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For Your Consideration: A Flickering Truth

Presented by JxJ at Edlavitch DCJCC

Aug 10 - Aug 13, 2017

For Your Consideration: A Flickering Truth

Presented by the Washington Jewish Film Festival, For Your Consideration is a choice sampling of Best Foreign Language film Oscar submissions, offering a rare opportunity to view some of the most distinguished works in world cinema.

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New Zealand’s submission for the 89th Academy Awards®, 2017

An extraordinary documentary that literally blows the dust off of 100 years of conflict, revealing cinematic gems of the Afghani film archives that were ravaged, burned and banned by Taliban interdiction. As brave archivists thread projectors with film from unmarked reels, the country’s rich history comes alive with images of former leaders, beloved actresses, and landmarks now gone. In Dari with English subtitles.

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