Afghanistan Unveiled
Type
Label
Afghanistan Unveiled
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Main title
Afghanistan Unveiled
Medium
electronic resource
Oclc number
1035150947
resource.otherEventInformation
Originally produced by Women Make Movies in 2003
Runtime
52
Summary
Filmed by the first ever team of women video journalists trained in Afghanistan, this rare and uncompromising film explores the effects of the Taliban's repressive rule and U.S.-sponsored bombing campaign on Afghani women. None of the fourteen journalist trainees had ever traveled outside Kabul. Except for one, none had been able to study or pursue careers while the Taliban controlled their country.. Leaving Kabul behind for the more rural regions of the country, the filmmakers present heartbreaking footage of Hazara women whose lives have been decimated by recent events. With little food and no water or electricity, these women have been left to live in caves and fend for themselves, abandoned in the wake of the U.S. invasion. While committed to revealing such tragedies to the world, the filmmakers also manage to find moving examples of hope for the future. A poetic journey of self-discovery, AFGHANISTAN UNVEILED is a revelatory and profound reminder of the independent media's power to bear witness and reveal truth
Technique
live action