With the war in Afghanistan finally over, and thousands of Afghan refugees now starting their new lives in America, we are presenting a special “Afghan Film Festival” on all five Sundays in October. Anyone who sees at least three of the five films will receive a free “Make Afghan Refugees Welcome” t-shirt.  Our regular programming for the month will also focus on earlier waves of immigrants to America and other related topics.  Email plim@ku.edu for the Zoom links and additional information.

Afghan Festival #3: The Patience Stone
The third in our series on everyday life in Afghanistan, The Patience Stone takes place somewhere in a war-torn Islamic country, where a young woman in her thirties watches over her older husband, who has been reduced to a comotose state due to a bullet wound in the neck. Since there is no way the husband can now beat or punish her, the woman decides to tell him the truth about her innermost feelings.
(2012, in Persian with English subtitles, 102 minutes.)

 

October 17, 2021 1:30 pm