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Life after War: Under the guidance of the President of Afhanistan’s brother, Quyam Karzai, Sarah Chayes set out to rebuild one remote village- thirteen simple houses
Life after War: Under the guidance of the President of Afhanistan’s brother, Quyam Karzai, Sarah Chayes set out to rebuild one remote village- thirteen simple houses
Life after War
(East Coast Premiere)
Screening Time: Friday, May 2, 4:30 PM, Charles Theatre 2
Director: Brian Knappenberger
Cast: Sarah Chayes, Quyam Karzai
Country: U.S.
Year: 2003
Running Time: 80 minutes
Format: Beta SP
Having built a distinguished career reporting from several war zones around the world for NPR, Sara Chayes faced an unexpected challenge while covering the fall of the Taliban in Afghanistan. “Why not stop reporting, and really help people?” asked one of her interview subjects. Sarah decided to do just that, and began the incredible odyssey that is described in this film, and is still in progress. Under the guidance of the President of Afhanistan’s brother, Quyam Karzai, Sarah set out to rebuild one remote village- thirteen simple houses. As America starts the rebuilding of Iraq, while continuing to shoulder some responsibility for Afghanistan, Life after War reminds us that rebuilding a village, much less a country is a complicated, humbling, nonlinear process.
--Jed Dietz
Presented By: Brian Knappenberger, Quyam Karzai, and Sarah Chayes
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