Edward Said: The Last Interview (2004)

ALL 06/11/2004 (en) Documentary 120 Min
  • Release
    06/11/2004
  • Production
    ICA Projects
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  • Original title
    Edward Said: The Last Interview
  • Original language
    en
  • Production Cost
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Overview

Prominent Columbia University English and Comparative Literature professor Edward Said was well known in the United States for his tireless efforts to convey the plight of the Palestinian people, and in this film shot less than a year before his death resulting from incurable leukemia, the author of such books as {-Orientalism}, {-Culture and Imperialism}, and {-Power, Politics, and Culture} discusses with filmmakers his illness, his life, his education, and the continuing turmoil in Palestine. Diagnosed with the disease in 1991, Said struggled with his leukemia throughout the 1990s before refraining from interviews due to his increasingly fragile physical state. This interview was the one sole exception to his staunch "no interview" policy, and provides fascinating insight into the mind of the man who became Western society's most prominent spokesman for the Palestinian cause.

  1. Mike Dibb

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Editor

  4. Don Guttenplan

    Producer



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Edward Said: The Last Interview (2004) 120 Min

ALL 06/11/2004 (en)
Documentary
  • Release 06/11/2004
  • Production
    ICA Projects
  • Original title Edward Said: The Last Interview
  • en
  • Revenue0.00

Overview

Prominent Columbia University English and Comparative Literature professor Edward Said was well known in the United States for his tireless efforts to convey the plight of the Palestinian people, and in this film shot less than a year before his death resulting from incurable leukemia, the author of such books as {-Orientalism}, {-Culture and Imperialism}, and {-Power, Politics, and Culture} discusses with filmmakers his illness, his life, his education, and the continuing turmoil in Palestine. Diagnosed with the disease in 1991, Said struggled with his leukemia throughout the 1990s before refraining from interviews due to his increasingly fragile physical state. This interview was the one sole exception to his staunch "no interview" policy, and provides fascinating insight into the mind of the man who became Western society's most prominent spokesman for the Palestinian cause.

  1. Mike Dibb

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Editor

  4. Don Guttenplan

    Producer