Film biography of Norman Finkelstein: "American Radical"
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September 9th, 2009 - Ridgen and Rossier’s new haunting documentary
“American Radical” tells the story of controversial Jewish academic
Norman Finkelstein.
The film is to open this Fall in Chicago at the IFP/Chicago
Underground Film Festival and will then go to Montreal, Boston,
Sheffield, Copenhagen, Beirut, Palestine, Israel and many other cities
around the world. A selective theatrical release is planned in the US
for the Fall of 2009.
American Radical is the probing documentary portrait of American
academic and activist Norman Finkelstein. A devoted son of holocaust
survivors, ardent critic of Israeli and US Mid-East policies and
author of six provocative books-including The Holocaust Industry and
Beyond Chutzpah, Finkelstein has been at the center of many
intractable controversies. Called a lunatic and a self-hating Jew by
some and an inspirational, street-fighting revolutionary by others,
Finkelstein is a deeply polarizing figure whose struggles arise from
core questions about freedom, identity and nationhood. The film
provides an intimate portrait of the man behind the controversy,
giving voice to both his many critics and his supporters, while
following him around the globe as he labors to change peoples’ minds.
American Radical is produced and directed by accomplished documentary
filmmakers David Ridgen (Mississippi Cold Case) and Nicolas Rossier
(Aristide and the Endless Revolution). Says Ridgen, “We were
fascinated by the idea of fighting fire with fire. Strong offense. Eye
for an eye. Polarizing forces that create understanding in their
collision, like filmmaker Eisenstein’s cells. That it takes a radical
to tame radicalism, or perhaps to end it. Norman Finkelstein embodies
this duality. For us, he is a case study for it in fact. Some
important voices say he is full of sound and fury signifying nothing.
Others say he is a street fighter for the downtrodden. But what is the
real politick of his words and actions and existence? These are the
questions we wanted to answer. The more one considers Norman and those
in his realm, the more one recognizes that no radical is without sin
or innocence. There is worth in being a modern firebrand, and there
are great costs. And both may lie where you least expect to discover
them”.
Completed in 2009, American Radical was picked up for US distribution
by Typecast Releasing in September. Says Rossier, “Typecast is a great
choice for us because they have an original and bold catalogue of
films and are very passionate and professional”. Typecast Releasing
will make American Radical available for broadcast, theaters, festival
screenings, DVD and digital distribution in the USA.
For more information, contact:
Baraka Productions - Ridgen Film
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www.americanradicalthefilm.com
Typecast Releasing
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Honest truth
> Called a lunatic and a self-hating Jew by
> some
--
嚙踝蕭Of all the extreme fanaticism which plays havoc in man嚙踝蕭s nature, there is
not one as irrational as anti-Semitism. 嚙皺 If the Jews are rich [these
fanatics] are victims of theft. If they are poor, they are victims of
ridicule. If they take sides in a war, it is because they wish to take
advantage from the spilling of non-Jewish blood. If they espouse peace, it
is because they are scared by their natures or traitors. If the Jew dwells
in a foreign land he is persecuted and expelled. If he wishes to return to
his own land, he is prevented from doing so.嚙踝蕭
Lloyd George
coaste...@yahoo.com
> Change the some to all sane people and I would agree
>
> > Called a lunatic and a self-hating Jew by
> > some
>
> --
> not one as irrational as anti-Semitism. … If the Jews are rich [these
> fanatics] are victims of theft. If they are poor, they are victims of
> ridicule. If they take sides in a war, it is because they wish to take
> advantage from the spilling of non-Jewish blood. If they espouse peace, it
> is because they are scared by their natures or traitors. If the Jew dwells
> in a foreign land he is persecuted and expelled. If he wishes to return to
>
> Lloyd George
Though the comment about wanting to return to *his own* land is not
objectively true, and that as a part of Zionist doctrine it does
matter, a lot, the rest of Lloyd George's comment may have beeen
plausible in his era. But George was speaking in the era of WWI, not
post-WWII much less post 1967--and he was not speaking to the present
situation in Palestine.
That any narrow faction is rich enough and unprincipled enough to gain
control or our Middle East policy through improper use of that wealth
and through blatant intimidation of individual Congressmen and even
the press is an abomination which cries out for a remedy.
