2009 Riverside Saginaw Film Festival

Feature Presentations - Documentaries

 

Afghan Star

Sponsored by Delta Public Broadcasting
UK, 2009
87 minutes

Showings: TBA

Showings: TBA

Synopsis: After 30 years of war and Taliban rule, millions of Afghanistan citizens are watching the TV series "Afghan Star" and voting by mobile phones to pick winners. The film follows four candidates and the risks they take. Winner at Sundance Film Festival.

“The sense of hope and danger is palpable and the film's hard-won good vibes had the audience cheering. Wonderful movie.”

–Ty Burr, Boston Globe

 

Preceded by the 14-minute Romanian short "Rating," about a reality show.

 

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