The award-winning documentary Saving Mes Aynak was a hit at Idfa 2014 and Full Frame 2015, but more than just a documentary it's also harnessing an activist campaign to save this ancient site. Read More: The Best Documentary Filmmaking Advice from Full Frame Documentary Festival The film follows archaeologist Qadir Temori as he races against time to save this 5,000-year-old Buddhist archeological site in Afghanistan from imminent demolition. It's endangered not only by religious fundamentalists, but by a Chinese mining company chasing corporate profits. In traveling to the region on his own many times, "Saving Mes Aynak" director Brent E. Huffman risked his life at the hands of landlines and Taliban fighters. "It felt like my duty, my obligation, to tell this story and to spread the story about the imminent destruction of this incredible site," said Huffman in a video on Indiegogo. Through a non-traditional independent distribution release...
- 6/10/2015
- by Paula Bernstein
- Indiewire
The Filmmakers behind Saving Mes Aynak have announced a global screening day to spread awareness about a 5,000-year-old Buddhist archaeological site in Afghanistan on the brink of destruction.
Saving Mes Aynak premiered at the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam last November and follows archaeologist Qadir Temori and his fight to save the Mes Aynak site.
The filmmakers say the location in Taliban-controlled Logar Province is under threat from a Chinese state-owned mining company interested in the approximately $100bn dollars worth of copper below the land.
The archaeologists believe that only 10% of the site has been excavated.
The documentary’s director Brent E Huffman and documentary collective Kartemquin Films have announced that July 1 will be Global #SaveMesAynak Day, in which the film will be available globally via Vhx.
The film will be broadcast on stations including Al Jazeera and Al Jazeera English and will be available for screening at educational institutions and community venues.
The filmmakers...
Saving Mes Aynak premiered at the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam last November and follows archaeologist Qadir Temori and his fight to save the Mes Aynak site.
The filmmakers say the location in Taliban-controlled Logar Province is under threat from a Chinese state-owned mining company interested in the approximately $100bn dollars worth of copper below the land.
The archaeologists believe that only 10% of the site has been excavated.
The documentary’s director Brent E Huffman and documentary collective Kartemquin Films have announced that July 1 will be Global #SaveMesAynak Day, in which the film will be available globally via Vhx.
The film will be broadcast on stations including Al Jazeera and Al Jazeera English and will be available for screening at educational institutions and community venues.
The filmmakers...
- 4/27/2015
- ScreenDaily
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