User:Davidzundel/Obsession

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Rebecca Kabat, as vice-president of Clarion Fund, wrote to the Internal Revenue Service that Castello Limited[citation needed] produced "Obsession".[1]

Producer pseudonyms

Executive producer Peter Mier, an alias for an unnamed Canadian Jewish businessman, provided about 80 percent of the movie's $400,000 budget, according to Raphael Shore. Shore also identified the production manager Brett Halperin as an alias.[2][3]

Disclaimer

The movie starts with a disclaimer: "This is a film about radical Islamic terror. A dangerous ideology, fueled by religious hatred. It's important to remember most Muslims are peaceful and do not support terror. This is not a film about them. This is a film about a radical worldview, and the threat it poses to us all, Muslim and non-Muslim alike."[4][5][6][7][8]

Interviews

Interviews with the following persons appear in the movie.[9][10][11]

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Screenings

Television

Public

In Dearborn, Michigan, local religious leaders called a free screening of the documentary on 11 September 2008 a divisive publicity stunt.[13] Joe Wierzbicki[14][15] of the King Media Group,[16] Russo Marsh & Rogers,[17][18] and the Our Country Deserves Better PAC,[19][20] said: "There is a problem with an acceptance of radical Islam in Dearborn more so than anywhere else than I know of," according to the Detroit Free Press, quoting Wierzbicki as a spokesman for a California-based public relations company hired to promote the film.[13]

Distribution

Produced in 2005 and released in 2006, the movie had extensive distribution in the autumn of 2008.

RNC & DNC

Newspapers

Mail

Kalamazoo {something about Clarion using nonprofit permit and someone else paying}

Funding

Sources and amount of funding for production and distribution of the movie remain unknown.

28 million copies in 74 newspapers [2]

The Clarion Fund paid The Chronicle of Higher Education $28,000 to distribute 70,000 DVDs. "Insertion of millions of Obsession DVDs in swing-state newspapers appears to aid McCain campaign". 2008-09-14. The insert cost Clarion Fund $28,000, Chronicle Editor-in-Chief Phil Semas told JewsOnFirst.

"The Endowment for Middle East Truth, ... arranged distribution of ‘Obsession’, at a cost in the tens of millions."[2]

References

  1. ^ Kabat, Rebecca (2007-07-23). "Clarion Fund correspondence with Internal Revenue Service" (pdf). Center for Investigative Reporting. Retrieved 2008-10-10. The film 'Obsession' was produced by Castello Limited. {{cite web}}: Text "archivedate 2008-10-10" ignored (help); Text "archiveurl http://www.webcitation.org/5bTbWUUoJ" ignored (help)
  2. ^ a b c Shatz, Adam (2008-10-09). "Short Cuts". London Review of Books. Retrieved 2008-10-03.
  3. ^ Berman, Daphna (2007-06-28). "'Obsession' stokes passions, fears and controversy". Haaretz. Retrieved 2008-10-07. But Mier and Halperin are just aliases, Shore says.
  4. ^ "Terrorism: Looking for context". The Florida Times-Union. Jacksonville, Florida. 2008-09-16. Retrieved 2008-10-09. The documentary, Obsession, a DVD contained in this newspaper last Sunday, begins with a disclaimer. 'This is a film about radical Islamic terror.'
  5. ^ Robinson, John (2009-09-21). "Why we didn't distribute "Obsession"". The Editor's Log. Greensboro, North Carolina: Greensboro News & Record. Retrieved 2008-10-09. The documentary begins with a statement: 'This is a film about radical Islamic terrorism.'
  6. ^ Mesh, Aaron (2008-10-01). "Obsession". Willamette Week. 34 (47). Portland, Oregon: Willamette Week Newspaper. Retrieved 2008-10-09. 'It's important to remember,' a title card warns in the first minute, over the sounds of ominous ululating, 'most Muslims are peaceful and do not support terror.'
  7. ^ Miller, H Bruce (2008-09-30). ""Obsession": Springing a September Surprise?". The Source Weekly. Bend, Oregon: Lay It Out Inc. Retrieved 2008-10-09. The opening sequence contains a cautionary note: 'It is important to remember most Muslims are peaceful and do not support terror.'
  8. ^ ""Obsession" DVD Raises Concerns Over Propaganda". WFOR-TV. Miami, Florida: CBS Television Stations. 2008-09-16. Retrieved 2008-10-09. At the beginning of the film, it points out 'It's important to remember, most Muslims are peaceful and do not support terror.'
  9. ^ "Interviewees". Obsession the movie. 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-08.
  10. ^ "The Pundits". Obsession with Hate. Hate Hurts America. 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-08.
  11. ^ "Islamic council wants probe of 'Obsession'". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. 2008-09-25. Retrieved 2008-10-08. ...a number of the interviewees in the documentary are on the record as describing Islam as inherently prone to hegemony.
  12. ^ "About ACT! for America". Retrieved 2008-10-08.
  13. ^ a b Warikoo, Niraj (2008-09-11). "Critics slam screening of Muslim documentary today". Detroit Free Press. Freep.com. Retrieved 2008-10-07.
  14. ^ Overby, Peter (2008-09-26). "Charity Floods Swing States With Anti-Islam DVD". Morning Edition. National Public Radio. Retrieved 2008-10-07. Wierzbicki, the movie promoter, also works for two political organizations.
  15. ^ "Joe Wierzbicki". SourceWatch. Retrieved 2008-10-07.
  16. ^ "Joe Wierzbicki - Director of Public Relations". King Media Group. Retrieved 2008-10-07.
  17. ^ "Principals". Russo Marsh & Rogers. Retrieved 2008-10-07. {{cite web}}: Text "url http://www.rmrwest.com/index.php/RMRWest/Principals/principlas.asp#JoeWierzbicki" ignored (help)
  18. ^ "Russo Marsh & Rogers". SourceWatch. Retrieved 2008-10-07.
  19. ^ "Board Members and Staff". Our Country Deserves Better PAC. Retrieved 2008-10-07.
  20. ^ "Our Country Deserves Better". SourceWatch. Retrieved 2008-10-07.

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video on YouTube

Film on "Radical Islam" Tied to Pro-Israel Groups

Who is behind Relentless, Obsession and The Third Jihad?

Group asks The Oregonian not to distribute DVD

'Obsession' stokes passions, fears and controversy "Shore, incidentally, was the director of both Aish HaTorah International and the Hasbara Fellowships"

Clarion Responds, As New Details Emerge About "Radical Islam" DVD

Who Put Hate in My Sunday Paper?

How Islamophobia Works

[8]

Talk

The notable controversy stems from the movie and its distribution. The article needs sufficient content to provide context should the article get printed and read without access to wikipedia and the links.[9] Some background on the participants seems appropriate.

The controversy has yet to warrant a separate article.

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