Far From Afghanistan
Travis Wilkerson, John Gianvito, Jon Jost, Minda Martin, Soon- Mi Yoo / United States, Afghanistan / 2012 / Czech Premiere / 129 min.
synopsis
A tangle of commentaries, fragments, the confusion of war, bombings, explosions and thermo-vision images of the clash of civilizations within the virtual dimension of audiovisual images. A confusion of images from observer planes, the daily record of war and civilian life and forest contemplations. An urgent and intense documentary essay on civilization’s curse of the carefree life, a personal commentary on kidnapping of the filmmaker’s daughter and child abuse.
The owl as a spectre of the night. A hypnotic, tense, and unsettling portrait, with a surgically precise aim and unclear meaning. An ambivalent delirium of viewpoints sanctifying foolish wisdome and impenetrability.
more about film
| director: | Travis Wilkerson, John Gianvito, Jon Jost, Minda Martin, Soon- Mi Yoo |
| producer: | Mike Bowes, Steve Holmgren |
| editing: | Pacho Velez, Robert Todd |
contact
Traveling Light Productions10 Mt. Vernon Street #3
Arlington, Massachusetts 02476 USA
Fax: (617) 824-8803, Tel: (617) 824-3823
john.gianvito@verizon.net
Film at festival
| premiere type: | Czech Premiere |
| festival edition: | 2013 |
| section: | Special Event |
| language: | English |
| subtitles: | English |
| colour: | Colour and B&W |
Info
| director: | Travis Wilkerson, John Gianvito, Jon Jost, Minda Martin, Soon- Mi Yoo |
| original title: | Far From Afghanistan |
| country: | United States, Afghanistan |
| year: | 2012 |
| running time: | 129 min. |
