Photo courtesy of Zach Sachen. Robert Redford at the IndieGoGo party, 17 Jan 2009.
This morning we rolled out of bed at 7:30 and drove to the Library for the early screening of Afghan Star. Luckily they sell coffee and bagels onsite and allow eating in the theater.
Afghan Star is a world documentary about daily life in Afghanistan, using four contestants in the native version of American Idol as a story line. The film shows very little of the show itself, instead following the contestants as they talk about their lives in different regions of Afghanistan and what the show represents to the country as it struggles to regain freedom. Two of the contestants are women who face unique challenges as famous singers in the country.
After the film, the British producer, the host of the tv show "Afghan Star," and the tv station's producer held a Q&A session which provided great insight into the challenges of filming in Afghanistan and of producing a controversial show in Afghanistan.
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