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216 After War Before Peace - in Search of Democracy in Afghanistan
After War Before Peace - in Search of Democracy in Afghanistan (216)
16:00, Wednesday 01st July, Theatre B
- Director: Christof Thurnherr (SWI)
- Year: 2006
- Run time: 34'
- Format: Mini DV
Lal, a remote bazaar surrounded by the high mountains of the Western Paropamisus in Central Afghanistan, struggles to find peace after more than 30 years of war. Former Mujaheddin Commanders, religious leaders and newly elected state officials each have their respective views of this new system called “democracy”. This film tells about their past and reveals their individual expectations for the future. In the meantime, ordinary life continues in these harsh wintery surroundings.
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Sponsored by the Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain & Ireland (RAI) since 1985, it is an itinerant festival that moves biennially from one university host to another, in association with local community and cultural organisations.
The festival was held from Wednesday July 1st to Saturday July 4th 2009, and included over 50 hours of screenings of new films, a major international conference, and a targeted selection of events focusing on anthropological ethics in filmmaking, youth participatory film, and archiving ethnographic film.
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