Uyghurs: Prisoners of the Absurd
This feature documentary recounts the incredible odyssey of 22 men from China’s persecuted Uyghur minority who were detained in Guantánamo as terrorists. These Turkic-speaking Muslims, persecuted by the authorities in Beijing, escaped to the Middle East where they were captured and sold as terrorists to the American forces. From northern China to Guantánamo, Cuba, this new documentary by Patricio Henríquez charts the incredible odyssey of three of these “prisoners of the absurd,” linked to worldwide terror networks through no fault of their own.
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This feature documentary recounts the incredible odyssey of 22 men from China’s persecuted Uyghur minority who were detained in Guantánamo as terrorists. These Turkic-speaking Muslims, persecuted by the authorities in Beijing, escaped to the Middle East where they were captured and sold as terrorists to the American forces. From northern China to Guantánamo, Cuba, this new documentary by Patricio Henríquez charts the incredible odyssey of three of these “prisoners of the absurd,” linked to worldwide terror networks through no fault of their own.
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writerPatricio Henríquez
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directorPatricio Henríquez
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producerPatricio HenríquezColette Loumède
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creative content producerMichelle Shephard
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editorAndrea Henriquez
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cinematographySylvestre GuidiPatricio Henríquez
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sound recordingKarim AminLuc Côté
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researchMichelle ShephardFrançoise GuénetteLuc CôtéPatricio Henríquez
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animationMarie-Josée Saint-PierreBrigitte Archambault
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original musicRobert Marcel LepageNicolas Borycki
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musicianAndrew Wells-ObereggerMarton MaderspachRobin GirardFrançois PilonJean-Félix MaillouxRobert Marcel LepageNicolas Borycki
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sound editingClaude LangloisMélanie Gauthier
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mixRichard Pelletier
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additional cinematographyRénald BellemareAlex Margineanu
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assistant editorNils CaneeleJenny Cartwright
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music editingNicolas Borycki
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music recordingNicolas Borycki
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music mixNicolas Borycki
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production assistantAdam Shermann
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interpreterRushan Abbas
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translationKayum MasimovSaif Fazel Ullah
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revision of English textsSylvie DupuisMichelle Shephard
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transcriptionMagenta BaribeauSas Harris
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archives researchJenny Cartwright
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clearancesJenny Cartwright
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video post-productionPost-Moderne
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coordinatorMyriam TherrienClaude Bourgault
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colour correctionJulien Alix
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online editingGuillaume Pelletier
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on-line editing assistantJessie-Lee LabontéCharles Tranquille
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sound post-productionAudio Zone Inc.
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mix assistantDominic Nudo
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technical directorDenis Boisvert
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production managerJenny Cartwright
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administratorJohn ChretienSia Koukoulas
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marketing managerFrançois Jacques
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marketing manager - assistanceCatherine Benoît
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production coordinatorHélène Regimbal
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administrative assistantLarissa Christoforo
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technical coordinatorRichard ClicheMira Mailhot
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line productionMélanie Lasnier
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executive producerColette Loumède
Ideal for essays, research projects and discussions on human rights, anti-terrorism policy and international law. Research the status of the Guantánamo Bay detention facility under successive U.S. administrations, and the legal status of the remaining detainees. Research why Canada refused to accept any Uyghur detainees. Compare the language of “terrorists” and “enemy combatants” to the debate around Syrian refugees, and compare the Canadian response to that crisis with the responses of European countries, the U.S. or other nations.
