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02.03. / Saturday, 20:00 - 22:00 Theatre 5 |
Between 2001 and 2010, the number of Afghan girls allowed to attend school increased exponentially: from 5,000 to 2.4 million. A young girl tells us that she would also like to go to school, to become an engineer or a teacher, but that her father is making her herd the sheep. This film is part of Why Poverty?, a groundbreaking cross-media event taking place in November 2012, urging people around the world to ask this question. Supported by 70 broadcasters around the world, the event aims to jump-start national and global debates about poverty in the 21st century.
Louis Elsass is Danish writer, director and editor who has been making films in Denmark and in the United States.
Nagieb Khaja, born 1979 in Denmark, is a renowned Danish journalist of Afghan origin. He has directed the documentaries Accidental Terrorist (2009) with Miki Mistrati, Maybe Innocent (2009) and Convicted for Terror (2010) with Miki Mistrati and Christian Sønderby Jepsen.
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Afghan Girl
Denmark
2012, 1' 4'', video
Directed by:
Louis Elsass, Nagieb Khaja
Cinematography:
Nagieb Khaja
Edited by:
Louis Elsass
Producers:
Theresa Hill, Henrik Grunnet, Lise Lense-Møller
Produced by:
Why Poverty?, Steps International
Festivals & Awards:
IDFA International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam 2012
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