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Enemy alien /

Enemy Alien is the gripping story of the fight to free Farouk Abdel-Muhti, a Palestinian-born human rights activist detained in a post-9/11 sweep of Muslim immigrants. Told through the eyes of the filmmaker, the grandson of Japanese Americans interned during World War II, this documentary takes on u...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Aderer, Konrad (Director, Interviewer)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: New York, NY : Third World Newsreel, 2011.
Subjects:
Abdel-Muhti, Farouk, > 1947-2004.
United States. > Uniting and Strengthening America by Fulfilling Rights and Ensuring Effective Discipline Over Monitoring Act of 2015 or the USA FREEDOM Act of 2015.
Palestinian Arabs > Civil rights > United States.
Detention of persons > United States.
Muslims > United States > Social conditions.
September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001 > Influence.
War on Terrorism, 2001-2009 > Prisoners and prisons.
War on Terrorism, 2001-2009 > Moral and ethical aspects.
Terrorism investigation > United States.
Torture (International law)
Palestiniens > Droits > États-Unis.
Musulmans > États-Unis > Conditions sociales.
Guerre contre le terrorisme, 2001-2009 > Prisonniers et prisons.
Guerre contre le terrorisme, 2001-2009 > Aspect moral.
Terrorisme > Enquêtes > États-Unis.
Torture (Droit international)
documentary film.
Documentary films.
Biographical films.
Feature films.
Documentaires.
Films biographiques.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
Description
Summary:Enemy Alien is the gripping story of the fight to free Farouk Abdel-Muhti, a Palestinian-born human rights activist detained in a post-9/11 sweep of Muslim immigrants. Told through the eyes of the filmmaker, the grandson of Japanese Americans interned during World War II, this documentary takes on unprecedented intimacy and historical resonance. As the filmmaker confronts his own family legacy of incarceration, his involvement in the current struggle deepens. Resistance brings consequences: In retaliation for organizing a hunger strike, Farouk is locked in solitary confinement, and a counterterrorism investigation into the documentary itself triggers the arrest of Farouk's American-born son Tarek.
Physical Description:1 online resource (82 minutes)
Playing Time:01:21:29
Production Credits:Editor, Konrad Aderer ; camera, Konrad Aderer, Loch Phillipps, Michelle Chen, Lorca Shepperd, John Rae, Kaushik Shridharani, Rosie Vanek ; original score & sound mix, Peter Darmi.