Another short film from Afghanistan in International Short Film Festival.
As from 2012, the festival will be extended by one day: the 16th edition of the InternationalShort Film Festival will take place from 6 to 11 November 2012.
About film: A camera moves among woman working their last day on a job site. As they joke and fight – accusing each other of being prostitutes, liars, and racists – the mood repeatedly shifts between belly laughs and rage. The women are left waiting for hours for their pay by the charity that administers the cash-for-work program. As they wait, they consider what debts they’ll pay off, what food they’ll buy, and how they’ll stay warm during the approaching winter. There is lively discussion about what happens to all the aid that never reaches them, and whether Karzai is a crook or a servant of the people.
Is the camera revealing anything truthful, or simply inciting these women to present what they think ‘the other’ wants to hear – or what might get them something from the world on the other side of the camera? Who is on the other side of that camera anyway?
"Death to the Camera" Produced by CS Film.
"Death to the Camera" Produced by CS Film.
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