The Occupation of the American Mind
2016 · Movie · 85 min · ★ 8.4
This documentary examines why public opinion in the United States differs from much of the world on Israel and فلسطين, focusing on how messaging, media coverage, and advocacy shape what audiences see and believe. It explores the influence of public relations on a major political conflict.
Also known as The Occupation of the American Mind: Israel's Public Relations War in the United States
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Details
- Years
- 2016
- Release date
- 2016-01-19
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 85 min
- Max quality
- HD
- TMDB rating
- 8.4/10 (8 votes)
- Budget
- $300,000
About
You may like this if you want a pointed, discussion-starting documentary about media influence and political messaging, especially if War Made Easy: How Presidents & Pundits Keep Spinning Us to Death appealed to you; Not for you if you want a balanced, all-sides treatment.
Pros: thought-provoking perspective; eye-opening media critique; timely subject | Cons: one-sided approach; limited nuance; short on context
Themes
- israel
- palestinian-israeli conflict
- propaganda
- zionism
- war propaganda
- public relations
- woman director
- state of israel
- settler colonialism
- political propaganda
Cast & crew
Roger Waters
as Narrator (voice)
- PH
Peter Hart
as Self - National Coalition Against Censorship
Sut Jhally
as Self - Professor, University of Massachusetts
- YM
Yousef Munayyer
as Self - US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation
Rula Jebreal
as Self - Journalist
Mark Crispin Miller
as Self - Professor, New York University
- RK
Rami Khouri
as Self - Columnist, Daily Star, Beirut
- RK
Rashid Khalidi
as Self - Professor, Columbia University
- PB
Phyllis Bennis
as Self - Institute for Policy Studies
- MB
Max Blumenthal
as Self - Journalist
Directed by Loretta Alper, Jeremy Earp