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Guantánamo Bay: The Hunger Strikes

Acclaimed UK animator, Jonathan Hodgson tackles the painful truths behind Guantánamo Bay.

In March 2013, reports of a hunger strike at Guantánamo Bay, the US detention camp in Cuba, began to surface. Details were sketchy and were contradicted by statements from the US military. Now, using testimony from five detainees, the potent animated film, Guantánamo Bay: The Hunger Strikes by Jonathan Hodgson and Sherbet animation reveals the daily brutality of life inside Guantánamo. 

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A well-known figure in the world of independent animation, writer, author & curator Chris Robinson is the Artistic Director of the Ottawa International Animation Festival.