School of Assassins

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

Church women killed by SOA graduates

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.

A fictional adaptation is in development.

"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

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

18 minutes

Link: www.soaw.org

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

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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. A fictional adaptation is in development.

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.

A fictional adaptation is in development.