The Islamic 'Other' in Film

Nick Broomfield takes a break from shooting during Battle For Haditha (Photo Courtesy of Nick Broomfield) By Sukant Chandan - London Docu-dramas, documentary films and feature films are perhaps some of the most influential media by which we develop our political perceptions and prejudices. This has been recognised long ago and put to use on a mass scale during the Second World War, when films were used to rally the masses in the Allied countries against Hitlerite fascism. It was a time when the US made films celebrating Soviet guerrilla martyr attacks against the Nazi occupation, such as in the film North Star. The US has ever since pumped massive amounts of resources into this medium through the cinema, TV and more recently the internet. With the emergence of the internet, online video file sharing and peer-to-peer download... [read full story]