27-Sep Osama (2003)
Discussants: Danielle Bouchard & Beth Walker
"A 12-year-old Afghan girl and her mother lose their jobs when the Taliban closes the hospital where they work. The Taliban have also forbidden women to leave their houses without a male "legal companion." With her husband and brother dead, killed in battle, there is no one left to support the family. Without being able to leave the house, the mother is left with nowhere to turn. Feeling that she has no other choice, she disguises her daughter as a boy. Now called 'Osama,' the girl embarks on a terrifying and confusing journey as she tries to keep the Taliban from finding out her true identity. Inspired by a true story, Osama is the first entirely Afghan film shot since the fall of the Taliban."
Upcoming films in this series:
1-Oct Moolaadé
9-Oct Dying to Get In
22-Oct Dirty Pretty Things
5-Nov In This World
12-Nov Life and Debt
20-Nov Invisible Children
28-Nov Night and Fog
http://www.uncg.edu/~sjsills/cci_filmfestival.html
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Stephen J. Sills, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Sociology
320 Graham Building
PO Box 26170
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Greensboro, NC 27402-6170
http://www.uncg.edu/~sjsills/
sjsills@uncg.edu
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