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Leeza Ahmady, curator of Central Asian art and films and video artist, Mariam Ghani teamed up to bring these wonderful classic Afghan films and newsreel footage from Afghan films to the Guggenheim Museum. As the images and films percolate for a longer article, I’m right now enamored by the visuals from this film: Feature: Mujasemaha […]
MoreSpent the day immersed in the loveliness that is Eid and NYC smiled at each sugary sweet step of the day! Here is a rare clip from a fabulous (as you can see in the moustaches of the wedding attendees) vintage 1976 Afghan film: The Statues Laugh (Mujasemeha Mekhandad) by Toryali Shafaq. It features the […]
MoreConflict Nations Program: Afghanistan Zero Film Fest December 10, 2009 7 p.m. Issue Project Room 232 3rd Street Brooklyn, New York 11215 ArteEast is pleased to co-sponsor the Conflict Nations Program: Afghanistan at the Zero Film Fest. In a time when the majority of festivals are Hollywood marketing campaigns, and even “indie” and “underground” festivals […]
MoreUNDERSTANDING AFGHANISTAN International Gallerie’s 23rd Issue: Vol. 11 No 2 Come join us for an evening of “Understanding Afghanistan” Date: April 9th Time: 6-8pm Hosted by AAARI (Asian/Asian American Research Institute) CUNY Co-Sponsored with The Association of Iranian American Writers 25 West 43rd Street 18th Floor New York, NY 10036 Phone: 212-869-0182 Fax: 212-869-0181 E-mail: […]
MoreThe Halalitization of Asian American Studies? by Zohra Saed What does it mean to be a hyphenated Muslim in a post-9/11 world? How do Muslim artists, writers and filmmakers address these issues of identity, exile, and assimilation in homes they have made in America? What was earlier Muslim Diaspora cultural production dealing with before 9/11 […]
MoreDirected by : Nabi GANIEV (Наби ГАНИЕВ) Release date in Russia : 16/11/1946 Plot synopsis During WWII, the base of Soviet moviemaking operations shifted to the east. Eisenstein shot his glorious Ivan the Terrible in Almaty, and there were many films shot in Uzbekistan. Including this glorious period piece, based on the Uzbek Romeo and […]
MoreHere is a Mulla Nasruddin story that always appealed to me as a kid: Mulla Nasruddin’s wife sent him to the store to get some yogurt. Since he was known to forget things, she told him to keep repeating it to himself till he got to the store. Mulla was rushing and saying at each […]
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