Watch the saving mes aynak official trailer wildmind. Photographer taikan usui lifes work was on capturing the faces of those who contribute to peace in the world. The film premiered in november in europe at the prestigious international documentary film festival in amsterdam, where work by americans is seldom screened. As 2015 draws to a close, the team behind saving mes aynak is celebrating a successful year of reaching audiences all over the world, raising global awareness about the contentious fate of the mes aynak historic site. The awardwinning film saving mes aynak follows archaeologist qadir temori as he races against time to save a 5,000yearold buddhist archeological site. Easily share your publications and get them in front of issuus. Nine years after chinese companies took control of mes aynak, copper extraction has yet to start. An archaeologist fights to save a 5,000yearold silk road site in afghanistan from a chinese company that plans to mine its rich copper deposits. Saving mes aynak saving mes aynak official trailer. Saving mes aynak on itunes, amazon, netflix coming soon. Back in 2009, few seemed to know about or care about mes aynak, an ancient buddhist city in afghanistan. Huffmans film, saving mes aynak, the making of which wildmind helped sponsor.
Saving mes aynak free to watch in afghanistan kartemquin films. The focus of the film is a historic site in afghanistan thats about to get destroyed by a chinese mining operation. Archaeologists from around the world fight to save a 2,600yearold buddhist city from imminent destruction by a chinese copper mine. Idfa international documentary festival amsterdam 2014. Saving mes aynak is a 2014 independent documentary film, directed, produced, shot and. The following resources were produced in order to expand the context of and add deepen the breadth of the conversation around saving mes aynak. Saving mes aynak is the somber tale of a great archaeological find. Saving mes aynak 2014 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Afghan archaeologists and villagers fight to save the ancient buddhist city of mes aynak, one of the most significant archaeological discoveries of recent times, from destruction by. Abu rayhan biruni award of best film history, history of science, architecture, urbanism, geology, biology, archeology. Saving mes aynak is also the film of the month at tricycle magazine. Saving mes aynak is ultimately a story of hope this is a film that is optimistic for a better future for afghanistan, a country plagued by over 30 years. French photographer, filmmaker, journalist and environmentalist, yann arthusbertrand started his career photographing lions in kenya in the 1980s. The documentary saving mes aynak premiered at the 2014 idfa film.
Mcc and jiangxi copper are in the initial stages of building an openpit copper mine 25 miles southeast of kabul. Saving mes aynak saving mes aynak official trailer facebook. The tools delve deeper into the issues and stories within the film such as the history of mes aynak, buddhisms history in afghanistan, the fight to preserve cultural heritage, the environmental impact of mining, and. Chicago notforprofit documentary collective kartemquin films will release.
Mes aynak, located in volatile logar province, is comprised of an ancient 500,000 square meter buddhist city on. Saving mes aynak is tricycles february film club pick, so subscribers can stream the film until february 29, 2020. Feb 01, 2017 according to the film saving mes aynak, metallurgical group corp. The awardwinning film saving mes aynak follows archaeologist qadir. Issuu is a digital publishing platform that makes it simple to publish magazines, catalogs, newspapers, books, and more online. Follow afghan archaeologist qadir temori as he races against time to save a. The awardwinning film saving mes aynak follows archaeologist qadir temori as he races against time to save a 5,000yearold buddhist archeological site in afghanistan from imminent demolition by a. The filmmakers of saving mes aynak created a save mes aynak day on july 1, 2015 in efforts to promote the preservation of mes aynak and the film. This film will be available to stream until midnight on friday, february 28th, 2020. Jun 19, 2015 mes aynak is the name of the site, considered by some as an archeological jewel as valuable as any. The gritty realities of a sevenweek strike at a small indiana chain factory during 197374. Director brent huffman discusses his documentary, saving mes aynak. The fight to save an ancient buddhist city in afghanistan.
Only 10 percent of mes aynak has been excavated, though, and some believe future discoveries at the site have the potential to redefine the history of afghanistan and the history of buddhism itself. Saving mes aynak won the grand prize at the festival back in 2015. Saving mes aynak, his recent documentary, is about an ancient archaeological site in afghanistan threatened by a chinese stateowned copper mine. In the days since saving mes aynak premiered at the. The fate of mes aynak is the theme of the documentary saving mes aynak, a powerful and compelling work from brent huffman, and kartemquin films. Through our film saving mes aynak, our major goal is to raise mass awareness of the impending demolition, creating an international movement to put pressure on the mining company, the afghanistan government, and unesco to make mes aynak a world heritage site. In search of the lost buddhas with david adams bamiyan valley documentary timeline duration. Huffmans new story about the current situation at the ancient buddhist city of mes aynak, afghanistan and the impact the documentary saving mes aynak has had. About the film filmmakers distinctions photos video news press. Film screening of saving mes aynak with introduction by. Building belushi, saving mes aynak in this weeks roundup, new series and documentaries are set to premiere for a range of networks including diy network, al jazeera.
