Tony Kashani (PhD, California Institute of Integral Studies) teaches interdisciplinary studies courses at Southern New Hampshire University. His previous books include Deconstructing the Mystique: An Interdisciplinary Introduction to Cinema (2009) and Lost in Media: The Ethics of Everyday Life (Peter Lang, 2013).

Contents: Pertinent Theories - Cinema as Pedagogy for Constructive - Humanistic Transformation - Ten Movies: Mississippi Masala, Syriana, The Runner (Davandeh), The Truman Show The Matrix, Match Point, Paradise Now, Doubt, Her, A Separation.