amy: "the forever prisoner" directed by alex gibney, who joins us now.s include "the crime of the century" and the miniseries "the looming tower." he is also the director of the oscar-winning "taxi to the dark side," which focuses on an innocent taxi driver in afghanistan who was tortured and killed at bagram air force base in 2002. welcome back to democracy now! lay why you made your latest film about you call the forever prisoner. >> he was captured in pakistan in march 2002. the most important thing about abu zubayda's he was patient zero for the cia's torture program, the first one put through ere program, so-called enhanced interrogation techniques oreit's which included radical sleep deprivation and also wateoarding. when most of the world knows as torture. amy: this is the story also of the internal fight between the fbi and the cia -- i mean, the chilling detainment and torture of abu zubayda. first he's being questioned by the fbi, then moved into ca because they lead by a psychologist. explain. >> when he was first captured, was interrogated by

alex gibney, thanks so much for being here. judy: on the newshour online right now, watch the u.s. navy possible commemoration ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of the pearl harbor attack. the secretary of the navy gave a keynote address at the remembrance in hawaii. and separately, president biden observed the anniversary by visiting the world war 2 memorial in washington, d.c. you can see all of the days events at pbs.org/newshour. 80 years. and that's the newshour for tonight. i'm judy woodruff. join us online and again here tomorrow evening. for all of us at the pbs newshour, thank you, stay safe and we'll see you soon. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by -- ♪ >> consumer cellular. >> johnson & johnson. >> financial services firm raymond james. bnsf railway. carnegie corporation of new york , supporting innovations in education, democratic engagement, and the advancement of international peace and security at carnegie.org. the target foundation, committed to advancing racial equity and creating th

amna nawaz recently sat down with the filmmaker, alex gibney. our arts and culture series, "canvas." >> nawaz: abu zubaydah was the first high-value detainee subjected to the c.i.a.'s program of enhanced interrogation techniques-- practices denounced as torture both here in the u.s. and around the world-- after being captured in a firefight in pakistan in 2002. zubaydah was shuttled among so-called black sites, secret prisons run by the c.i.a. all over the world. he has never been charged with a crime, but for the past 20 years has remained imprisoned, mostly at guantanamo bay. while a team of lawyers fights for his release. a new hbo documentary, called "the forever prisoner," explores the story of abu zubaydah and u.s. actions in the name of national security. the filmmaker behind it is academy award-winner alex gibney, and he joins me now. welcome to the newshour. thanks for being here. >> glad to be here. >> nawaz: abu zubaydah is considered a high value detainee to the u.s. tell us a little bit about him. what did the u.s. believe that he k

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