School of Assassins

Academy Award nominee, Best documentary short
Written, directed and produced by Robert Richter

Human rights abuses by graduates of the U.S. Army School of the Americas (SOA) are chillingly documented at the beginning of the campaign to close the school.

18 minutes

Festivals: Human Rights, Toronto International (1st prize), New York International (Silver Medal), Bilbao (Silver Bear), Hot Springs

Susan Sarandon, narrator

Study Areas: Social and political history, American studies, U.S. foreign policy, developing nations issues, Latin American studies, human rights, war and peace, political science

Link: www.soaw.org

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School of Assassins

Human rights abuses by graduates of the U.S. Army School of the Americas (SOA) are chillingly documented at the beginning of the campaign to close the school.