Beyond the Frame: Alternative Perspectives on the War on Terrorism (2004)

Synopsis: As professor of Media Studies and Communications at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst, Sut Jhally became well known for taking a critical look at media's affects on our culture. As the... As professor of Media Studies and Communications at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst, Sut Jhally became well known for taking a critical look at media's affects on our culture. As the founder and director of the Media Education Foundation, Jhally has built a career around critiquing pop culture. Jhally provides a much-needed critical eye in a world so heavily influenced by media, making him a favorite lecturer in the Pioneer Valley's five-college community. In his latest documentary for the Media Education Foundation, Jhally takes a stab at the American news media's portrayal of a post 9-11 world. BEYOND THE FRAME is a series of interviews with some of the most accomplished experts, activists, and scholars in the political arena. The documentary takes a critical look at U.S. news coverage of the "war on terror", revealing its biased nature. This release offers insight into 9-11 and its affects around the world from a less commercial, mainstream perspective. Interviewed parties include: Seth Ackerman, Belquis Ahmadi, Joan Blades, Maliha Chishti, Noam Chomsky, Jo Commerford, Kevin Danaher, Cynthia Enloe, Henry Giroux, Janine Jackson, Robert Jensen, Sut Jhally, Darryl Kimball, Michael Kimmel, Mahsa Khanbabai, Michael Klare, Naomi Klein, Manning Marable, Mark Crispin Miller, Bernie Sanders, Ritu Sharmu, Vandana Shiva, and Alisa Solomon. [More]

Starring: Noam Chomsky, Cynthia Enloe, Sut Jhally, Naomi Klein

Starring: Noam Chomsky, Cynthia Enloe, Sut Jhally, Naomi Klein, Manning Marable, Mark Crispin Miller, Vandana Shiva