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Afghanistan Unveiled
(52 minutes) Afghanistan/France/USA
Director: Brigitte Brault
Producer: Florent Milesi
Description:
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 recent U.S. military 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. campaign. 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.
Biography:
Brigitte Brault is the Media Project Manager for the French Foreign Ministry,
a writer and video journalist for France Television and an author of documentary
films and reports. She is also a volunteer video journalist for “Etats
d’Urgence,” a production company of the French NGO, “Medecins
sans Frontières.”
Contact Information:
Women Make Movies, Inc.
462 Broadway, Suite 500 WS
New York, NY 10013
E-mail: info@wmm.com
URL: http://www.wmm.com/
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