Justice Denied: Voices from Guantánamo

Wrongfully imprisoned and later released, Guantánamo detainees recount their stories as they move on with their lives and chart a course for healing.
More about Justice Denied from filmmaker Joel Engardio
The American Civil Liberties Union wanted to use audio recordings to preserve the testimonials of five former Guantánamo detainees who had been held and released by the Bush administration without charge. I suggested that it would be more powerful to interview the men on video and produce a short film that wove their stories together into one narrative arch. This was a more accessible and compelling way to share the experiences with a wide audience.
Former Guantánamo detainees are usually painted as one-dimensional caricatures and we rarely get to know them as people. What were their lives like before Guantánamo? What are they doing now to start over? What are their hopes, dreams and fears? What kinds of personalities do they have? By using video and the art of story telling, I hope viewers might have more reason to care about the important issues that surround indefinite detention once they realize what they have in common with the subjects of the film as fellow human beings.
I used sparse narration and avoided talking head commentary by lawyers and advocates. I felt it would be more effective to simply let the men speak for themselves. The purpose of the video was to provide an emotional connection to the issues by focusing only on the personal stories of the men involved. A web link appears at the end of the film for inspired audiences who want to investigate and learn more about things like rule of law and how to stay both safe and free in a troubled world.
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[@missemsnitchesss]

i wish i could do something about this.

[@kingbeatsoz]

poor guys, I hope their lives get better and that they can recover fully, may Allah give the strength and success ameen

[@lukev7]

i'm struggling to understand how something like this could actually have happned in our day and age. I wonder if bush will ever wach this video

[@Riversofliquidlove]

...no one deserves the kind of torture these men went through, thats terrible the power given to the government to just miss use it in these type of ways including just brushing off what they should be doing which is providing jusice for all

[@mediathatmatters]

@missemsnitchesss We all can do something about this! Check out our Take Action links on our website! :]

[@hankreardenfan1019]

It's true. Remember Shaker Ammar. So far, I haven't heard any news of him commiting a terrorist attack.

[@adatheraider]

So why not do a doc on that story Media matters or is it just the media that matters to you....?

[@adatheraider]

Mozzoam Begg is currently running an NGO that supports Jihadist imprisoners and has talked in the past and in his autobiography , does not apologise or distance himself from what he calls the ´freedom fighters´. Guantanamo was wrong but not everyone was innocent in there. Amnesty International was recently critized for associating themselves with Begg and his so-called ´NGO´..resulting in the suspensionof Gita Sahgal a senior post employee who reported this..

[@CRAZYJ10ify]

I really don't know anything else but to say they all came off like some likeable guys that didn't seem to pose a threat to anyone.I will not lie the US System is not always correct for instance I just got done watching a video where a guy was being released after years in prison thanks to DNA.I am glad to know that they are trying to move on from their horrible expeirence.

[@Enelyna]

this just makes me sick...