‘Control Room' director lives in two worlds
http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/entertainment/movies/9136839.htm?1c"Noujaim's documentary “Control Room,” about Arab journalists covering the invasion of Iraq, has been getting raves from critics for capturing the complexity of American-Arab relations and the different perspectives from which the two cultures observe the same events. The film is playing at the Tivoli Theatre.
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“Control Room” unfolds in the media center at Central Command in Qatar, where journalists from throughout the world gathered in April 2003 on the eve of the Iraq invasion. The central conflict lies in efforts by the U.S. military to manage the news and the stubborn independence (and, say some in the Bush administration, pro-terrorism stance) of the reporters and editors of al-Jazeera, the independent Arab satellite news network.
“One reason we got such great access is that we're completely independent,” Noujaim said. “We weren't being funded by anybody from either the West or Arabian countries. We didn't have any lights, no fancy equipment. We were a very small crew and unthreatening.”
The film's heart lies in the relationships between Marine Lt. Josh Rushing, assigned to deal with the Arab press at Central Command, and al-Jazeera reporter Hassan Ibrahim. The two men began as adversaries but slowly achieved a degree of mutual respect."----------
Yeah, I'm being redundant (sort of, as this film deserves at least as much attention as F911, in my not so humble opinion), but I can't recommend this film enough. Her work shows the Bush administration for what it is without having to beat anyone over the head. It's incredible.
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