The Mauritanian - Film Screening with Q&A
Start: 2021-03-06 15:00:00 UTC Eastern Standard Time (US & Canada) (GMT-05:00)
This is a virtual event
Join the movement to #CloseGITMO and be a part of a
conversation about The Mauritanian, starring Benedict Cumberbatch,
Shailene Woodley, Tahar Rahim, and Jodie Foster.
Based
on a true story, The Mauritanian follows attorney Nancy Hollander, her
associate and a military prosecutor who uncover a far-reaching
conspiracy while investigating the case of a suspected 9/11 terrorist,
Mohamedou Ould Slahi, imprisoned at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, for fourteen
years.
Special guests will introduce the film at 3pm
EST. Following the screening we will have a live Q & A
with Mohamedou Ould Slahi and Nancy Hollander - the real people played
by Tahar Rahim and Jodie Foster.
RSVP to receive your link to the community Zoom gathering and Q & A session.
The
first 300 people to RSVP will receive a free ticket to watch the film;
you can watch the film before Saturday or between the introduction and
the Q and A. Those who rsvp after the first 300 will receive a link to
rent the film to watch and will also receive the link to the live intro
and Q & A.