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Coca-Cola debuted a commercial during Super Bowl 2013 featuring Arabs riding on camels in the desert, Arab American groups were far from pleased. This representation is largely outdated, much like Hollywood’s common portrayal of Native Americans as people in loincloths and… Continue Reading →
Lina Matta’s endeavor to showcase representations of the Middle East by people who are actually from the Middle East almost seems like the most obvious thing in the world, but is unfortunately something that it is relatively revolutionary. Her first-of-its-kind film festival of… Continue Reading →
As those of you who attended Lina Matta’s presentation are aware, Lina Matta is the definition of a film aficionado. Working in television media management and coordinating film festivals for the “well-read, well-traveled” population of Westchester, New York (read: 10th… Continue Reading →