The Ornament of the World

Synopsis

Filmed in Cordoba, Granada, Seville, and Toledo, this documentary retraces the 800-year period in medieval Spain when Muslims, Christians, and Jews forged a common cultural identity that frequently transcended their religious differences, revealing what made this rare and fruitful collaboration possible, and what ultimately tore it apart.

Main Cast

Reuven Firestone

Himself (Hebrew Union College)

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David Levering Lewis

Himself (New York University)

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Jerrilynn D. Dodds

Herself (Sarah Lawrence College)

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Frank Peters

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María Rosa Menocal

Herself (Author, The Ornament of the World)

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D. Fairchild Ruggles

Herself (Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)

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Abigail Balbale

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Adnan Husain

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Crew

Department	Role	Name
Writing	Writer	Gail Huddleson Michael Schwarz Rhonda Collins Jason Cohn
	Author	María Rosa Menocal
Sound	Sound	Ray Day Stuart Bruce Danny Munoz
	Sound Mixer	Mark Escott
	Original Music Composer	Jamshied Sharifi
Production	Executive Producer	Kiki Kapany
	Producer	Michael Schwarz
Directing	Director	Michael Schwarz
Editing	Editor	Gail Huddleson Rhonda Collins
Camera	Director of Photography	Vicente Franco
Visual Effects	Animation	Brian O'Connell
Crew	Technical Advisor	Abigail Balbale
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