MOVIE NIGHT SCHEDULE FOR DECEMBER 2008.

MONDAY, DECEMBER 1st, 2008. 7:30 p.m. 19th Floor.

TAXI TO THE DARK SIDE. Documentary.

USA, 2007. 106 min.

Director: Alex Gibney.
Appearances: Frank Gibney, George W. Bush, Dick Cheney, Donald Rumsfeld, Commander of the Abu Ghraib prison, US interrogators, MPs

English, no Japanese subtitles.

In 2002, an innocent Afghan taxi driver is arrested as a suspected terrorist, tortured and dies five days later at the Bagram US Air Force Base in Afghanistan. This documentary examines the dehumanization of military interrogators at Bagram, Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo. Director Gibney, son of longtime FCCJ member Frank Gibney, uncovers evidence linking the top echelons of the Bush Cabinet with orders to extract information by any means. The film includes revealing interviews with the soldiers who became scapegoats, as well as many shocking photos and clips.

All movie screenings are private, non-commercial events restricted to FCCJ members and their guests.

Edwin Karmiol, Karen Severns. Movie Committee.