February 10th – September 2nd, 2012.
IN AFGHANISTAN shows different aspects of a country we have heard much about, without really knowing much.
Anders Sømme Hammer and Christoffer Næss work with three girls in Kabul who want to change their society. Using hand-held cameras, the girls document their lives in the Kabul Cards video documentaries.
Also on the exhibition: Prize-winning photographers Tim Hetherington and Lynsey Addario.
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We start with a camera, a workshop, and a story. Global Video Letters works with local community activists, NGO’s and youth to use film to inspire social change. Most importantly, we teach youth the skills they need to tell their own stories about what they see, experience, and want to share with the world.
Our workshops include human rights concepts, social advocacy, and the art of film making and encourage participants to engage in their communities, and then engage with the world.
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Afghanistan is usually represented in the media through the lens of war and devastation. And it’s true that fighting is affecting every parts of the society, but there is also a rich civilian life that rarely is presented in international media.
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A video letter is a communication tool. It is a message, a story, a vision, a voice and a film. It is simple, artistic, raw, and most importantly, it is ours. It is whatever we want it to be.
A video letter allows us all to tell our story (the way we see it) and then share it with the world.
A video letter might take the form of a ‘postcard’– a short video snapshot sent from one community to another. Or, it might be a full length ‘letter’ that more closely resembles a short for documentary, or a video advocacy piece. The video letter is a means to represent ourselves, advocate for our communities, and communicate to the world.
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