and Islam in the U.S. media, from the early 20th-century fantasies of romantic sheiks to today's damaging stereotypes as evil fanatics. Through interviews with Robert Fisk, Niall Ferguson, and John Mearsheimer amongst others, the film shows the way in which the changing image of Arabs and Muslims has mirrored America's political agenda in the Middle East. Valentino's Ghost aims to sharpen viewers' media literacy and increase their skills in questioning media representations, especially those of minority groups and people with whom our government is in conflict. The film ends with a report of a few Hollywood films that have provided complex images and avoided ethnic stereotyping"--Container.
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