The Forbidden Reel

2019 Canadian film
  • November 25, 2019 (2019-11-25) (IDFA)
Running time
119 minutesCountryCanadaLanguageEnglish

The Forbidden Reel is a 2019 Canadian documentary film, directed by Ariel Nasr.[1] The film profiles the cinema of Afghanistan through a history of the Afghan Film Organization.[2]

The film premiered in 2019 at the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam.[3] It had its Canadian premiere at the 2020 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival,[4] where it was named one of five winners of the festival's Rogers Audience Award, alongside the films The Walrus and the Whistleblower, 9/11 Kids, First We Eat and There's No Place Like This Place, Anyplace.[5]

The film received two Prix Iris nominations at the 23rd Quebec Cinema Awards in 2021, for Best Documentary and Best Editing in a Documentary (Annie Jean).[6]

References

  1. ^ Charlie Smith, "Canadian director Ariel Nasr's The Forbidden Reel uncovers Afghanistan's hidden film history". The Georgia Straight, December 9, 2020.
  2. ^ Chris Luciantonio, "Hot Docs Review: 'The Forbidden Reel' Is an Essential Crash Course in Afghani History as Told Through Its Cinema". Exclaim!, June 3, 2020.
  3. ^ Kelly Townsend, "NFB docs set to world premiere at IDFA". Playback, November 12, 2019.
  4. ^ Daniele Alcinii, "Twenty-three Canadian titles among Hot Docs virtual lineup". Playback, May 5, 2020.
  5. ^ Lauren Malyk, "Hot Docs names $50K Audience Award winners". Playback, June 8, 2020.
  6. ^ Jean-François Vandeuren, "La déesse des mouches à feu part en tête des nominations du Gala Québec Cinéma 2021". Showbizz.net, April 26, 2021.

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