Angels Are Made of Light
Year: 2018
Country:
USA, DENMARK, NORWAY
Language:
Dari, Pashto, Arabic, English
Run Time:
117 minutes
The children of Kabul, Afghanistan have never known peace. Raised amidst the chaos and violence of continuous conflict, their curious minds try to make sense of their circumstances and the fate of their homeland. Attempting to provide some sense of normalcy, the teachers at the Daqiqi Balkhi School emphasize the importance of education and using knowledge to rebuild in the ruins of war. With the students and teachers as its focal point, ANGELS ARE MADE OF LIGHT captures the fears, dreams, and struggles of the Afghan people, interweaving the complex history of the country with found footage and stories from prosperous times that precluded the wars. Despite the tragic circumstances of its subjects, ANGELS ARE MADE OF LIGHT is an eloquent and vibrant documentary that explores Afghanistan’s past, present, and hope for the future. (In English, Dari, Pashto, and Arabic with subtitles) —G.S.
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Pan-Asian Cinema
Competition
Greg Gund Memorial Standing Up Competition
Director
James Longley
James Longley was born in Eugene, Oregon and studied Film and Russian at Wesleyan University and VGIK in Moscow. His Oscar®-nominated documentaries chronicle people living in the aftermath of the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq. Longley is a MacArthur Fellow.
Filmography
Gaza Strip (2002), Iraq in Fragments (2006) – CIFF30, ANGELS ARE MADE OF LIGHT (2018)
Producer
James Longley
Cinematography
James Longley
Editing
Waltteri Vanhanen, Janus Billeskov Jansen, James Longley
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