From KKK, Mideast to church, film explores hate and hope

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http://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/08/27/anatomy.of.hate/

updated 10:23 a.m. EDT, Fri August 28, 2009

By Jessica Ravitz
CNN

(CNN) -- Mike Ramsdell was recently out of film school when the 9/11 attacks threw America's sense of security upside down.

Born to a Lebanese mother and a father who is a social studies teacher, the Michigan native grappled with the horror of what happened to his country that day just as he paid attention to people's reactions.

When he heard President Bush's declaration of war on terrorism, he thought to himself: "A lot of people are going to die."

He set out on a six-year journey to explore that which fuels wars big and small, real and perceived. He wanted to know why people hate. snip

The end result was "The Anatomy of Hate: A Dialogue for Hope," an award-winning documentary from Under the Hood Productions. The film will screen in Atlanta, Georgia, Saturday evening at the Carter Center as part of the Atlanta International Documentary Film Festival, also known as DocuFest.

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1. Thanks for posting

The stories my Middle Eastern/Arab friends have been telling me for the last 8 years or so have been sobering. One kid in grad school admitted his family had to sell their business and move to another town because of the hate and harassment they received in the months after 9/11.

Happy to rec. Plus anything to do with the Carter Center gets a bit of a thumbs up from me. :)

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2. I would like to see this film....it sounds promising...