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    Afghan Star - The Best In Cinema, Monday at the Movies

    Presented by Peninsula Jewish Community Center at Peninsula Jewish Community Center

    April 11, 2011

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    Afghan Star - The Best In Cinema, Monday at the Movies

    Director Havana Marking's eye-opening documentary captures the resurgence of pop culture in Afghanistan after three decades of Taliban rule. Following four "American Idol"-type contestants from auditions to finals in Kabul, Marking reveals a precedent in this suppressed and war-torn nation: all ethnicities, genders and age groups are equal -- but everyone competing risks their lives to sing for enthused audiences. (88 min.)...

    Director Havana Marking's eye-opening documentary captures the resurgence of pop culture in Afghanistan after three decades of Taliban rule. Following four "American Idol"-type contestants from auditions to finals in Kabul, Marking reveals a precedent in this suppressed and war-torn nation: all ethnicities, genders and age groups are equal -- but everyone competing risks their lives to sing for enthused audiences. (88 min.) 2008


    Peninsula Jewish Community Center

    800 Foster City Boulevard
    Foster City, CA 94404

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    Phone: 650-212-7522

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