{"product_id":"far-from-afghanistan","title":"Far From Afghanistan","description":"\u003cp style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDVD Interzone\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOriginal format \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003edigital\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYear \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLanguage(s) \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEnglish\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eArtist(s) \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJohn Gianvito, Jon Jost, Minda Martin, Travis Wilkerson, Soon-Mi Yoo\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRunning time \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e129 min\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4 style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFilms\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFAR FROM AFGHANISTAN \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(2012), 129'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDescription\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA collective film made by five American filmmakers and a collective of young Afghan journalists, \u003cem\u003eFar From Afghanistan\u003c\/em\u003e forms a mosaic of cinematic approaches that cast a critical eye on the longest foreign war in United States history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003eInspired by the collaborative film \u003cem\u003eLoin Du Vietnam\u003c\/em\u003e, released in 1967, \u003cem\u003eFar From Afghanistan\u003c\/em\u003e also brings together diverse filmmakers, directors of photography, editors and technicians as part of an international effort to redirect American policy away from military and political intervention toward genuine humanitarian and development aid, as has been called for.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003eThe different segments explore in depth the consequences of war on Afghans and Americans, and are supported by reports and interviews conducted by members of Afghan Voices. The distinct vision and artistic approaches of each segment, drawn from the established filmmaking practice of the segment's director, are unified under the editorial touch of Gianvito, Pacho Velez (The American Sector, The Reagan Show) and Rob Todd. More than a simple account of protest or critique of American propaganda, Far from Afghanistan puts collective documentary practices at the service of multivocal and distributed activism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003eFestivals\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003eFestival international du film de Locarno, official selection\u003cbr\u003eFestival international du film de Toronto, official selection\u003cbr\u003eCPH:DOX, official selection\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003eReviews\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\"This passionate and multifaceted look at the United States' ongoing involvement in Afghanistan (and their denial about it) takes us to many places where other filmmakers and spectators fear to venture, inside and outside the country, showing us the deep connections between what we do and what we choose to ignore.\" -Jonathan Rosenbaum\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\"... a kind of definitive statement on an uncontrollable global catastrophe.\" - Michael Atkinson, The Boston Phoenix\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\"... an experimental, esoteric and brilliant film.\" - Michael Moore\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\"... brilliant, poetic and appropriately cold. I was blown away by this film and by the relentlessness of its exploration.\" - Fanny Howe\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003eRadically free in its form, stimulating in its indignation and incisive in its perception of the toll war takes on its victims, its participants and society as a whole, FAR FROM AFGHANISTAN is a cinematic cry from the heart of vital importance.\" – Anthology Film Archives\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Gianvito, Jon Jost, various","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56788867580235,"sku":"SQ9521936","price":20.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/3034\/9643\/files\/afghanistan_Gianvito_recto.webp?v=1773411369","url":"https:\/\/re-voir.com\/en\/products\/far-from-afghanistan","provider":"Re:Voir","version":"1.0","type":"link"}