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Curation Is Not Censorship
What is the responsibility of programmers when it comes to discerning whether a film deserves the platform and profile of a major festival? In a
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Two Saudi Arabian men wearing keffiyeh and white thobes sitting in a golf cart on the premises of the Mohammed bin Nayef Counseling and Care Center in Riyadh. From Meg Smaker’s ‘Jihad Rehab.’ Courtesy of Sidestilt Films.
Why Filmmakers Have Had a Problem With 'Jihad Rehab' for Years
Documentary filmmakers have been raising alarm bells about this year’s Sundance competition documentary Jihad Rehab for over a year, claiming it
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A Saudi Arabian man wearing a keffiyeh walks down a large open courtyard of the Prince Mohammed Bin Nayef Centre for Counselling and Care. From Meg Smaker’s ‘Jihad Rehab.’ Courtesy of Sidestilt Films.
Islamophobia and the Tyranny of Empathy: The Case of 'Jihad Rehab'
This past weekend I got cozy on my living room couch and attended my first screening of the 2022 Sundance Film Festival— the premiere of Meg Smaker’s
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