Movies & TV

Leaving Hotel California: A Guantánamo Insider Story

Documentary Film

Mark is the central figure in this documentary about America's post-9/11 interrogation and detention policies. The film is built around his first meeting with Mohamedou Ould Slahi, who was held at Guantánamo for 15 years without charge. It also features former CIA officer John Kiriakou, and it looks at accountability, resilience and forgiveness. Now screening at film festivals, where it won the Audience Choice Award at the 2026 Golden Isles Film Festival.

Turning Point: 9/11 and the Global War on Terror

Netflix, 2021

A five-part Netflix docuseries from Emmy-nominated director Brian Knappenberger. It traces the September 11 attacks from al-Qaeda's roots through two decades of the U.S. response at home and abroad. Mark is one of the counterintelligence and counterterrorism insiders who give a firsthand account of the post-9/11 era, including the interrogation and detention policies that shaped it.

Eminent Monsters

Prime Video, 2020

Scottish BAFTA-winning director Stephen Bennett's feature documentary on how modern psychological torture developed. It starts with psychiatrist Dr. Ewen Cameron's CIA-funded "de-patterning" experiments and moves through Northern Ireland's "Hooded Men" to "enhanced interrogation" in the War on Terror. Mark appears alongside former Guantánamo detainees Mohamedou Ould Slahi and Moazzam Begg. The film directly led to a United Nations campaign against psychological torture.

The Interrogation Tapes: A Special Edition of 20/20

ABC News / Hulu, 2024

A six-part true-crime docuseries from ABC News Studios and 20/20. Each episode looks at a major criminal case through its interrogation footage and shows the tactics investigators used to reach the truth, or a false confession. Mark is an expert analyst on the series, including the season finale. He breaks down what works in the interrogation room and why confession-driven tactics produce unreliable results.

Former Special Agent Reviews Interrogations

Vanity Fair TV

In this Vanity Fair video, Mark draws on decades of real interrogations to review how film and television portray them. He separates Hollywood drama from what actually works and explains why rapport, not confrontation, gets reliable information.

Inside the Real NCIS

National Geographic, 2008

National Geographic's look behind the scenes at the real Naval Criminal Investigative Service, the agents who solve murders, catch spies and prevent terrorist attacks. The program includes the investigation of the USS Cole bombing. Mark, then a senior NCIS counterterrorism official, offers an insider's view of the agency's mission.

Seconds from Disaster — Cable Car Collision

National Geographic, 2011

This episode reconstructs the 1998 disaster at Cavalese in the Italian Dolomites. A low-flying U.S. Marine Corps jet cut a cable car's support cable and killed all 20 people aboard. Mark led the task force investigating the international incident, and he helps explain the chain of events and its international aftermath.

Zero Impunity

Documentary Film, 2019

An award-winning animated documentary from Luxembourg and France, directed by Nicolas and Stéphane Blies. It exposes how sexual violence goes unpunished in armed conflicts in Syria, Ukraine, Central Africa and the United States. Mark appears as a former Guantánamo insider and speaks out against the abuse of detainees in U.S. custody after 9/11. The film premiered in competition at festivals including Annecy and was shown in the U.S. at Palm Springs.