Haji Omar and his three sons belong to the Lakankhel, a Pashtoon tribal group in northeastern Afghanistan. The film focuses on his family: Haji Omar, the patriarch; Anwar, the eldest, his father's favorite, a pastoralist and expert horseman; Jannat Gul, cultivator and ambitious rebel; and Ismail, the youngest, attending school with a view to a job as a government official.

According to the official history of Afghanistan, ruthless destruction has always prevailed over art...

This film is a portrait of unique cultural space for Spirits, Gods and People. While permanent theat...

March 2008. The renowned journal ‘Science’ publishes an article confirming that the human bones disc...
A dark and magical visit to the fabled Parisian address Rue Fontaine 42. This was the residence of A...

John Bishop and Naomi Bishop present a portrait a peculiar life style of the Himalayan indigenous Sh...

An experimental ethnographic documentary that criticizes the colonizer view of anthropology.
Captain Kleinschmidt leads an expedition sponsored by the Carnegie Museum to the arctic regions of A...

"Inside the Talibans" - What will happen if the Talibans return to power? Swedish journalist Magda G...
The mission: Capture US and NATO forces on camera giving food, water, clothing, blankets, and medica...

The real estate industry has destabilized the natural surroundings of the city of Concón, on the Chi...

This documentary on the effect the talent competition "Afghan Star" has on the incredibly diverse in...

On September 9, 2001, Commander Massoud, a hero of the Afghan resistance, was assassinated by two me...

This Russian documentary offered tantalizing glimpses of Afghanistan, which in 1929 was still one of...

The story of a country that is obliged to give up on its future... The documentary pictures the town...

In GLOBAL METAL, directors Scot McFadyen and Sam Dunn set out to discover how the West's most malign...

The film discusses the traits and originators of some of metal's many subgenres, including the New W...

When two men compete to qualify in the Winter Olympics for the first time for Afghanistan, they real...

Inspired by Steven Blush's book "American Hardcore: A tribal history" Paul Rachman's feature documen...
In March 2001, the ruling Taliban destroyed Afghanistan's foremost tourist attraction, the 1600 year...