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Jordan: New documentary highlights impact of 2005 hotel bombings
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AMMAN - The 2005 Amman hotel bombings are the focus of a new documentary launched by survivors of terrorism in the US on Wednesday.
"Killing in the Name" premiered in Los Angeles at the LA Shorts Fest yesterday as part of the Global Survivors Network's (GSN) campaign to bring to light the stories of people impacted by terrorism.
The short documentary centres on Jordanian Ashraf Khaled, who lost his father and in-laws in one of the 2005 Amman hotel bombings when his wedding party was targeted by suicide bombers sent by Al Qaeda in Iraq.
The documentary follows Khaled's quest to speak with victims and perpetrators and expose the true cost of terrorism.
"These stories are so important to tell. Often the stories we hear are about the terrorists, we know their names and debate their actions, but we forget the toll and the persons left behind," GSN co-founder Carie Lemack told The Jordan Times over the phone yesterday.
According to Lemack, the movie shows Ashraf and his family's quest to ensure that what happened to them never occurs again by speaking and sharing with others.
"Our dream is to screen the film in Amman," she said, adding that the GSN is continuously looking for "unique and effective methods to get victims' stories out there and heard".
In the film, Khaled speaks with an Al Qaeda recruiter, a militant behind one of the world's worst terrorist attacks, and radicalised Indonesian students, according to GSN.
The documentary, directed by Jed Rothstein and produced by Moxie Firecracker Films, was filmed in Amman and elsewhere in the region and highlights the true essence of Islam as well as the Amman Message, Khaled told The Jordan Times previously.
The Global Survivors Network, which was launched in Amman last November in a ceremony marking the hotel bombings, aims to empower the survivors of terrorist attacks to make their voices heard.
From July 30 through August 5, "Killing in the Name" will screen at the International Documentary Association's annual showcase DocuWeeks, making the film eligible for an Academy Award nomination.
By Taylor Luck
© Jordan Times 2010
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