Edward Said - two films : Out of place & The last interview

Borrowing its title from the author's 2000 memoir, OUT OF PLACE traces the life and work of Edward Said (1935-2003), the Palestinian-born intellectual who wrote widely on history, literature, music, philosophy and politics. Filmed in Palestine, Israel, Lebanon, Egypt, and the U.S., this feature-length documentary traces Said's childhood influences and celebrates his intellectual legacy, especially the importance of his work in literary criticism and postcolonial studies, his love of music, his role on the Palestinian National Council and his troubled relationship with Yasir Arafat.

Less than a year before his death in 2003 Siad was interviewed over the course of three days, during which he spoke at length about his illness, his work, alestine and politics, his life and education, and his continuing preoccupations.