My trip to al-Qaeda : behind the scenes of the War on Terror /

"In 2006, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Lawrence Wright staged "My Trip to al-Qaeda," a one-man play that explored the moral dilemmas he encountered while researching his bestselling book, "The Looming Tower: al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11." Culled from more than 600 inte...

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Main Author:	Richter, Max (Composer)
Corporate Authors:	Culture Project (Theater company), Jigsaw Productions, HBO Documentary Films, New Video Group, Docurama (Firm)
Other Authors:	Gibney, Alex (Producer, Director), Mosher, Gregory (Director), Buchman, Allan (Producer), Alberti, Maryse, Ellwood, Alison, Wright, Lawrence, 1947-
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	English
Published:	[New York] : Docuramafilms : [2012]
Edition:	Widescreen.
Subjects:	Qaida (Organization) Bin Laden, Osama, > 1957-2011. Terrorists > Middle East. Terrorists > Arab countries. September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001. War on Terrorism, 2001-2009. Islamic fundamentalism. Wright, Lawrence, > 1947- Wright, Lawrence, > 1947- > Film adaptations. Film adaptations. Documentary films. Nonfiction films. Feature films.

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Summary:	"In 2006, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Lawrence Wright staged "My Trip to al-Qaeda," a one-man play that explored the moral dilemmas he encountered while researching his bestselling book, "The Looming Tower: al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11." Culled from more than 600 interviews and 4,100 pages of notes, the play integrated his journalistic insights with personal stories, live footage, and photos of the places he visited during his extensive research. In My Trip to al-Qaeda, Academy Award winner Alex Gibney (Taxi to the Dark Side) brings Wright's performance to the big screen and chronicles his quest to understand the history and the modern incarnation of radical Islamic terrorism. Through Wright's probing efforts to come to terms with his and his country's role in the chain of events that led to 9/11, My Trip to al-Qaeda sheds crucial light on terrorism, Islam and America." -- Container.
Item Description:	Originally produced as a motion picture in 2010. "Based on the play My trip to al-Qaeda by Lawrence Wright." "Originally directed for the stage by Greg Mosher ; originally produced for the stage by Allan Buchman & the Culture Project." "HBO Documentary Films presents"--Container. Program content: c2010. Documentary. Not rated. Videorecording.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (approximately 86 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	DVD; NTSC; widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital 2.0.
Awards:	Tribeca Film Festival, official selection.
Production Credits:	Director of photography, Maryse Alberti ; editor, Alison Ellwood ; original score, Max Richter.
ISBN:	1422921743 9781422921746 6314763134 (DVD) 9786314763138 (DVD)