PROCESS/ DRAFT: https://youtu.be/vpUJdenPl-0
FINAL: https://youtu.be/lidH-rtyuqw
This documentary discusses the changing mentalities in France & the worsening of xenophobia due to terrorism & the media. This documentary focuses on the spark that the Charlie Hebdo terrorist attack had on the evolving cultural discrimination and segregation in France amongst the locals and other cultures and immigrants. It discusses this from both sides the international and the french mindset from David Nsrallah and French, Lebanese Surgeon who now lives in the United States. His holistic perspectives of both views on terrorism and the fear occurring in France shows the justification of the French behavior but also the reoccurring discrimination and its growth among the french population.
Prior to this final video, I was initially going to include a variety of different opinions but after conducting a variety of interviews, it was clear that they all had similar perspectives and were saying the same types of things that David said, so I decided to focus on his very paradoxical point of views. I decided to include archival footage of Paris in the 1906’s and also Paris in this generation to show the contrast of the architecture, cultural groups and the lifestyles. I also used a variety of Charlie Hebdo related videos and comics to firstly explain the attack in 2015 and also the reasons for the attacks, being their controversial comics and illustrations. I was also going to put my own perspective into the documentary however since David and I have very similar backgrounds with the same mentality and we come from the same countries and have the same exposure in France I realized his ideas were a reflection of my own and decided to further only focus on him.
Decontextualizing xenophobia in a community or society is a difficult task. Segregation and discrimination evolves in most societies due to exposure, cultural differences and most of all fear. Now although this discrimination has thrived in the french culture since the 60s with the overwhelming Algerian immigrants, its worsening is really a byproduct of the fear produced from the reoccurring terrorist attacks in France. The nature of french humor and mentalities and the basis of the jokes and liberal attitudes also have been a gateway towards the extreme segregation and racism within the French population in this generation. My goal is not to exacerbate the cultural segregation, the terrorist attacks or the works of Charlie Hebdo, but instead to highlight the oxymoronic views by the french and internationals. I hope to explain the differing views and how this has become an evolving national viewpoint and to openly discuss the visible attitude changes.
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