Taxi to the dark side / a film by Alex Gibney ; Th!nkFilm ; Jigsaw Productions presents ; in association with Tall Woods, LLC and Wider Film Projects ; written & directed by Alex Gibney ; produced by Alex Gibney, Eva Orner, Susannah Shipman ; executive producers, Don Glascoff, Robert Johnson, Sidney Blumenthal, Jedd Wider, Todd Wider ; produced in association with the Discovery Channel ; X-Ray Productions.

Gibney, Alex, (screenwriter,, film director,, narrator.). Orner, Eva, (film producer.). Shipman, Susannah, (film producer.). Glascoff, Don, (film producer). Johnson, Robert, (film producer.). Blumenthal, Sidney, 1948- (film producer.). Wider, Jedd, (film producer.). Wider, Todd M., (film producer.). Klevin, Sloane, (film editor.). Alberti, Maryse, (cinematographer.). Andracke, Gregory, (cinematographer.). Guest, Ivor, (composer.). Logan, Robert, (composer). Grigorov, Mario, (composer). Thinkfilm (Firm) (Added Author). Jigsaw Productions, (production company.). Tall Woods (Firm), (production company.). Wider Film Projects, (production company.). Discovery Channel (Firm), (broadcaster.). X-Ray Productions. (Added Author). Image Entertainment (Firm), (film distributor.).

Summary:

An investigation into the introduction of torture as an interrogation technique in U.S. facilities, and the role played by key figures of the Bush Administration in the process. Takes an in-depth look at the case of Afghan taxi driver Dilawar, who was suddenly detained by the U.S. military one afternoon and died in his Bagram prison cell five days later.

Item details

Physical Description: 1 videodisc (approximately 106 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: Chatsworth, CA : Image Entertainment, ©2008.

Contents / Notes

General Note:	Originally produced as a motion picture in 2007. Special features: Commentary with director Alex Gibney; Frank Gibney interview (16 min.); Outtakes (22 min.): SERE school, Tony Lagouranis and Carlotta Gall, www.restraintchair.com, Binyam Mohammad story, Jimmy Carter on the subject of torture; Alex Gibney on PBS Now (18 min.); Robert Scheer interviews Alex Gibney on Link TV (14 min.); Taxi to the dark side trailer (2 min.).
Formatted Contents Note:	Special features: Widescreen version -- Commentary by director Alex Gibney -- Outtakes -- Extended interviews -- Trailer -- Language: English 5.1 surround ; English 2.0 stereo -- Subtitles: English, Spanish.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Editor, Sloane Klevin ; cinematography, Maryse Alberti, Greg Andracke ; original music by Ivor Guest, Robert Logan ; additional music by Mario Grigorov.
Participant or Performer Note:	Narrated by Alex Gibney.
Target Audience Note:	MPAA rating: R; disturbing images, and content involving torture and graphic nudity.
System Details Note:	DVD; NTSC, region 1; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround; Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo; widescreen 16:9 (1.78:1) presentation.
Language Note:	Predominantly in English; some dialogue in Pashto with English subtitles; optional Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the hearing-impaired; closed-captioned.
Awards Note:	Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature, 2007.