Neither were the Palestinian Arabs responsible for what George
described nor are they today responsible for Hitler's crimes. It's
time for the Israelis to get out of the last 22% of Palestine and to
make amends for their crimes against its native people, the
Palestinians.
Honest truth
> Neither were the Palestinian Arabs responsible for what George
> described nor are they today responsible for Hitler's crimes.
And when did Lloyd George suggest they were.
--
嚙踝蕭Of all the extreme fanaticism which plays havoc in man嚙踝蕭s nature, there is
not one as irrational as anti-Semitism. 嚙皺 If the Jews are rich [these
fanatics] are victims of theft. If they are poor, they are victims of
ridicule. If they take sides in a war, it is because they wish to take
advantage from the spilling of non-Jewish blood. If they espouse peace, it
is because they are scared by their natures or traitors. If the Jew dwells
in a foreign land he is persecuted and expelled. If he wishes to return to
his own land, he is prevented from doing so.嚙踝蕭
Lloyd George
coaste...@yahoo.com
> On Thu, 5 Nov 2009 13:58:06 -0800 (PST), iconocl...@yahoo.com wrote:
> > Neither were the Palestinian Arabs responsible for what George
> > described nor are they today responsible for Hitler's crimes.
>
> And when did Lloyd George suggest they were.
If you use a ninety year old quote in the present context it's going
to be looked at very carefully. It doesn't fit.
>
> --
> “Of all the extreme fanaticism which plays havoc in man’s nature, there is
> not one as irrational as anti-Semitism. … If the Jews are rich [these
> fanatics] are victims of theft. If they are poor, they are victims of
> ridicule. If they take sides in a war, it is because they wish to take
> advantage from the spilling of non-Jewish blood. If they espouse peace, it
> is because they are scared by their natures or traitors. If the Jew dwells
> in a foreign land he is persecuted and expelled. If he wishes to return to
> his own land, he is prevented from doing so.”
>
> Lloyd George
Honest truth
> On Nov 6, 4:49 am, Honest truth <Honest_tr...@Wisdom.net> wrote:
>> On Thu, 5 Nov 2009 13:58:06 -0800 (PST), iconocl...@yahoo.com wrote:
>>> Neither were the Palestinian Arabs responsible for what George
>>> described nor are they today responsible for Hitler's crimes.
>>
>> And when did Lloyd George suggest they were.
>
> If you use a ninety year old quote in the present context it's going
> to be looked at very carefully. It doesn't fit.
Do not continue to play the fool, its you that are trying not to make it
Fish Supper
"icono...@yahoo.com" <coaste...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:e7e9249d-4026-4070...@g10g2000pri.googlegroups.com...
On Nov 6, 4:49 am, Honest truth <Honest_tr...@Wisdom.net> wrote:
> On Thu, 5 Nov 2009 13:58:06 -0800 (PST), iconocl...@yahoo.com wrote:
> > Neither were the Palestinian Arabs responsible for what George
> > described nor are they today responsible for Hitler's crimes.
>
> And when did Lloyd George suggest they were.
If you use a ninety year old quote in the present context it's going
to be looked at very carefully. It doesn't fit.
>
> --
> �Of all the extreme fanaticism which plays havoc in man�s nature, there is
> not one as irrational as anti-Semitism. � If the Jews are rich [these
> fanatics] are victims of theft. If they are poor, they are victims of
> ridicule. If they take sides in a war, it is because they wish to take
> advantage from the spilling of non-Jewish blood. If they espouse peace, it
> is because they are scared by their natures or traitors. If the Jew dwells
> in a foreign land he is persecuted and expelled. If he wishes to return to
> his own land, he is prevented from doing so.�
>
> Lloyd George
This is the tiresome nonsense that the zionists spout continuously, that to
be anti-Israel is to be anti-semitic. Absolute drivel and intended to
deflect any criticism of that barbaric state.
Gary Renzetti
> On Fri, 6 Nov 2009 20:33:33 -0800 (PST), icono...@yahoo.com wrote:
>
>> On Nov 6, 4:49 am, Honest truth <Honest_tr...@Wisdom.net> wrote:
>>> On Thu, 5 Nov 2009 13:58:06 -0800 (PST), iconocl...@yahoo.com wrote:
>>>> Neither were the Palestinian Arabs responsible for what George
>>>> described nor are they today responsible for Hitler's crimes.
>>> And when did Lloyd George suggest they were.
