Alka Pradhan, James Connell and Sterling Thomas are lawyers for Ammar al-Baluchi, one of five men facing the death penalty for plotting the 2001 terrorist attacks in New York.
The Trial provides a window into the build-up to the largest criminal trial in US history and reflects on the impact of a rarely seen part of the war on terror: the lack of accountability for the legacy of torture.
Johanna Hamilton’s film was produced by Field of Vision. Hamilton is an award-winning director/producer whose work explores cultural, political and historical stories by focusing on the human experience.
Coming up: Someone Else’s War
To date around 20 British nationals, some with no previous experience of combat, have travelled to Syria and joined the Kurdish YPG fighters to battle Islamic State on the frontlines. Some of these Britons lost their lives and have been proclaimed as “martyrs” by the YPG and members of the UK’s Kurdish community; however, the British government has deemed their actions illegal, and sees the YPG as potential terrorists.
In this documentary, meet parents whose children were killed fighting with the Kurds against Isis.
Out in March
