Afghan Star
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Havana Marking
Rafi Naabzada
Lema Sehar
Hameed Sakhizada
Setara Hussainzada
Daoud Sediqi
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
After 30 years of war and Taliban rule, pop culture has returned to Afghanistan. Millions are watching Afghan Star - a Pop Idol-style TV series in which people from across the country compete for a cash prize and record deal. 2000 people audition, including three brave women. The viewers vote for their favorite singers by mobile phone and for many this is their first encounter with democracy. The film follows the stories of four young contestants looking for a new life. But their journeys take a terrifying turn as one young woman dances on stage, threatening her own safety and the future of the show itself. In Afghanistan you risk your life to sing.
Director
Havana Marking
Cast
Rafi Naabzada
Lema Sehar
Hameed Sakhizada
Setara Hussainzada
Daoud Sediqi
Massoud Sanjer
Habib Amiri
Tahir Shaqi
Fazl Hadi Shinwari
Crew
Habib Amiri
Qais Bakhshi
Rodney Brooks
Gulalai Daqi
Martin Herring
Ash Jenkins
Nasim Karimi
Akmal Khaliq
Zaki Khaliqi
Janet Knipe
Mike Lerner
Havana Marking
Reza Sher Mohamed
Areef Mohammed
Wais Mohammed
Jahid Mohseni
Saad Mohseni
Wali Narogh
Samir Nasim
Simon Russell
Safiya Frista Said
Sekander Saleh
Amir Shamil
Phil Stebbing
Phil Stebbing
Scott Wilkinson
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Shown at SILVERDOCS: AFI/Discovery Channel Documentary Festival (Silver Spectrum) June 15-22, 2009.
Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival (Audience Award Winners) October 1-16, 2009.
Aired in USA on HBO March 18, 2010.
Released in United States 2009 (Shown at Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Film Festival (Special Presentations) April 30-May 10, 2009.)
Released in United States January 2009 (Shown at Sundance Film Festival (World Cinema Documentary Competition) January 15-25, 2009.)
Released in United States on Video March 30, 2010
Released in United States June 2009 (Shown at SILVERDOCS: AFI/Discovery Channel Documentary Festival (Silver Spectrum) June 15-22, 2009.)
Released in United States Summer June 26, 2009 (NY)
Released in United States July 24, 2009 (Los Angeles)
Winner of two awards including the Documentary World Cinema Audience Award and the Documentary World Cinema Directing Award at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival.
Released in United States 2009
Released in United States January 2009
Released in United States July 24, 2009
Released in United States June 2009
Released in United States October 2009
Released in United States on Video March 30, 2010
Released in United States Summer June 26, 2009
Shown at Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Film Festival (Special Presentations) April 30-May 10, 2009.
Released in United States October 2009 (Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival (Audience Award Winners) October 1-16, 2009.)
