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AFGHAN STAR
AFGHAN STAR | AFGHAN STAR
Director: Marking, Havana
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After 30 years of Taliban and wartime rule, pop culture is creeping back into Afghanistan. Director Havana Marking has captured it in this inspired documentary, Afghan Star. An American Idol-type contest set in Afghanistan? What more intriguing inroad into a region usually represented in our news media by death and violence? To understand the magnitude of this film, we must look at the facts-2,000 contestants compete for a chance to be the next Afghan pop idol. |
| Havana Marking |
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Havana Marking made in 2005 "The Great Relativity Show", an animated presentation of Einstein's theory of relativity. Her 30-minute television film featuring the first troupe of disabled strippers "The Crippendales" (2007) won Great Britain's Channel-4 award for new talent. AFGHAN STAR is Havana Marking's first feature documentary, shot over four months in Kabul last year. |
| Havana Marking |
| Afghan Star (2008, doc) |
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Country: UK
Year: 2008
Runtime: 60
Language: English
Producer: Havana Marking Director of Photography: Phil Stebbing Editor: Ash Jenkins Cast: Habib Amiri, Setara Hussainzada, Rafi Naabzada Production: Aria Productions
Festivals and prizes: Sundance (World Cinema Documentary Director, Audience Award), Seattle, Vancouver
SCHEDULE
Thursday, 26. November 14:30
Cinamon 4, Tallinn Subtitles: Estonian, Russian,
Monday, 30. November 18:00
Artis 2, Tallinn Subtitles: Estonian, Russian,
Friday, 4. December 17:00
Athena Keskus, Tartu Subtitles: Estonian, Russian, Additional info: RESERVED SCREENING!
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