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Robert greenwald is showing rethink afghanistan, a skeptical view of americas war strategies. It took documentarian robert greenwald 40 years to become an activist, but it was worth the wait, writes gail sheehyhis new film about afghanistan is a clarion. Jan 20, 2015 movies about the iraq, afghanistan wars. Directed by robert greenwald, creator of uncovered. The film was released in parts online and is also available on dvd. Id recommend checking out part three of brave new film s rethink afghanistan series, the cost of war. Film complet shadows of libertyshadows of liberty 2012 documentaire, guerre. Antiwar movement plans fall campaign on afghanistan the. Brave new studios documentarian robert greenwald recently released his urgent plea to rethink afghanistan in the hopes that information and awareness would lead to action in helping enlist viewers and politicians to prevent our governments commitment to send an unspeakable amount of troops overseas. Rethink afghanistan full documentary film brave new films low, 480x360p.
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Afghanistan films, afghanistan movies, afghan films movies. The film was initially made available for free, online, in six consecutive chapters. Meanwhile a nato airstrike on a compound in southern afghanistan has reportedly killed a family of six. Film complet rethink afghanistanrethink afghanistan 2009 documentaire. To start off the program we will view the powerful and thoughtprovoking new film, rethink afghanistan, by noted documentary filmmaker robert greenwald. This meant more troops in more areas that previously had little or no regular security presence. Rethink afghanistan full documentary film brave new. As the president and his team decide on a course of action, documentary filmmaker robert greenwald has debuted rethink afghanistan, a politicallyminded documentary being released in. The war profiteers, rethink afghanistan will forgo a traditional theatrical release and will instead be posted in installments on. Film complet rethink afghanistanrethink afghanistan 2009. His decision will define his presidency much as vietnam defined the legacy of president johnsons presidency in the 1960s. Rethink afghanistan, film complet etant une creation realise par robert greenwald, ce film en anglais a ete presente en 2009. Film complet american zeitgeistamerican zeitgeist 2006 3 films disponibles en ligne. The film raises critical questions regarding afghanistan.
This decision raises serious questions about troops, costs, overall mission, and exit strategy. With the first two parts of the film already online, he arrived in afghanistan on sunday to conduct more. To learn more about the rethink afghanistan campaign, go to. Robert greenwald has been a committed antiwar activist since the war in iraq began. Refuse to accept the line that we must stay in afghanistan to protect the women of afghanistan. Troops, pakistan, cost of war, women of afghanistan, civilian. Now living on the streets, he breaks into an empty apartment and takes on the identity of the owner. A history of struggle this timely documentary by film maker and photographer kathleen foster, dramatizes the tale of a group of remarkable women, how their courage and commitment to change their lives and country has passed from one generation to the next. If this is all we can come up with, the antiwar movement will remain a shadow on the wall of american imperialism. Orzala ashraf serves on the board of directors of the afghan womens network and is the founder of humanitarian assistance for the women and children of afghanistan hawca. Rethink afghanistan is a 2009 documentary by robert greenwald and brave new films, about the us military presence in afghanistan following the terrorist attacks of september 11, 2001 produced and released eight years into the war, at a time when congress was considering sending tens of thousands of new troops to afghanistan, the film asks the american public to reconsider basic questions.
This film is not currently playing on mubi but 30 other great films are. Personally i never liked the occupation of afghanistan, not even in 2001. It investigates the main issues surrounding afghanistan troops, pakistan, cost of war, civilian casualties, wome. Rethinking madness a 2012 book by the psychologist paris williams which explores creative ways of. This recreation of a deadly incident with british paratroopers in afghanistan has a lacerating power. To watch the film, go to brave new film s rethink afghanistan website. Posted in rdocumentaries by uamyadamm 21 points and 1 comment.
Rethink afghanistan is a groundbreaking, fulllength documentary focusing on the. A scene from rethink afghanistan, robert greenwalds latest public policy documentary. Watch the first part from our fulllength documentary that served as a driving force to help make oversight hearings a reality. An example of that strategy is an internet film titled rethink afghanistan, which is being produced and released in segments by the political documentary filmmaker robert greenwald. Rethink afghanistan full documentary film brave new films. Oct 02, 2009 rethink afghanistan is a groundbreaking, fulllength documentary focusing on the key issues surrounding the war. Afghans speak out, negotiating with the taliban, robert greenwald in conversation with former cia agents robert baer and graham fuller, rethink afghanistan. Yesterday brave new foundation released the first chapter of rethink afghanistan, a new fulllength documentary about the u. Although its nowhere near as laughoutloud hilarious as the one released ten years ago, it still culls comedy out of relatable situations involving impossible coworkers and overattentive neighbors. The film raises critical questions regarding afghanistan including segments on the troops, pakistan, the cost of war, women of afghanistan, civilian casualties and security and solutions. Media in category 2009 in afghanistan the following 88 files are in this category, out of 88 total. Rethink afghanistan 2009 dvd robert greenwald sealed new. Rethink afghanistan destroys failed logic of war peace. As the civilian death toll in afghanistan continues to rise we turn now to an excerpt from a new documentary by filmmaker robert greenwald of brave new films.
Her first film, out of the ashes, a heartwarming story of the afghan cricket teams journey to the cricket world cup, was the recipient of the grierson award in 2011, as well as the peace and sport award that same year. Rethink afghanistan is a groundbreaking, fulllength documentary focusing on the key issues surrounding the war. These are some of the questions raised by the new documentary film rethink afghanistan, directed by robert greenwald, the man behind outfoxed. Pages in category films set in afghanistan the following 85 pages are in this category, out of 85 total. Robert greenwald is founder and president of brave new films, a nonprofit film and advocacy organization whose work is distributed for free in concert with nonprofit partners and movements in order to educate and mobilize for progressive causes. It investigates the main issues surrounding afghanistan troops, pakistan, cost of war, civilian casualties, women in afghanistan, and terrorism through the eyes of experts and the people of afghanistan. Afghan womens mission codirector sonali kolhatkar was interviewed for this film. The war in afghanistan and its potentially catastrophic impact on pakistan are complex and dangerous issues, which further make the case why our country needs a national debate on this now starting with congressional oversight hearings.
Vous pouvez regarder le film rethink afghanistan en streaming dans le cable tv ou. For timeliness, robert greenwalds afghanistan documentary is. Rethink afghanistan, a 2009 documentary by robert greenwald and brave new films, about the u. He was on ed schultz last night talking about his film rethink afghanistan. Rethink afghanistan is an ambitious sixpart documentary by robert greenwald, who has previously made films about. Wie ublich wurde dieser film in video hd hohe auflosung fur kinoprojektion oder blurays mit dolbydigitalaudio gefilmt. Ny times whines that rethink afghanistan film is not balanced by jeremy scahill, rebelreports, oct 6, 2009 perhaps more than any other major corporate news outlet, the new york times played a central role in promoting the bush administrations fraudulent case for the invasion and occupation of iraq. Rethink afghanistan is a 2009 documentary by robert greenwald and brave new films, about the us military presence in.
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