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Afghan star [videorecording] / by Marking, Havana,film director.; Channel 4 British Documentary Film Foundation.; Kaboora Productions.; Redstart Media.; Roast Beef Productions.; Zeitgeist Films.;
Camera and sound, Phil Stebbing ; editor, Ash Jenkins ; original music score, Simon Russell.In Afghanistan you risk your life to sing. After thirty years of war and five devastating years of Taliban rule, pop culture is beginning to return to the country. Since 2005, millions have been tuning in to Tolo TV's wildly popular American idol-style series, Afghan star. Like its Western predecessors, people compete for a cash prize and record deal. More surprisingly, the contest is open to everyone across the country despite gender, ethnicity, or age.Not rated.DVD; stereo.Sundance Film Festival: World Cinema Documentary, Audience Award; World Cinema Documentary, Directing Award.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Afghan star (Television program); Popular music; Talent shows; Television programs; Foreign films.;
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