AL HELM: MARTIN LUTHER KING IN PALESTINE
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The glorious strains of gospel music wash over the West Bank in Field's potent film. As the Palestinian National Theater and an African-American choir mount a touring play about Martin Luther King Jr., written by Stanford Professor and King scholar Dr. Clayborne Carson, an impassioned cultural exchange ensues, new friendships are forged and attitudes are altered. A rousing portrait of the changes unfolding in the Middle East as a nonviolent movement grows in Palestine, this dynamic and complex work is born of a brilliantly simple and potent idea: what would happen if African-American Christians--the same group who served as exemplars of the Civil Rights Movement--could witness first-hand the plight of Palestinians today?
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Disc Info: DVD, NTSC Region 0. Special Features include additional scenes.
Length: 93 minutes Subject Areas: Civil Rights, Human Rights, International Relations & Global Studies, Middle East Studies, Peace & Conflict Studies, Performing Arts & Theatre, Religion, Social Justice Are you a college or university who already owns the DVD and wants to add Digital Streaming Rights? Email us at info@clarityfilms.org Want to know more about usage rights? Read our policies here. "A very powerful presentation of MLK's relevancy to other cultures. Every college student should see this." |