AFGHAN CHRONICLES
Canada 2007 • Director: Dominic Morissette • 54 minutes • English/French/Pashto/Dahi with English Subtitles
Festivals: Rendez-vous du cinéma québécois, Montréal 2007
Since the fall of the Taliban, Afghanistan has been rebuilding itself and reviving democracy, and there is now some freedom of expression. With its radio station and two magazines, one of them aimed at women, the press agency Killid Media is a real media phenomenon. This new press, dedicated to fighting ignorance and illiteracy, is promoting a message freed from the constraints of tradition and setting the foundations of modernity. As it follows the distribution of these popular magazines across Kabul, Afghan Chronicles shows the struggles within this changing society and paints a touching picture of a land that is a work in progress, dreaming of a better future. Yet achievements are still fragile.
What will become of the dream of renewal cherished by this nation trying to rebuild itself?
Screenings
| Wellington | Sunday 11 May, 1.30pm | Friday 16 May, 6.15pm |
| Auckland | Sunday 18 May, 1.30pm | Friday 23 May, 6.15pm |
| Christchurch | Sunday 25 May, 1.30pm | Friday 30 May, 6.15pm |
| Dunedin | Sunday 1 June, 1.30pm | Friday 6 June, 6.15pm |
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2008 Dates
Wellington 8 - 16 May
Paramount Theatre
Auckland 15 - 23 May
Rialto Newmarket
Christchurch 22 - 30 May
Regent on Worcester
Dunedin 29 May - 6 June
Rialto Dunedin