>> If you use a ninety year old quote in the present context it's going
>> to be looked at very carefully. It doesn't fit.
>
> Do not continue to play the fool, its you that are trying not to make it
> fit.
>
to take a shit in his kippa.
coaste...@yahoo.com
> On Fri, 6 Nov 2009 20:33:33 -0800 (PST), iconocl...@yahoo.com wrote:
> > On Nov 6, 4:49 am, Honest truth <Honest_tr...@Wisdom.net> wrote:
> >> On Thu, 5 Nov 2009 13:58:06 -0800 (PST), iconocl...@yahoo.com wrote:
> >>> Neither were the Palestinian Arabs responsible for what George
> >>> described nor are they today responsible for Hitler's crimes.
>
> >> And when did Lloyd George suggest they were.
>
> > If you use a ninety year old quote in the present context it's going
> > to be looked at very carefully. It doesn't fit.
>
> Do not continue to play the fool, its you that are trying not to make it
> fit.
Of course I am! That's my side of the argument. If I can get you to
sit still for a few moments I'll defeat you decisively.
coaste...@yahoo.com
> "iconocl...@yahoo.com" <coaster132...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>
> news:e7e9249d-4026-4070...@g10g2000pri.googlegroups.com...
> On Nov 6, 4:49 am, Honest truth <Honest_tr...@Wisdom.net> wrote:
>
> > On Thu, 5 Nov 2009 13:58:06 -0800 (PST), iconocl...@yahoo.com wrote:
> > > Neither were the Palestinian Arabs responsible for what George
> > > described nor are they today responsible for Hitler's crimes.
>
> > And when did Lloyd George suggest they were.
>
> If you use a ninety year old quote in the present context it's going
> to be looked at very carefully. It doesn't fit.
>
>
>
> > --
> > not one as irrational as anti-Semitism. … If the Jews are rich [these
> > fanatics] are victims of theft. If they are poor, they are victims of
> > ridicule. If they take sides in a war, it is because they wish to take
> > advantage from the spilling of non-Jewish blood. If they espouse peace, it
> > is because they are scared by their natures or traitors. If the Jew dwells
> > in a foreign land he is persecuted and expelled. If he wishes to return to
>
> > Lloyd George
>
> This is the tiresome nonsense that the zionists spout continuously, that to
> be anti-Israel is to be anti-semitic. Absolute drivel and intended to
> deflect any criticism of that barbaric state.
It's certainly a state whose leadership has acted barbarically over
and over again and continues to do so.
coaste...@yahoo.com
>
> - Show quoted text -
He's not willing even to debate the applicability of his own
postscript.
Fish Supper
On Nov 7, 9:51 am, "Fish Supper" <l...@sea.com> wrote:
> "iconocl...@yahoo.com" <coaster132...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>
> news:e7e9249d-4026-4070...@g10g2000pri.googlegroups.com...
> On Nov 6, 4:49 am, Honest truth <Honest_tr...@Wisdom.net> wrote:
>
> > On Thu, 5 Nov 2009 13:58:06 -0800 (PST), iconocl...@yahoo.com wrote:
> > > Neither were the Palestinian Arabs responsible for what George
> > > described nor are they today responsible for Hitler's crimes.
>
> > And when did Lloyd George suggest they were.
>
> If you use a ninety year old quote in the present context it's going
> to be looked at very carefully. It doesn't fit.
>
>
>
> > --
> > is
> > not one as irrational as anti-Semitism. � If the Jews are rich [these
> > fanatics] are victims of theft. If they are poor, they are victims of
> > ridicule. If they take sides in a war, it is because they wish to take
> > advantage from the spilling of non-Jewish blood. If they espouse peace,
> > it
> > is because they are scared by their natures or traitors. If the Jew
> > dwells
> > in a foreign land he is persecuted and expelled. If he wishes to return
> > to
>
> > Lloyd George
>
> This is the tiresome nonsense that the zionists spout continuously, that
> to
> be anti-Israel is to be anti-semitic. Absolute drivel and intended to
> deflect any criticism of that barbaric state.
It's certainly a state whose leadership has acted barbarically over
and over again and continues to do so.
====
Agreed - it's in the DNA of the state. It was formed out of bloodshed, theft
and atrocity and since then has waged a war of genocide and imperialism on
its indigenous population and neighbours. They have the mentality of the
Uebermensch and will continuity to murder and steal for as long as America
allows them to.