Far From Afghanistan
Inspired by the 1967 collaborative undertaking, Far From Vietnam (Loin Du Vietnam), that united a variety of filmmakers, cameramen, editors and technicians “to knit together imagery of the war, interviews, intellectual styles, fictional incursions and documentary footage in a bid to counter and interpret the intensive media coverage and propaganda manipulated by the American government”, Far From Afghanistan strives to contribute to the international effort to redirect US policy away from military and political intervention toward true humanitarian and developmental care-giving… READ MORE
10 Years and Counting
This is a specially-designed prologue from Rob Todd and Pacho Velez available for viewing as part of Far From Afghanistan: The October Edition, only. It aims to offer a brief but important glimpse of the emotional and material reality of life, and death, over the past decade in Afghanistan. Three-quarters of the images are drawn from imagery gathered by the “Afghan Voices” group and will be seen more expansively within the final version of Far From… READ MORE
My Heart Swims in Blood
While Afghanistan burns, America fiddles…John Gianvito’s film is a mosaical journey through a dark night of the soul.
As fog descends upon the landscape, a man attempts to lull himself to sleep. Across the nation, Americans embrace their pleasures. 7000 miles away U.S. and coalition forces leave behind a trail of death, destruction, and profound resentment among many of the people of Afghanistan. Business as usual. A tirade and indictment against a decade… READ MORE
Empire’s Cross
Jon Jost’s completely poetic evocation of the circumstances instigating America’s attack on Afghanistan, its methods, and of the deeply seated cultural origins of Western culture’s tendency towards warring. As an (ironic) counter-point it uses President Eisenhower’s Fare- well Speech (1961) and an earlier speech (1953) “Cross of Iron” as a foil. Ironic, as Eisenhower was a much glorified general and a Republican in politics; today he would be deemed a radical leftist for his words in those speeches.… READ MORE
The Long Distance Operator
Minda Martin’s experimental narrative film short about a drone pilot in Palmdale, California who learns about the impact of his role in the war in Afghanistan from on-the-ground soldiers.
“I was compelled to volunteer my time to contribute a film that could give Americans a way of thinking about their own distance from the war in Afghanistan. The idea for the story came from US Army war veteran, Ethan McCord, who testified about the impact of… READ MORE
Fragments of Dissolution
Fragments of Dissolution is a poetic, anguished cry from the heart of a rotting empire. Four women describe their own unique hells. Children, brothers, and friends burned alive while simply trying not to freeze. Husbands and sons deployed over and over, who kill themselves rather than fighting again. From Ft. Lewis to Detroit, the empire is devouring its own intestines.
Bio
A chance meeting in Havana with legendary Cuban film propagandist Santiago Alvarez changed the course of… READ MORE
Afghanistan: The Next Generation
They said the Korean War was a “Forgotten War.”
Is sixty years enough time for a war to be forgotten? But then how is it possible for the American War in Afghanistan to be forgotten when it’s still unleashing death and destruction? I too am guilty of forgetting. This film is my small gesture against forgetting. It incorporates various forms of archival footage – military, news, amateur and fiction– from different historical moments and seeks… READ MORE
