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Frame by Frame

Directed by: Alexandria Bombach, Mo Scarpelli
Runtime: 1hr 25min Year: 2015
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Directed by: Alexandria Bombach, Mo Scarpelli
Runtime: 1hr 25min Year: 2015
Country: Afghanistan
Last Screened: Tue 24th Nov 2015

After decades of war and an oppressive Taliban regime, four Afghan photojournalists must overcome the challenges building a free press in a country left to stand on its own.

“[The film] pays tribute to the power of the still photographic image and its ability to change perceptions.” – BBC Culture

“An indispensable visual history… As the camera follows the quartet in their daily lives, and as they share stories from their past — the very stories that inform their gaze and shape their voice — a larger layered narrative emerges; that of a disrupted nation.” – TIME Lightbox

When the Taliban ruled Afghanistan, taking a photo was a crime. After the regime fell from power in 2001, a fledgling free press emerged and a photography revolution was born. Now, as foreign troops and media withdraw, Afghanistan is left to stand on its own, and so are its journalists.

Set in a modern Afghanistan bursting with colour and character, Frame by Frame follows four Afghan photojournalists as they navigate an emerging and dangerous media landscape – reframing Afghanistan for the world, and for themselves.