In "Death to the Camera," a camera moves among woman working on a job site. As they joke and argue, the mood repeatedly shifts between belly laughs and rage. While they wait for their pay, they consider how to cover their basic expenses, what happens to the aid that never reaches them, and whether Karzai is a crook or a servant of the people. Is the camera revealing anything truthful, or simply inciting these women to present what they think ‘the other’ wants to hear?
"Death to the Camera" is one of ten shorts featured in "The Fruit of our Labor" - a collection of 10 Afghan-made documentary shorts that bring to life Afghans’ efforts to address their challenging social and economic conditions. These films, made by Afghans trained by Community Supported Film, provide a fresh perspective of Afghanistan beyond the relentless battlefront coverage of the western media.
Community Supported Film strengthens the documentary storytelling capacity in countries where the dissemination of objective and accurate information is essential for effective development and conflict resolution. CSFilm trains local women and men in documentary filmmaking and video-journalism. The resulting stories, rooted in realities often unrepresented in the media, are used to influence local and international perspectives on sustainable solutions for a more peaceful and equitable world.
For more information on"Death to the Camera", or "The Fruit of our Labor", please visit www.csfilm.org
“‘L’ is for Light, ‘D’ is for Darkness” follows one woman’s quest to educate the young girls in her village. After the refugees returned, post-Taliban, there was no girls‘ school in the village. Waseema took things into her own hands, setting up classrooms in an abandoned, roofless building on the outskirts of the village.
"'L' is for Light, 'D' is for Darkness" is one of ten shorts featured in "The Fruit of our Labor" - a collection of 10 Afghan-made documentary shorts that bring to life Afghans’ efforts to address their challenging social and economic conditions. These films, made by Afghans trained by Community Supported Film, provide a fresh perspective of Afghanistan beyond the relentless battlefront coverage of the western media.
Community Supported Film strengthens the documentary storytelling capacity in countries where the dissemination of objective and accurate information is essential for effective development and conflict resolution. CSFilm trains local women and men in documentary filmmaking and video-journalism. The resulting stories, rooted in realities often unrepresented in the media, are used to influence local and international perspectives on sustainable solutions for a more peaceful and equitable world.
For more information on "'L' is for Light, 'D' is for Darkness", or “The Fruit of our Labor”, please visit www.csfilm.org
"Bearing the Weight" follows Shafiqa who, not long after marrying at twenty-one, lost her husband, her newly born daughter, and her leg in a rocket attack. The wars in Afghanistan have left some 700,000 disabled. Many - especially disabled women and children - are hidden from view, trapped by their culture. Shafiqa overcame the “paralysis of her soul” and found a way to take care of herself, her two sons, and her community.
"Bearing the Weight" is one of ten shorts featured in "The Fruit of our Labor" - a collection of 10 Afghan-made documentary shorts that bring to life Afghans’ efforts to address their challenging social and economic conditions. These films, made by Afghans trained by Community Supported Film, provide a fresh perspective of Afghanistan beyond the relentless battlefront coverage of the western media.
Community Supported Film strengthens the documentary storytelling capacity in countries where the dissemination of objective and accurate information is essential for effective development and conflict resolution. CSFilm trains local women and men in documentary filmmaking and video-journalism. The resulting stories, rooted in realities often unrepresented in the media, are used to influence local and international perspectives on sustainable solutions for a more peaceful and equitable world.
For more information on "Bearing the Weight", or "The Fruit of our Labor", please visit www.csfilm.org
