Human Rights Film Series participants will discuss Rory Kennedy's "The Ghosts of Abu Ghraib" against the backdrop of Colombian Fernando Botero’s "Abu Ghraib" paintings in October in D.C. American University's Center for Social Media presents the 8th Annual Human Rights Film Series, October 3-November 8, 2007, showcasing "films that show how film and video can make a difference for human rights." Screenings include films by Ronit Avni; Kief Davidson and Richard Ladkani; and Zach Niles and Banker White. "Human Rights in a Time of War: An Evening with Ghosts of Abu Ghraib Award-Winning Producer Liz Garbus" is a screening and discussion of the HBO documentary about the psychological and political contexts of torture at Iraq’s infamous prison. It's November 8 at AU's Katzen Arts Center, which is exhibiting "Botero: Abu Ghraib" through December 30. [LINK] Posted by Linda Frye Burnham