My Afganistan: Everyday Stories of Bombs and Bullets
Nagieb Khaja, a young Danish journalist of Afghani origin, travels to Lashkar Gah, capital of the province of Helmand in Afghanistan. Because journalists aren't allowed out of their hotels without a military escort, contact with the civilian population is pretty near impossible. But Khaja has a trick up his sleeve. He gives 30 civilians cell phones equipped with HD cameras and asks them to film their daily lives. This provides us with a rare glimpse into the war-torn existence of regular Afghanis, a valuable antithesis to our very Western perspective on the war.
Primary Title
- My Afganistan: Everyday Stories of Bombs and Bullets
Date Broadcast
- Saturday 17 January 2015
Start Time
- 14 : 10
Finish Time
- 15 : 00
Duration
- 50:00
Channel
- BBC World News
Broadcaster
- British Broadcasting Corporation
Programme Description
- Nagieb Khaja, a young Danish journalist of Afghani origin, travels to Lashkar Gah, capital of the province of Helmand in Afghanistan. Because journalists aren't allowed out of their hotels without a military escort, contact with the civilian population is pretty near impossible. But Khaja has a trick up his sleeve. He gives 30 civilians cell phones equipped with HD cameras and asks them to film their daily lives. This provides us with a rare glimpse into the war-torn existence of regular Afghanis, a valuable antithesis to our very Western perspective on the war.
Classification
- Unknown
Owning Collection
- Television Vault
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Captioning Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
- Documentary films
Genres
- Documentary
Contributors
- Nagieb Khaja (Director)
- Nagieb Khaja (Writer)
- Lise Lense-Møller (Producer)
- Henrik Grunnet (Producer)
- Bjarte Mørner Tveit (Producer)
- Torstein Grude (Producer)
- Stein Berge Svendsen (Composer)
- Magic Hour Films (Production Unit)
- Grunnet Film (Production Unit)
- Piraya Film (Production Unit)
- The Danish Film Insitute (Funder)
Subjects
- Documentary films