29th Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival

24. 10.–2. 11. 2025
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Kandahar Journals

Kandahar Journals

Devin Gallagher, Louie Palu / Canada / 2015 / East European Premiere / 76 min.


synopsis

What Louie Palu experienced during the four years he spent covering the war in Afghanistan as an independent reporter exceeds the possibilities of photography. A montage of images, diary entries, commentaries, and authentic video footage creates a bleak document with an atmosphere as inhospitable as the Afghan landscape. This film may serve as a catharsis even for its makers.

biography

Documentary photographer Louie Palu (1968) uses his camera lens to track the socio-political situation, wartime conflicts, and human rights issues. The film’s co-creator, Devin Gallagher (1983), primarily has experience with television and film productions. His debut documentary was Married in Spandex (2011). 

more about film

director: Devin Gallagher, Louie Palu
producer: Louie Palu

contact

LOUIE PALU / louie@louiepalu.com

Film at festival

premiere type:East European Premiere
festival edition:2016
section:Testimonies
format:Blu-ray
language:Arabic, English
subtitles:English
colour:Colour

Info

director:Devin Gallagher, Louie Palu
original title:Kandahar Journals
country:Canada
year:2015
running time:76 min.

Festival partners

Ministerstvo kultury
Fond kinematografie
Město Jihlava
Kraj Vysočina
Creative Europe Media
GEMO
Česká televize
Český rozhlas
Aktuálně.cz
Respekt
Dafilms

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