Grand Prize Competition

Ghosts of Abu Ghraib looks at how the abuses which occurred in the fall of 2003 at the Iraqi prison still remain etched in our national consciousness. The documentary asks: “what do the events which occurred at the prison still say about America? Our government? Our military? Ourselves?” The film is built on direct, personal narratives of perpetrators, witnesses, and victims of the abuse to probe the psychology of how typical boys and girls next door can become perpetrators of atrocious acts. On a parallel track, the film explores the history of policy decisions dating back to the erosion of the Geneva conventions that contributed to making the abuse a reality.

Selection
American Documentary Competition, 2007 Sundance Film Festival, USA.

Rory Kennedy
Rory Kennedy, co-founder and co-president of Moxie Firecracker Films, is one of the USA's most prolific independent documentary filmmakers, focusing on issues such as poverty, domestic abuse, human rights and AIDS. She has directed and produced more than 20 films shown on television and which have won different prizes in festivals.