Afghan American Artists and Writers Association
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After what has been a tumultuous year for our friends, loved ones, and community, please visit this link to view AAAWA’s 2021 end of year review, and resources for those who are still being impacted by the Afghanistan crisis. We appreciate your ongoing support and solidarity, and we continue to stand in solidarity with the people of Afghanistan.
On Sunday, January 12th 4-6 pm, AAAWA will have a free film screening and panel discussion at the Glendale Central Library as part of the closing reception for the exhibit “Fragmented Futures: Afghanistan 100 Years Later.” We will be showing Fazila Amiri’s short documentary, “Unknown Artist” and Mariam Ghani’s feature documentary, “What We Left Unfinished.” Come a little early to check out the associated exhibit, which marks Afghanistan’s centennial, bringing together artists and writers to reflect on how the aspirations of Afghanistan and its diaspora were interrupted, transformed, and reborn since independence.
Sunday, January 12th 4-6 pm
Glendale Central Library
222 East Harvard Street
Glendale, CA 91205
In “Unknown Artist” (8 min) Fazila Amiri explores how writing and singing serve as reprieve for a 17-year-old child bride, reeling from a toxic, abusive marriage. Here, she tells her story at the only women’s radio station in the city of Jalalabad, Afghanistan. Mariam Ghani’s“What We Left Unfinished” (70 min) tells the story of how the dreams of shifting political regimes merged with the stories told onscreen through five unfinished feature films from the Communist era in Afghanistan, the relationships between art and politics in times of war, censorship and repression, and how the unfinished projects of the past haunt the present.
Here is the link to our EventBrite page: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/reflectspace-gallery-film-screening-and-panel-discussion-tickets-87712665945.