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Kites - Part 1

Twelve talented students from Kabul’s Art School were given cameras and professional documentary training for the first time in their lives.

It was part of a project called “Kabul My City” organised by a group of Polish filmmakers.

In the film Kites we follow their journey around the city, as they capture important moments in their everyday lives.

They came up with their own story ideas and decided how they would like to show life in Kabul.

They didn’t film either barbed wire, police stations and military camps, or the Taliban and Americans. They trained their lenses on their closest surroundings – neighbours’ children, kites and themselves.

In 1994 the Taliban banned a long list of things. It became forbidden to listen to music, depict human figures or fly kites - a favourite pursuit in Kabul.

Today, with the re-emergence of the Taliban in certain parts of the country, these art students wonder whether they will be forced once again to give up their new found freedom.

Last Updated ( Wednesday, 03 December 2008 )

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