Saving mes aynak to premiere in chicago northwestern now. Saving mes aynak premiered in europe at the worlds largest film festival, the international documentary film festival in amsterdam, where work by americans is seldom screened. The documentary saving mes aynak premiered at the 2014 idfa film festival in amsterdam and in the usa at the 2015 full frame documentary film festival. The 60minute film competed in the idfa competition for midlength documentary. The documentary will feature the destruction of the buddhist city which remained undiscovered for 2,000 years and survived revolution, invasion and war. Evanston saving mes aynak, the documentary by a northwestern university filmmaker about a race to save the 5,000yearold buddhist archaeological site from destruction, has been released on dvd and digitally by itunes and amazon. Aynak day on july 1, 2015 in efforts to promote the preservation of mes aynak and the film. Nov 21, 2016 evanston saving mes aynak, the documentary by a northwestern university filmmaker about a race to save the 5,000yearold buddhist archaeological site from destruction, has been released on dvd and digitally by itunes and amazon. The film is expected to debut on netflix in january. The documentary saving mes aynak premiered at the 2014 idfa film festival in amsterdam and in. But it is sitting on a vast copper deposit and is about to be destroyed. Saving mes aynak is a documentary chronicling the fight to save a 2,000yearold archaeology site in afghanistan threatened by a chinese copper mine. Saving mes aynak world premiered in november at the idfa festival and screened in the u.
The 2015 documentary saving mes aynak follows afghan archaeologist qadir temori as he tries to save a 5,000yearold site in afghanistan. Huffman is raising funds for the buddhas of mes aynak on kickstarter. Saving mes aynak follows afghan archaeologist qadir temori as he races against time to save a 5,000yearold archaeological site in afghanistan from imminent demolition. Huffman is honored to be selected as the president of the arkhaios film festival jury for the archaeology and culture film festival this october. The story behind chinas longstalled mine in afghanistan. May 31, 20 mes aynak, a magnificent buddhist city, is the most important archaeological discovery in a generation.
Huffman at the chicago premiere of saving mes aynak. Help us bring saving mes aynak around the world, and mount an. Can a film help save an afghan archeological site before. Can a film help save an afghan archeological site before its turned into an openpit mine. Outsider art, afghan archeology, african democracy, and the black panthers. In 2007, taikan received a request from the office of the dalai lama in japan for him to video record the buddhist monks visit to japan in november. Huffman named president of jury of arkhaios film festival. Saving mes aynak follows afghan archaeologist qadir temori as he races. Netherlands 21 november 2014 idfa film festival amsterdam usa 1 july 2015. We are proud to bring you the official trailer for saving mes aynak. Not to spoil it too much, but the film focuses on the largest archaeological site in.
Saving mes aynak follows afghan archaeologist qadir temori as he races against time to save a 5000yearold. Professor and director of saving mes aynak brent e. Brent edward huffman born september 4, 1979 is an american director, writer, and cinematographer of documentaries and television programs, including saving mes aynak 2015. The documentary saving mes a ynak premiered at the 2014 idf a film festival. Help us bring saving mes aynak around the world, and. Afghan archaeologists and villagers fight to save the ancient buddhist city of mes aynak, one of the most significant archaeological discoveries of recent times, from destruction by a chinese copper mine. Huffman announced a plan to raise awareness of mes. Huffman brought saving mes aynak to kartemquin films in late 20 through its ktq labs program.
Qadir temori and his fellow afghan archaeologists face what seems an impossible battle against the chinese, the taliban and local politics to save. Jul 01, 2015 saving mes aynak follows afghan archaeologist qadir temori as he races against time to save a 5,000yearold archaeological site in afghanistan from imminent demolition. Saving mes aynak follows afghan archaeologist qadir temori as he. My film saving mes aynak is ready to screen worldwide, and i am mounting a global campaign through the film to raise awareness about the impending demolition, thus creating an international movement to put pressure on the mining company and the afghanistan government. Mes aynak also called mis ainak or miseainak, is a site 40 km 25 mi southeast of kabul. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. This is how we ensure that this irreplaceable ancient buddhist city can be. Saving mes aynak it is a race against time to save a 5000yearold buddhist archaeological site in afghanistan threatened by a chinese stateowned copper mine. Saving mes aynak is free to watch in afghanistan inside. The 60minute film competed in the idfa competition for midlength documentary category.
See more ideas about movies, animated movie posters and the secret of kells. Saving mes aynak documentary film which features the story of an ancient buddhist city in afghanistans logar province, is expected in premiere by the end of this year. In july 2014 it was announced that saving mes aynak will be completed by the end of. Buddhist films and discussion for the tricycle community. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. Saving mes aynak, the awardwinning documentary about the race to save a 5,000yearold buddhist archaeological site from destruction by a chinese copper mining company, will be aired by u. Rescuing mes aynak national geographic magazine the name of this place is understated. In june 2015, the film was offered for free streaming within afghanistan. The film s director, brent huffman, met with afghan leaders and presented them with a petition signed by 100,000 people favoring site preservation. In 19812, the kartemquin filmmakers returned to the taylor chain plant to show labor and management working together against the odds, trying to save the plant from becoming the latest victim of antiunion legislation and the globalization of cheap, exploitable labor. Human sold out thus have i seen buddhist film festival. Tricycle magazine, the largest buddhist publication in the us, just published director and professor brent e.
Jan 29, 2015 park city, utah january 28, 2014 indiegogo, the worlds largest crowdfunding platform, announced today that sundance award winner dear white people, which raised its initial production funds on indiegogo, has broken the u. For the rest of the world, kartemquin are currently offering streams, downloads, dvdblurays, and public screenings of saving mes aynak. In 2006, he started the television documentary series vu du ciel, exploring environmental problems, before embarking on his debut feature film, home 2009, about the state of our planet. Saving mes aynak documentary expected in premiere by end of. Huffman fixertranslater najibullah sedeqe post production supervisor ryan gleeson coeditor matt lauterbach consulting editor jim klein edited by brent e.
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