Introduction to the End of an Argument (1990)
- Original title
- مقدمة لنهايات جدال
- Directed by
- Elia Suleiman
- Genre
- documentary
- Country
- Canada
- Runtime
- 45 min
- Rating
- 7.8 of 10 from 5 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This film uses found footage from news and movies to show how Western media misrepresents Palestinians and Arabs. It cuts between clips to expose bias and stereotypes.
fragmentedcriticalunsettlingexperimentalpoliticizedsatiricaldisjointeddeclarativeediting-heavy
What happens
Introduction to the End of an Argument / Intifada - Speaking for Oneself... Speaking for Others (Arabic: مقدمة لنهائيات جدال Transliteration: Muqadimmah Li-Nihāyāt Jidāl) is a 1990 experimental documentary directed by Jayce Salloum and Elia Suleiman. It utilises found footage sourced from films, news footage, documentaries and 'live' footage from the West Bank and Gaza to critique the representation of Palestinians, Arabs and the Middle East frequently found in Western media. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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