Afghanistan: a country misunderstood, depressed by conflict, fighting for stability. A country, thought of as inhospitable, is in fact home ...
Afghanistan: a country misunderstood, depressed by conflict, fighting for stability. A country, thought of as inhospitable, is in fact home to some of the most hospitable people I have ever met. Yes, there has been war, their country has been torn, but they are a strong people, just like any other, searching for peace among this chaotic world.nnI went to Afghanistan in April of 2014 looking to see the real nature of this country. This is what I found.nnMusic: M83 - OutronnShot by Mikai and Armen KarlnEdited by Mikai Karl assisted by Angad ChawlannShot on a Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera and a GH3. nSlider shots achieved using a Rhino Slider Carbon.nnSpecial thanks to all those who supported this trip, It would not have been possible without you. Less
www.billgentile.comnnWhile embedded with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (24thMEU) in Afghanistan in 2008, I made thie brief video of New...
www.billgentile.comnnWhile embedded with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (24thMEU) in Afghanistan in 2008, I made thie brief video of New York Times Photojournalist Tyler Hicks as he prepared and then transmitted images from one of the most unforgiving locales on earth to the Times photo desk in New York. At the time I met Tyler, I was working on a piece in Afghanistan's Helmand River Valley, along the border with Pakistan, for NOW on PBS. (Titled, "Afghanistan: The Forgotten War," the piece was nominated for a national Emmy Award.) I think the video of Tyler illustrates the technology that has revolutionized the craft of visual journalism. More importantly, it gives viewers a sense of how professional, articulate and dedicated some of the practitioners of our craft can be. Tyler Hicks is an extraordinarily talented photojournalist and a role model for all who want to devote themselves to the craft.nnI am an independent journalist and documentary filmmaker teaching at American University in Washington, DC. My career spans four decades, five continents and nearly every facet of journalism and mass communication, most especially visual communication, or visual storytelling. I am also the founder and director of American University’s Backpack Journalism Project, and author of the “Essential Video Journalism Field Manual.” In 2015, I engineered the School of Communication’s partnership with the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting and am the driving force behind that initiative.nnSee www.billgentile.com Less
"The Unseen Afghanistan" is the first aerial short film uncovering the beautiful never seen before landscape of Afghanistan from above.nEar...
"The Unseen Afghanistan" is the first aerial short film uncovering the beautiful never seen before landscape of Afghanistan from above.nEarlier this year I visited Afghanistan after a long 20 years. I was blown away by the natural beauty of my homeland right before the touch down into Kabul airport. nnThis was a passion project and I believe and hope that it will introduce a different face of #Afghanistan across the world which is rarely known or shown in present times.nnFor best viewing experience watch it on a Bigger screen in HD and turn the volume UPnnFilmed/Edited: Khyber KhannMusic: M83 - Outro nnmore updates: nnInstagram: http://www.instagram.com/khyberkhaan/nFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/khyberkhanvisualsnTwitter: http://www.twitter.com/kkvisualsnnBusiness enquiries: nwebsite: http://www.khyberkhan.co.uknnFootage not to be used, modified or re-uploaded without the permission of the copyright holder ! Less
Wakhan Corridor, Afghanistan
Kandahar Journals - Feature Documentary Film - 76 minutesnnKandahar Journals is the story of a photojournalist who reflects on the events be...
Kandahar Journals - Feature Documentary Film - 76 minutesnnKandahar Journals is the story of a photojournalist who reflects on the events behind his psychological transformation after covering frontline combat in Kandahar, Afghanistan from 2006 to 2010.nnDirected by Louie Palu and Devin GallaghernProduced by Louie Palu in association with the documentary ChannelnWriter Murray Brewsternn© Summit Road Films 2015nNo part of the this video can be copied, used or posted anywhere without the written permission of the copyright holder. Less
An introductory video to the GroundTruth Project special report, "Foverstan": www.foreverstan.com
A short seamlessly looped film portrayal of the inexorable arrival of casualties within conflict.nnAfter two years of negotiations between t...
