[Peace-discuss] Fwd: New Video Release from AFD: "Selves and Others: A Portrait of Edward Said"

[Alfred Kagan]

>Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2004 17:18:56 -0800
>From: AFD_Announcements <mailer at arabfilm.com>
>Subject: New Video Release from AFD:  "Selves and Others: A Portrait 
>of Edward Said"
>To: Al Kagan <akagan at uiuc.edu>
>Organization: Arab Film Distribution
>
>*Now available from Arab Film Distribution*
>
>SELVES AND OTHERS: A PORTRAIT OF EDWARD SAID
>
>A documentary film by Emmanuel Hamon | 2003 | 54 minutes | In English
>
>Known as one of America's great contemporary intellectuals and a prominent
>spokesperson for the Palestinian cause in the United States, Said died in
>September of 2003 at the age of 67.  Shortly before is death, a French film
>crew spent several weeks with him and his family. The result is "Selves and
>Others," an intimate documentary that offers a glimpse at some of Said's final
>reflections on the themes that dominated his life's work.
>
>VHS Video Purchase:  $250
>VHS Video Rental: $100
>BETA-SP Video Rental:  $125
>
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>
>To order, call (206) 322-0882 x.202, fax (206) 322-4586 or order from our
>website:
>
>http://www.arabfilm.com/item/278/
>
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>
>Several of Professor Said's lectures have been recorded and are also now
>available through AFD:
>
>ON ORIENTALISM
>
>Directed by Sut Jhally | 1998 | 40 minutes | In English
>
>In this engaging (and lavishly illustrated) video interview, Said talks about
>the context within which his book, "Orientalism," was conceived, its main
>themes and how its original thesis relates to the contemporary 
>understanding of
>"the Orient." First published in 1978, "Orientalism," has been profoundly
>influential in a diverse range of disciplines. Said argues that the Western
>(especially American) understanding of the Middle East as a place full of
>villains and terrorists ruled by Islamic fundamentalism produces a deeply
>distorted image of the diversity and complexity of millions of Arab peoples.
>
>website: http://www.arabfilm.com/item/167/
>
>VHS Video or DVD Purchase:  $225
>VHS Video or DVD Rental: $75
>
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>THE MYTH OF THE CLASH OF CIVILIZATIONS
>
>Directed by Sut Jhally | 1998 | 55 minutes | In English
>
>In this important lecture delivered at the University of Massachusetts, Said
>takes aim at one of the central tenets of recent foreign policy 
>thinking - that
>conflicts between different and clashing "civilizations" (Western, Islamic,
>Confucian) characterize the contemporary world. Said argues that collapsing
>complex, diverse and contradictory groups of people into vast, simplistic
>abstractions has disastrous consequences. Presenting instead a vision of the
>"coexistence" of difference, Said concludes with the fundamental 
>challenge that
>faces humanity at the turn of the millennium.
>
>website: http://www.arabfilm.com/item/219/
>
>VHS Video or DVD Purchase:  $125
>VHS Video or DVD Rental: $75
>
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>
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>Africa, Arab Film Distribution has a catalog of more than 150 films. Our
>feature, documentary and short films reflect the culture, people and issues of
>the region as well as exploring the experiences of Arabs living in other parts
>of the world. You can view our entire video catalog by visiting our website:
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>
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