School of Assassins

Produced by Robert Richter

Human rights abuses and a US miitary training center.

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Genre: Human Rights, Investigation, Public Affairs, Contemporary Issues, and Religion
Synopsis: Academy Award nominee, best documentary short.
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.
"Great story...insightful, well-documented...important film...hopefully, more Americans will see it and form their own opinions about how our tax dollars are being spent. 4 stars."
—David Logsdon, Minneapolis MN, April 21, 2011
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Father Roy Bourgeois at the entrance to Ft. Benning GA, home of the School of the Americas, makes the powerful case to shut the school.
I agreed to produce the film if I could then produce a documentary about Royand his life as an activist. Roy only agreed if I won a bet that this short documentary would be nominated for an Oscar, a bet Roy was sure he would win. Roy lost the bet. It led to my film biography and PBS telecast, "Father Roy: Inside the School of Assassins."
Stage: finished
Running time: 18 minutes

Release year: 1993
Festivals: Human Rights, Toronto International (1st prize), New York International (Silver Medal), Bilbao (Silver Bear), Hot Springs
Awards: Academy Award nominee, best documentary short; 1st Prize, Silver Medal, Silver Bear
Language: English