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And Still I Sing: A Victory for an Afghan Woman Singer, A Tragedy for a Country

And Still I Sing: A Victory for an Afghan Woman Singer, A Tragedy for a Country

By Liam Lacey

ReviewJim SlotekOctober 20, 2022And Still I Sing, Documentary, Afghanistan, Singing competition, Fazila Amiri, Aryana Sayeed, Sadiq Madadgar, Zarah Elham, Hot Docs Comment

The Forbidden Reel: Award-Winning Doc Explores Film’s Starring Role in Afghan Culture

The Forbidden Reel: Award-Winning Doc Explores Film’s Starring Role in Afghan Culture

By Liam Lacey

Review, PreviewJim SlotekDecember 11, 2020The Forbidden Reel, NFB Documentary, National Film Board, Ariel Nasr, Hot Docs Festival, Afghanistan, Rogers Audience Choice, Kabul, Afghanistan Documentary, cultural preservationComment

12 Strong: When Superheroes Go to War (Things Blow Up!)

By Liam Lacey

ReviewJanuary 18, 2018War, Action, American, Chris Hemsworth, Michael Shannon, 9/11, Afghanistan, Jerry Bruckheimer

Original-Cin Q&A: Animated Afghan empowerment story, The Breadwinner

Nora Twomey (The Breadwinner)

InterviewJim SlotekNovember 23, 2017Afghanistan, Women's rights, Animation, Islam, Nora Twomey, The Secret of Kells