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First screenings and discussions in the States
To my surprise, a few of the art students in the evening didn’t believe the authenticity of the work – primarily because from their point of view the war is not mentioned or shown at all. When I tried to explain that the film’s intention is to present outsiders a view of Afghanistan beyond the battlefront it became clear that the western media has created such a strong impression of Afghanistan being only about war, terror and extremism, that viewers can not trust a representation that does not include these things.
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Next steps and Expanding Goals
The completion of our October/November 2010 production training is only the beginning of our work. With your support we plan to extend our work to focus on guiding and supporting our trainees and other afghan filmmakers as they seek to submit production proposals and earn work on commissioned films.
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Training Concludes with Kabul Screening
Mehdi and Jamal were talking and one said to the other, “I can’t believe it, it’s magic – 10 films in 5 weeks – magic.” The magic has been the great energy, smarts, high spirits and unwavering determination that everyone brought to the work. Please make it all worthwhile and watch the films!
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‘Fruits of our Labor’ film screening Nov 10th at FCCS, Kabul
We hope you can join us for the screening of films made by the students of the Community Supported Film documentary filmmaking training. The students have produced an incredible collection of compelling stories that bring to life Afghan’s experiences of and efforts...
Editing Final Projects: The final week of the training
Students are facing their successes and ‘challenges.’ We have helped one another by reviewing each other’s footage and providing fresh perspective. As is often the case, we come back from our shoots exhausted and quite sure that we have nothing with which to construct our intended story. An independent eye and ear can usually see beyond our foggy view.
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Vision and Mission
Community Supported Film (CSFilm) amplifies local voices in under- and mis-represented communities so that they can effectively communicate their lived realities through documentary filmmaking.
We believe that if people learn about the world’s challenges from the local perspective they will be better able to demand the right actions from their governments and to support effective humanitarian responses.
Michael Sheridan, Director of CSFilm, on the impact of local perspectives
Samples of CSFilm’s Work
Excerpt from Haitian filmmaker Bichara Villarson’s Owned and Occupied, part of the Owning Our Future: Haitian Perspectives in Film film collection.
Excerpt from Afghan filmmaker Aqeela’s The Road Above, part of The Fruit of Our Labor: Afghan Perspectives in Film film collection.
Excerpt from Dominican filmmaker Rafael DeLeon’s She’s an American Child, part of the New Immigrant and Refugee Visions (NIRV) film collection.
These films are made to stimulate dialogue. Here is an excerpt from a New Immigrant and Refugee Visions Screen&Discuss event.
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