Interrogate This presents a troubling and deeply human story illustrating the complexities encountered when national security, psychology, politics, ethics and morality collide. Most are ... See full summary
Interrogate This: Psychologists Take on Terror (2008) Online
- Original Title :
- Interrogate This: Psychologists Take on Terror
- Genre :
- Movie / Documentary
- Year :
- 2008
- Directror :
- Maryanne Galvin
- Cast :
- Neil Altman,Stephen Behnke,Ghislaine Boulanger
- Writer :
- Maryanne Galvin
- Budget :
- $50,000
- Type :
- Movie
- Time :
- 1h 30min
- Rating :
- 8.6/10
Interrogate This presents a troubling and deeply human story illustrating the complexities encountered when national security, psychology, politics, ethics and morality collide. Most are unaware that mental health professionals and others have been involved in the so-called war-on-terror. These professionals have been at odds with each other and policies limiting their participation in interrogations in national security settings have evolved over the past few years. Weaving intimate interviews, archival footage, animation, innovative visuals and original music, Interrogate This presents an even-handed representation of perspectives from both sides of this thin line in the sand. Thoughtful positions from individuals close to the issues include: * Military psychologists who served at Guantanamo and elsewhere; * A career military intelligence officer; * Lawyers representing detainees and human rights organizations; * Friends and family of one particular detainee; * Psychologists/...
| Credited cast: | |||
 | Neil Altman | - | Himself (as Dr. Neil Altman) |
| Stephen Behnke | - | Himself (as Dr. Stephen Behnke) |
| Ghislaine Boulanger | - | Herself |
| Michael Gelles | - | Himself (as Dr. Michael Gelles) |
| Carrie Kennedy | - | Herself |
| Steven M. Kleinman | - | Himself (as Col. Steven M. Kleinman) |
| Bernice Lott | - | Herself (as Dr. Bernice Lott) |
| Olivia Moorehead-Slaughter | - | Herself |
| Steven Reisner | - | Himself (as Dr. Steven Reisner) |
| Leonard Rubenstein | - | Himself |
| Shara Sand | - | Herself |
| Stephen Soldz | - | Himself (as Dr. Stephen Soldz) |
| Peter Suedfeld | - | Himself (as Dr. Peter Suedfeld) |
| William Teesdale | - | Himself |
Amy Goodman/Democracy Now agitated the crowd at a Town Hall Meeting at the American Psychological Association's National Convention in San Francisco, 2007-causing the leadership of the APA to lift the 10 minute shooting limit imposed on news media present at convention activities pertaining to this debate.
The activists-psychologists AKA "Psychologists for an Ethical APA" advocated a change in policy for those psychologists acting as consultants to the interrogators at national security detention centers like GTMO. In September 2008, their efforts prevailed and the members of APA voted to prohibit any such involvement in the future.