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Angels are made of light /

A stirring and beautiful documentary from Academy Award nominated director James Longley (Iraq in Fragments), Angels Are Made of Light traces the lives of young students and their teachers at a school in the old city of Kabul. Interweaving the modern history of Afghanistan with present-day portraits...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Longley, James (Director, Producer)
Format: Video
Language:Dargwa
Pushto
Arabic
Language Notes:In Dari, Pashto and Arabic with English subtitles.
Published: New York, NY : Grasshopper Film, 2018.
Series:Academic Video Online
Subjects:
School children > Afghanistan > Kabul.
Teachers > Afghanistan > Kabul.
Afghanistan > Economic conditions.
Afghanistan > Social conditions.
Élèves du primaire > Afghānistān > Kaboul.
Enseignants > Afghānistān > Kaboul.
Economic history
School children
Social conditions
Teachers
Afghanistan
Afghanistan > Kabul
documentary film.
Documentary films
Documentary films.
Documentaires.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:A stirring and beautiful documentary from Academy Award nominated director James Longley (Iraq in Fragments), Angels Are Made of Light traces the lives of young students and their teachers at a school in the old city of Kabul. Interweaving the modern history of Afghanistan with present-day portraits, the film offers an intimate and nuanced vision of a society living in the shadow of war.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed December 10, 2020).
Physical Description:1 online resource (118 minutes)
Playing Time:01:57:03
Awards:Won 2018 Camden International Film Festival, Harrell Award - Special Mention