Casting calls / produced by Running Down Dreams Productions for Discovery Times Channel ; producer/writer, Lauren F. Cardillo.

"Does Hollywood's portrayal of villains reinforce racial stereotypes or does the industry give the public what it wants? This program explores the history of film's ethnic 'bad guy,' looking at sociopolitical and economic forces that create, perpetuate, and rehabilitate these characters. Special attention is paid to current depictions of Muslims onscreen [along with an historical survey of film depictions of African-Americans, Asians, and Native Americans]. A wide range of ilm clips from 'Birth of a Nation' to 'The Sopranos' provides many examples, along with commentary from critics, directors and actors ..."--Container notes.

Narration, Deborah Potter ; with commentators Sayed Badreya, Jack Shaheen, Lionel Chetwynd, Bob Cochran, John Darnton, Elvis Mitchell, James Earl Jones, Denise Uyehara, David Chase, Dan Pyne, Tony Shalhoub, Kamal Marayati, Alma, the Jadallah family: Sami, Laila and Diala Jadallah, Husaam Alyoush, Sonia Nikore, Ahmed Ahmed, Joel Gordon.