Film: Afgan Chronicles
Director: Dominic Morissette

Since the fall of the Taliban regime in 2001, Afghanistan has been remaking itself. The presidential elections of 2004 and the new legislature of 2005 are evidence of the democratic process to which the country is committed. Kabul, the capital, is today a hive of activity, and the press has attained some freedom.

Afghan Chronicles focuses on the press group Killid Media, which comprises two magazines (Killid and Mursal, a women’s publication) and a radio station. The documentary reveals how this media phenomenon operates, and in so doing it portrays the rebuilding of a country that dreams of a better future, and presents the vital issues with which this reborn society must contend.

Showtime(s):

Sat., August 11th 2007 @ 2:00pm
NFB Mediatheque: John Spotton Theatre
150 John St. Toronto, Ont. M5V 3C3

Sat., August 11th 2007 @ 4:30pm
NFB Mediatheque: John Spotton Theatre
150 John St. Toronto, Ont. M5V 3C3