Ghosts of Abu Ghraib is a 2007 documentary film, directed by Rory Kennedy, that examines the events of the 2004 Abu Ghraib torture and prisoner abuse scandal. The film premiered January 19, 2007, at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival.[1]
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| Directed by | Rory Kennedy |
| Written by | Jack Youngelson |
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| Cinematography | Tom Hurwitz |
| Edited by | Sari Gilman |
| Music by | Miriam Cutler |
| Distributed by | HBO |
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Running time | 82 minutes (Sundance Film Festival) |
The film aired on HBO on February 22, 2007.[2] It was also shown at the Human Rights Watch Film Festival on March 23, 2007, and at the Cleveland International Film Festival on March 25, 2007.[3]
Working Films coordinated the US national community engagement campaign with Ghosts of Abu Ghraib. It brought together the National Religious Campaign Against Torture, the American Civil Liberties Union, faith groups, and others to end US policy sanctioning torture.[4]
Critical reception
editThe film was nominated for four Emmys at the 59th Primetime Emmy Awards in the categories of Outstanding Non-Fiction Special, Outstanding Directing for Non-Fiction Programming, Outstanding Picture Editing for Non-Fiction Programming, and Outstanding Sound Editing for Non-Fiction Programming.[5] It won the award for Outstanding Non-Fiction Special.[6]
References
edit- ^ ----GHOSTS OF ABU GHRAIB Archived May 20, 2007, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved September 16, 2007
- ^ "Ghosts Of Abu Ghraib (HBO) - Reviews from Metacritic". Metacritic. Archived from the original on September 21, 2007. Retrieved September 16, 2007.
- ^ Ghosts of Abu Ghraib, Release Info Archived December 25, 2021, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved September 16, 2007
- ^ Lee, Daniel (August 6, 2008). "The real picture". The Guardian. London. Archived from the original on September 16, 2015. Retrieved May 3, 2010.
- ^ The 59th Primetime Emmy® Awards and Creative Arts Emmy® Awards Nominees Archived March 7, 2009, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved September 16, 2007
- ^ ACADEMY OF TELEVISION ARTS AND SCIENCES 59TH ANNUAL PRIMETIME EMMY AWARDS Archived February 22, 2014, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved September 16, 2007
External links
edit- Official website
- Ghosts of Abu Ghraib at Working Films
- Ghosts of Abu Ghraib at the Iraq Media Action Project
- Profile, from the 2007 Sundance Film Festival
- Ghosts of Abu Ghraib at HBO
- Ghosts of Abu Ghraib at IMDb
- Ghosts of Abu Ghraib at Rotten Tomatoes
- Ghosts of Abu Ghraib Archived September 21, 2007, at the Wayback Machine at Metacritic
- Ghosts of Abu Ghraib at AllMovie
- Mother Jones review of Ghosts of Abu Ghraib
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