Persons of Interest
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Tobias Perse
Faiq Medraj
Amanda Serrano
Nabil Ayesh
Khadrah Ali
Mateen Butt
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
A chronicle that depicts the human cost of the U.S. Justice Department's campaign against Arab or Muslim immigrants during the post-9/11 frenzy to combat terrorism. While few question the need to undertake measures to protect national security, the sweeping detention, arbitrary arrests and confinement (often without any family communication or legal representation), and subsequent deportation and/or ongoing imprisonment make a mockery of fundamental American principles like the presumption of innocence. Using a bare room and mostly static camera, the filmmakers record a series of encounters with a diverse range of detainees and family members and present them seemingly without much need for skill. But in fact, the subtle and creative direction of these individual and ultimately cumulative portraits belies the effortless appearance of the presentation and produces a simultaneous poignancy and disbelieving outrage. You may feel that you already know all about the issues and experiences communicated in Persons of Interest. Think again. The specific details of these disrupted lives speak volumes. Not since the massive internment of another ethnic group during World War II has the United States experienced such a massive assault on basic civil liberties.
Cast
Faiq Medraj
Amanda Serrano
Nabil Ayesh
Khadrah Ali
Mateen Butt
Muhamed Abushhaker
Syed Shah
Mohammed Irshaid
Syed Ali
Salem Jaffer
Miriam Hamzeh
Shokriea Yaghi
Crew
Muhamed Abushhaker
Khadrah Ali
Syed Ali
Nabil Ayesh
Mateen Butt
Malinda Campbell
Miriam Hamzeh
Mohammed Irshaid
Sandrine Isambert
Salem Jaffer
Jackie Kelman Bisbee
Lawrence Konner
Daniel Massey
Faiq Medraj
Tricia Rosenthal
Richard Rutkowski
Richard Rutkowski
Amanda Serrano
Amanda Serrano
Syed Shah
Astra Taylor
William Tsouris
Shokriea Yaghi
Film Details
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Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States 2004
Released in United States January 2004
Released in United States Summer September 3, 2004
Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival January 21 - February 2, 2004.
Shown at Sundance Film Festival (Documentary Competition) January 15-25, 2004.
Released in United States 2004 (Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival January 21 - February 2, 2004.)
Released in United States January 2004 (Shown at Sundance Film Festival (Documentary Competition) January 15-25, 2004.)
Released in United States Summer September 3, 2004
