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The Ghosts of Abu Ghraib by Rory Kennedy followed by a panel discussion
The Ghosts of Abu Ghraib by Rory Kennedy followed by a panel discussion
Monday, June 18, 2007 7:00 PM
Free and open to the public
Refreshments will be served
The Ghosts of Abu Ghraib by Rory Kennedy/ Documentary/2007/80 min/DVD
The familiar and disturbing pictures of torture at Iraq's Abu Ghraib
prison raise many troubling questions: How did torture become an
accepted practice at Abu Ghraib? Did U.S. government policies make it
possible? How much damage has the aftermath of Abu Ghraib had on
America's credibility as a defender of freedom and human rights
around the world? Acclaimed filmmaker Rory Kennedy looks beyond the
headlines to investigate the psychological and political context in
which torture occurred when the powerful documentary Ghosts of Abu
Ghraib.
Rory Kennedy, co-founder and co-president of Moxie Firecracker Films,
is one of the nation's most prolific independent documentary
filmmakers, focusing on issues such as poverty, domestic abuse, human
rights and AIDS. Kennedy's work has been featured on numerous
broadcast and cable outlets, including HBO, A& E, MTV, Lifetime and
PBS. She has directed and produced more than 20 films, including the
HBO specials Indian Point: Imagining the Unimaginable, which examines
the potential for a nuclear disaster in New York City's backyard;
"Pandemic: Facing AIDS," a five-part series that follows the lives of
people living with AIDS throughout the world (nominated for two
primetime Emmy? Awards); "American Hollow," which documents an
Appalachian family caught between tradition and the modern world
(nominated for a Non-Fiction Primetime Emmy? Award and Independent
Spirit Award); and "A Boy's Life," about the troubling forces shaping
the life of a young child in impoverished Mississippi. She executive
produced Street Fight, which was nominated for an Academy Award? for
documentary feature in 2006.
DIRECTIONS
Alwan For the Arts
16 Beaver St, 4th Fl
New York, NY 10004
16 Beaver between Broad and New Streets, one block east of Whitehall
Street and Bowling Green.
TRAINS:
4, 5 to Bowling Green
J/M/Z to Broad St.
R,W to Whitehall St.
1 to Rector St. or South Ferry
2, 3 to Wall St.
A, C line to Broadway-Nassau
BUSES: M1, M6, M9, M16, M20.
BIKE: Hudson Rvr. Greenway, East Rvr. path, Liberty St., Broadway,
Water St.;
AREA MAPS AT: tinyurl.com
Monday, June 18, 2007 7:00 PM
Free and open to the public
Refreshments will be served
The Ghosts of Abu Ghraib by Rory Kennedy/ Documentary/2007/80 min/DVD
The familiar and disturbing pictures of torture at Iraq's Abu Ghraib
prison raise many troubling questions: How did torture become an
accepted practice at Abu Ghraib? Did U.S. government policies make it
possible? How much damage has the aftermath of Abu Ghraib had on
America's credibility as a defender of freedom and human rights
around the world? Acclaimed filmmaker Rory Kennedy looks beyond the
headlines to investigate the psychological and political context in
which torture occurred when the powerful documentary Ghosts of Abu
Ghraib.
Rory Kennedy, co-founder and co-president of Moxie Firecracker Films,
is one of the nation's most prolific independent documentary
filmmakers, focusing on issues such as poverty, domestic abuse, human
rights and AIDS. Kennedy's work has been featured on numerous
broadcast and cable outlets, including HBO, A& E, MTV, Lifetime and
PBS. She has directed and produced more than 20 films, including the
HBO specials Indian Point: Imagining the Unimaginable, which examines
the potential for a nuclear disaster in New York City's backyard;
"Pandemic: Facing AIDS," a five-part series that follows the lives of
people living with AIDS throughout the world (nominated for two
primetime Emmy? Awards); "American Hollow," which documents an
Appalachian family caught between tradition and the modern world
(nominated for a Non-Fiction Primetime Emmy? Award and Independent
Spirit Award); and "A Boy's Life," about the troubling forces shaping
the life of a young child in impoverished Mississippi. She executive
produced Street Fight, which was nominated for an Academy Award? for
documentary feature in 2006.
DIRECTIONS
Alwan For the Arts
16 Beaver St, 4th Fl
New York, NY 10004
16 Beaver between Broad and New Streets, one block east of Whitehall
Street and Bowling Green.
TRAINS:
4, 5 to Bowling Green
J/M/Z to Broad St.
R,W to Whitehall St.
1 to Rector St. or South Ferry
2, 3 to Wall St.
A, C line to Broadway-Nassau
BUSES: M1, M6, M9, M16, M20.
BIKE: Hudson Rvr. Greenway, East Rvr. path, Liberty St., Broadway,
Water St.;
AREA MAPS AT: tinyurl.com