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'Films show our history': Afghan film archivists on saving the country's rich cultural heritage

Posted by Archives Live Administrator on September 11, 2019 at 5:41pm
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In the mid-1990s, the Taliban banned movies in Afghanistan, burning some film reels and leaving others to decay. Now, a team of film archivists is working to conserve the films. Read more: https://wapo.st/30Ev3FH. Subscribe to The Washington Post on YouTube: https://wapo.st/2QOdcqK

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  • Christiane MJ Hennequin September 14, 2019 at 4:29pm

    Thanks for this great post. There is a wonderful documentary film on this subject, which I saw at the Melbourne International Film Festival a few years ago - it's called 'A Flickering Truth'. It's worth checking out if you can find it on a streaming site somewhere.

    http://miff.com.au/festival-archive/films/id/25943

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