Edward Said: The Last Interview (2004)
• June 11th, 2004 • 3h 26min
Documentary
Overview
Edward Said, Professor of English & Comparative Literature at Columbia University, was a prominent literary critic of the late 20th century and a leading spokesperson for the Palestinian cause in the US. Born to a Palestinian family in Al-Quds (Jerusalem) in 1935, he and his family were dispossessed in 1948 and settled in Cairo. Educated in the US, he lived in New York for many years. Said was a member of the Palestine National Council. After resigning from the PNC in 1991, Said wrote critically about the post-Oslo peace process, the political failures of Yasser Arafat and the PLO. Said was diagnosed with leukemia in 1991 and struggled with the disease while continuing to write and teach. He stopped giving interviews but made an exception less than a year before his death in 2003, speaking about his illness, work, Palestine, politics, life, and education. The last interview is the final testament of this passionately committed intellectual.
Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!
Trailer
Similar Movies
No Time to Fail
Released on: 2022-10-07
Documentary
Amidst an onslaught of attacks from a sitting President and the deadly threat of a global pandemic, ...
Cybersocialism: Project Cybersyn & The CIA Coup in Chile
Released on: 2021-08-18
Documentary
A documentary on the rise and fall of Project Cybersyn, an attempt at a computer-managed centralized...
Taking Liberties
Released on: 2007-01-01
Documentary
Taking Liberties Since 1997is a documentary film about the erosion of civil liberties in the United ...
The War Room
Released on: 1993-11-03
Documentary, History
A behind-the-scenes documentary about the Clinton for President campaign, focusing on the adventures...
Kampen om Grønland
Released on: 2020-03-17
Documentary
The world's largest island has been part of Denmark since 1721, but a significant majority of the 56...
It Might Get Loud
Released on: 2008-09-05
Documentary, Music
A documentary on the electric guitar from the point of view of three significant rock musicians: the...
Thinking XXX
Released on: 2004-10-27
Documentary
For a book project, photographer Timothy Greenfield-Sanders took photographs of 30 stars of adult mo...
The Return of the Living Dead: The Decade of Darkness
Released on: 2007-07-11
Horror, Documentary
A look at the horror movies of the 1980's.
Christina Aguilera: Pop Diva
Released on: 2015-06-11
Documentary
A biography on the life of Christina Aguilera.
The Hot Potato: The Road to Transformation
Released on: 2013-10-28
Documentary
To cool the heat on the asylum debate - the biggest 'hot potato' in Australian politics, we took a h...
The First Year
Released on: 2021-11-18
Documentary
The First Year tells the inside story of Jamie Driscoll’s first 12 months as the new North of Tyne M...
The Term. Beginning of a Big Story
Released on: 2014-07-09
Documentary
The documentary project The Term was conceived in May 2012. When the directing trio commenced mappin...
The Lab
Released on: 2013-04-24
Documentary, History
Since 9/11, the Israeli arms industries are doing bigger business than ever before. Large Israeli co...
Gameplay: The Story of the Videogame Revolution
Released on: 2015-01-06
Documentary
A feature documentary on the history of video games. From 'Pong', 'Pac Man' and 'Mario' to 'Call of ...
Dagbog fra midten
Released on: 2009-02-10
Documentary
Documentary director Christoffer Guldbrandsen portrays in "Diary from the middle 'Party New Alliance...
Once Were Warriors: Where Are They Now?
Released on: 2014-08-18
Documentary
It's been 20 years snce Once Were Warriors was made. Julian Arahanga aka 'Nig' takes us on a journey...
