The Response (film)

The Response is a courtroom drama based on transcripts of the Combatant Status Review Tribunals held at Guantanamo Bay in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks on the United States.^[1][2][3] The film takes the viewer inside the tribunal of a suspected Al Queda enemy combatant and the three military officers who must decide his fate. The film is 30 minutes long.^[3]

The Response
Courtroom Drama based on the actual transcripts of the Guantanamo Bay military tribunals.
Directed by	Adam Rodgers
Written by	Sig Libowitz
Produced by	Sig Libowitz
Starring	Kate Mulgrew, Peter Riegert, Aasif Mandvi
Cinematography	Richard Chisolm
Edited by	Steve Bell
Release date	2009
Running time	30 minutes
Language	English

The film stars Kate Mulgrew, Peter Riegert, Aasif Mandvi, and Sig Libowitz, who also wrote and produced The Response. The film was directed by Adam Rodgers.^[4][5]

The Response was shortlisted for an 2010 Academy Award (Best Short Film, Live Action)^[6] and named the Silver Gavel Award winner as Best of the Year in Drama & Literature by the American Bar Association.^{[7][8][9][10]}

The film was an official selection to seven Academy Award qualifying festivals as well as the Politics in Film Festival in Washington DC.^{[11][12][13][14]}

Michael Greenberger, a professor at the University of Maryland, consulted for the film, in his capacity as a former Justice Department counter-terrorism official.^[1]

References

1. Nuckols, Ben (2008-02-03). . Fox News. Archived from the original on 2008-02-04.
2. "Film focuses on Gitmo detainees". The Olympian. 2009-09-05. Archived from the original on 2009-09-05.
3. "The Response". IMDb. Retrieved 2009-09-05.
4. . IMDb. Archived from the original on 2012-07-31.
5. . MLive. 2009-05-09. Archived from the original on 2012-10-04.
6. "10 Live Action Shorts Still Alive for Oscar". 4 December 2009.
7. (PDF). American Bar Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-05-27.
8. . theresponsemovie.com. Archived from the original on 2010-03-10.
9. . University of Maryland School of Law. Archived from the original on 2010-06-18. Retrieved 2009-08-02.
10. . University of Maryland School of Law. Archived from the original on 2008-12-03.
11. . politicsonfilm.com. Archived from the original on 2009-08-19.
12. . theresponsemovie.com. 2009-04-28. Archived from the original on 2011-07-17.
13. . American Constitution Society. Archived from the original on 2009-09-02.
14. . bisnow.com. Archived from the original on 2010-09-18. Retrieved 2009-08-02.

External links

• YouTube - Official Movie Trailer for The Response