Afghan Star

HBO's Marion Barry Movie and Silverdocs: Reality Shows for Smart People

Art Levine | Posted 09.11.2009 | Entertainment


Art Levine

Nine Lives of Marion Barry illustrates the unique power of documentaries. They satisfy our cravings for true stories without the cheesy qualities that have so degraded the reality shows on TV.

Sundance Film Afghan Star Incredible

Jim Luce | Posted 08.02.2009 | World


Jim Luce

Afghan Star is the perfect window into a country's tenuous, ongoing struggle for modernity. What I would normally consider frivolous entertainment is downright revolutionary here.

INTERVIEW: Filmmaker Havana Marking On The Dangers Of Being An 'Afghan Star' (VIDEO)

Diane Tucker | Posted 07.17.2009 | World


Diane Tucker

"Watching young girls with only one mobile phone in the house debate about who to cast that one vote for -- it was pretty powerful. It wasn't a presidential election, but it was the idea that these girls had a role to play..."

The Media Effect

Pat Mitchell | Posted 03.14.2009 | Media


Pat Mitchell

Isn't it time to end the debate about whether or not media shapes society or merely mirrors it and consider the real life examples of media as a singularly powerful agent of change.

Afghan Stars at Sundance

Havana Marking | Posted 02.27.2009 | Entertainment


Havana Marking

Last Saturday night, we were presented two awards by the good people of Sundance. it was the first time an Afghan film had made it there, and the people of Afghanistan were over the moon.

"Afghan Star" TV Show Embraced By Fans, Condemned By Clerics

Reuters | Hamid Shalizi | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media


Hundreds of fans clamored on Tuesday to catch a glimpse of their favorite finalists from the TV show "Afghan Star," Afghanistan's version of "America...