A short seamlessly looped film portrayal of the inexorable arrival of casualties within conflict.nnAfter two years of negotiations between the Wellcome Trust, Imperial War Museum and Ministry of Defence, Cotterrell was invited to observe the Joint Forces Medical Group at Camp Bastion in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. He underwent basic training, was taught the rudiments of battlefield first aid and was issued with body armour. In November 2007, he flew in an RAF C17 from Brize Norton to Kandahar, the sole passenger in a plane loaded with half a million rounds of palletised munitions and medical supplies to join Operation Herrick 7.nnFocusing on these experiences and their inevitable aftermath, Cotterrell produced a new body of photographic and video work. Serial Loop explores the transport and treatment of casualties during a Major Incident. The sound of a continuously arriving and departing Chinook helicopter accompanies images of a bleak and wasted landscape; the banality of the film’s fixed perspective masks the dramas that unfold within the ambulances as they travel to triage. A fire rages in the distance while antiquated ambulances lumber along to take wounded to treatment areas.nnDuring Cotterrell’s stay in Helmand, two British soldiers died, 29 were wounded in action and 74 were admitted to the field hospital. 71 Aeromed evacuations were recorded and an undisclosed number of civilian, insurgent and Afghan National Army soldiers were treated. Less
A wildly popular Afghan call-in show, The Night of the Lovers, is inspiring an entire country to think about love and relationships in a new...
A wildly popular Afghan call-in show, The Night of the Lovers, is inspiring an entire country to think about love and relationships in a new way. For many who grew up under Taliban rule, this is their first experience with love – or at least the modern definition of it. Matter asked illustrators Isabelle Aspin and Brian Smee to animate one of these stories.nnRead the full story at https://medium.com/matter/from-afghanistan-with-love-93a8df828fa8 Less
Here Mohammad passionately tells his story to a crowd of 30,000 in Melbourne's Treasury GardensnnAustralia’s March in March rallies took p...
Here Mohammad passionately tells his story to a crowd of 30,000 in Melbourne's Treasury GardensnnAustralia’s March in March rallies took place at around 30 locations around OZ on the 15th & 16th … & culminated in a March on Canberra on the 17th. The consensus on the total number of marchers was 112,000. The primary reason for the rallies & growing movement are many community concerns about what’s happening in their name. Hence … ‘not in my name ‘ as one of the themes. nnThere’s a widespread lack of confidence in our government ... & a deep concern over the direction & speed that Prime Minister Tony Abbot & his team of miscreants are dismantling the common wealth of the people he’s supposed to represent.nnThe first of the speakers at this rally was Mohammad Ali Baqiri … he was a refugee asylum seeker – one of the lucky ones who were allowed in to make good in OZ.nnHe’s a Hazara from Afghanistan, who fled with his parents & 5 siblings when he was only 10 years old. Apart from ongoing wars … the Hazaras have been brutally persecuted for hundreds of years. After a disastrous boat trip & 3 years inprisonment in Nauru he finally gained an OZ visa. He’s currently studying for a double degree in law & business … & is already an accredited interpreter. Less
Le Bacha Bazi est une pratique née chez les soldats afghans durant la guerre contre les Russes. "Bacha Bazi" signifie "jeu de garçons". Il...
Le Bacha Bazi est une pratique née chez les soldats afghans durant la guerre contre les Russes. "Bacha Bazi" signifie "jeu de garçons". Il s'agit de l'exploitation d'enfants et d'adolescents formés à danser et à obéir à leur maître, auquel ils appartiennent. Interdite sous les Talibans, cette ancienne pratique renaît aujourd'hui. Najibullah est journaliste afghan. Pour enquêter, il va devoir mentir sur le véritable sujet de son documentaire et rentrer de plein de pied dans un milieu de puissance et d'impunité.nn: : : Najibullah Quraishi - Afghanistan - 2010 -52' : : : Less
WAR/PHOTOGRAPHY: Images of Armed Conflict and Its Aftermath brings together images by more than 200 photographers from 28 nations, covering ...
