Afghan artist and filmmaker - Ariana Delawari
By Humaira
Afghan Culture Unveiled is a promotional partner of World Affairs Council and the 16th UN Association Film Festival preview of "We Came Home", a documentary by Afghan femal artist Ariana Delawari.
Afghan Culture Unveilved readers will receive 50% off the published ticket price for this sceening. I hope to see you there.
"We Came Home" trailer
"We Came Home" tells the story of Afghanistan through Afghan American artist, Ariana Delawari. Born into a suburban Los Angeles home the same year the Soviets invaded Afghanistan, Ariana’s life unfolds parallel to the ever-changing events of her father’s homeland.
The Delawari household is a place of both celebration and activism, with the family attempting to recreate the Kabul they knew and left behind, before the tanks and land mines. September 11th changes the course of her family’s lives and Ariana spends the following ten years traveling between Los Angeles and Kabul, documenting the land of her ancestry through photographs, film and music.
With the Taliban resurgence, Ariana realizes that her currency is art, and that the opportunity to bridge the two halves of her existence may soon be gone forever. She rounds up her Los Angeles bandmates and sets out to record an album in Kabul with three Afghan Ustads, or master musicians. The recording is a glimpse into the challenges of building anything in Afghanistan after thirty years of war, but nothing can touch the universal language of music that unfolds between these LA hipsters and elder maestros.
The film will be followed by a short Q&A with the filmmakers.
This program is presented by the World Affairs Council of San Fracisco in partnership with the United Nations Association Film Festival. The 16th UNAFF celebrates the power of documentary films dealing with human rights issues, the environment, racism, women’s issues, universal education, war and peace.
To register and receive the 50 % discount please click on this link.
Thursday, 09/19
7:00 PM- 9:00 PM
World Affairs Council
312 Sutter Street, Suite 200
San Francisco, CA 94108
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