Film screening of House No 30, Kabul – a documentary by The Guardian about the Afghan Newspaper Etilaat Roz screened in the frame of the Kite-Runner activities in Istanbul.
The Etilaat Roz was once the most widely circulated newspaper in Kabul, but everything changed when the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan. With journalists tortured in the street for their reporting, many of the paper’s staff were forced to flee. Two years on, the founder and then editor-in-chief Zaki Daryabi continues to fight for the Etilaat Roz’s future and coordinates his team across the US, Europe and Afghanistan. In this unique video diary, journalist Abbas Rezaie follows the tenacious correspondents as they continue to report the news. We witness a turning point in Afghanistan’s history, and reflect on what it is to be a displaced journalist.
The documentary shows how the editors are running the Afghan newspaper from exile.
The screening takes place at postane in Istanbul and via ZOOM next Wednesday, August 14th between 6 and 8 pm Istanbul time.
Directed by Abbas Rezaie
Contributing Director Pedram Yar
Producers Zaki Daryabi & Abbas Rezaie
Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87957042087
Meeting-ID: 879 5704 2087
Kenncode: 900606
After the screening, we will have a discussion about the question Can Journalism Survive the Taliban with snakes and refreshments.