WAR/PHOTOGRAPHY: Images of Armed Conflict and Its Aftermath brings together images by more than 200 photographers from 28 nations, covering conflicts from the Mexican-American War to present-day conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. This landmark exhibition, which features many of the most indelible photographs ever made, revolutionizes our understanding of this momentous subject by immersing viewers in the experience of soldiers and civilians during wartime. Epic in scope and ambition, WAR/PHOTOGRAPHY takes us from the home front to the battlefield and back again. It is organized by the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and makes its East Coast debut at the Corcoran as part of a nationwide tour. Less
'The Patrol' UK Trailer
Happy New Year from Little Suzie Newsykins! Find out what Little Suzie is resolving to forget this New Year. She'd like to make sure that ...
Happy New Year from Little Suzie Newsykins! Find out what Little Suzie is resolving to forget this New Year. She'd like to make sure that Benghazi story keeps feeding the right wing storyline in 2014. She also is resolving to forget anything positive resulting from Obamacare. A Mark Fiore political animation. Less
Whoever thought bringing home a prisoner of war would be so controversial? I never thought there was so much wiggle room in the old “leav...
Whoever thought bringing home a prisoner of war would be so controversial? I never thought there was so much wiggle room in the old “leave no man behind” adage. The two main issues that complicate this POW return are that Bowe Bergdahl may have walked off on his own and the fact that Republicans in Congress are trying desperately to make a failure out of Obama, no matter the issue. If Benghazi was getting a little played out, this Taliban prisoner swap will keep the investigation/hearings/conspiracy-mill going for a long time to come. (You can read more on my web site.) Less
The Battle for Life explores the theme of immigration through different views and circumstance all of which striving for a better life.
The rise of killer drones abroad continues, as does the rise of fireworks-photographing, beer-delivering drones at home. With a huge variet...
The rise of killer drones abroad continues, as does the rise of fireworks-photographing, beer-delivering drones at home. With a huge variety of uses and a very politicized, lethal start, these robots in the sky promise to be one of the most difficult-to-regulate gadgets in the United States. You can read more at http://www.MarkFiore.com Less
We is a fast-paced 64 minute documentary that covers the world politics of power, war, corporations, deception and exploitation. nnIt visual...
We is a fast-paced 64 minute documentary that covers the world politics of power, war, corporations, deception and exploitation. nnIt visualizes the words of Arundhati Roy, specifically her famous Come September speech, where she spoke on such things as the war on terror, corporate globalization, justice and the growing civil unrest.nnIt's witty, moving, alarming and quite a lesson in modern history. nnWe is almost in the style of a continuous music video. The music used sets the pace and serves as wonderful background for the words of Ms. Roy and images of humanity in the world we live all in today.nnWe is a completely free documentary, created and released anonymously on the internet.nnhttp://www.weroy.org/index.shtml Less
A sermon on Isaiah 2:13 and Luke 6:25-26 and the principles of "Just Peace" delivered by Rev. Chuck Currie - Director of the Center of Peace...
A sermon on Isaiah 2:13 and Luke 6:25-26 and the principles of "Just Peace" delivered by Rev. Chuck Currie - Director of the Center of Peace and Spirituality and University Chaplain at Pacific University - at Forest Grove United Church of Christ on September 7, 2014. Visit www.chuckcurrie.com for more information. Less
A short composite extract from a 25 minute, three channel, video installation exposing the abstraction of experience within conflict.nn9-Lin...
A short composite extract from a 25 minute, three channel, video installation exposing the abstraction of experience within conflict.nn9-Liner explores the dislocation between the parallel experiences of casualties within theatre. It is a quiet study of a dramatic event: the attempt to bring an injured soldier to the tented entrance of the desert field hospital. The screens show apparently unrelated information. JCHAT - a silent scrolling codified message - runs on a central screen. Our interpretation of it is enabled through its relationship between one of two radically different but equally accurate views of the same event. To the left we see the Watchkeeper - a soldier manning phones and reading computer screens in a crowded office. On the right we view the MERT flight - the journey of the Medical Emergency Response Team in a Chinook helicopter. Less
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