We very much regret that we have had to postpone the 2020 gandhara connections 4th international workshop, which will deal with the rediscovery and reception of gandharan art, on account of the covid19 coronavirus situation. Archaeologists from around the world fight to save a 2,600yearold buddhist city from imminent destruction by a chinese copper mine. Saving mes aynak free to watch in afghanistan kartemquin films. Professor brent huffman director of saving mes aynak also wrote an update about the current situation at mes aynak. Jun 19, 2015 mes aynak is the name of the site, considered by some as an archeological jewel as valuable as any. Reviving commercial development of afghanistans aynak copper. Very honored that saving mes aynak was chosen to be the film of th.
Saving mes aynak is a 2014 independent documentary film, directed, produced, shot and edited by brent e. Huffmans film, saving mes aynak, the making of which wildmind helped sponsor. Saving mes aynak follows afghan archaeologist qadir temori as he races against time to save a 5, 000yearold archaeological site in afghanistan from. Brent huffman on saving mes aynak and the geography of gandharan art. In search of the lost buddhas with david adams bamiyan valley documentary timeline duration. The geography of gandharan art, 22nd23rd march 2018 final programme and abstracts now available. Mcc and jiangxi copper are in the initial stages of building an openpit copper mine 25 miles southeast of kabul. Saving mes aynak is also the film of the month at tricycle magazine. Aug 12, 2017 saving mes aynak its a races against time to save a 5,000yearold archaeological site in afghanistan from imminent demolition.
It shows that the chinese government acknowledges the. His definitive documentary, saving mes aynak, is in production and recently received a macarthur foundation grant. Watch the saving mes aynak official trailer wildmind. In july 2014 it was announced that saving mes aynak will be completed by the end of. 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. 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. This is a film that is optimistic for a better future for afghanistan, a country plagued by over 30 years of perpetual war, yet containing one of. Located within afghanistans talibancontrolled logar province, mes aynak is a 5,000 yearold.
A view of the kafiriat tepe, the 2,000yearold buddhist monastery discovered in mes aynak. Sign the petition and save world history petition to unesco aynak onthelistof. 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. 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. According to the film saving mes aynak, metallurgical group corp.
A multiaward winning 2014 documentary about the site, saving mes aynak, follows a race against time to save the 5,000yearold archaeological site from the. Saving mes aynak follows afghan archaeologist qadir temori as he races against time to save a 5,000yearold archaeological site in. Meanwhile saving mes aynak has played around the world in film festivals, schools, television, and online. Subscribers can view the documentary for free via the following link. So far only 10% of mes aynak has been excavated, though, and some believe that future discoveries there have the potential to redefine the history of afghanistan. Saving mes aynak follows archaeologist qadir temori as he races against time to save this 5,000yearold buddhist archeological site from imminent demolition. The focus of the film is a historic site in afghanistan thats about to get destroyed by a chinese mining operation. Gandhara connections workshop, the rediscovery and reception of gandharan art. Also, many more readers can identify with what saving the whales is about than can identify saving mes aynak. Huffman fixertranslater najibullah sedeqe post production supervisor ryan gleeson coeditor matt lauterbach consulting editor jim klein edited by brent e. The ending of mes aynak the end of its story hasnt been written. Download and print out copies of this screening brochure to distribute at your. The fight to save an ancient buddhist city in afghanistan. Jun 10, 2015 the awardwinning documentary saving mes aynak was a hit at idfa 2014 and full frame 2015, but more than just a documentary its also harnessing an activist campaign to save this ancient site.
Mes aynak, and everything still buried in the ground, could be destroyed at any time. 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. 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. Saving mes aynak shows the sheer determination of the afghan archaeologists to protect their culture against overwhelming odds. Saving mes aynak write a new ending for mes aynak facebook. Archaeologists fight to save a 2,600yearold buddhist site from destruction by a mining company. Saving mes aynak 2014 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Even today the fate of mes aynak still hangs in the balance. For the rest of the world, kartemquin are currently offering streams, downloads, dvdblurays, and public screenings of saving mes aynak.
Jul 19, 2016 zen and war is a powerful reminder and timely warning of how peaceful philosophies can be. June 21, 2015 the ending of mes aynak the end of its story hasnt been written. 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 special film showing and interview with brent huffman. Huffman has crafted a remarkable film of courage, heroism, and hope. It focuses on afghan archaeologist qadir temori and his struggle to save mes aynak, a 5,000yearold archaeological site in afghanistan. Saving mes aynak is a 2014 independent documentary film, directed, produced, shot and. Saving mes aynak follows afghan archaeologist qadir temori as he races against time to save a 5,000yearold archaeological site in afghanistan from imminent.
We must join together and raise our voices to spread awareness around the world, qadir insists. Huffman has been making a landmark documentary about the site and the fight to excavate it before time runs out. Only 10% of mes aynak has been excavated, though, and. The system is webbased and is conceived as a purposebuilt platform to standardize and centralize data from the site. Saving mes aynak examines the conflict between cultural preservation and economic opportunity through the lens of the afghan archaeologists and local villagers who work and live near mes aynak. See the beauty of mes aynak, and take a stand to stop its destruction.
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. Is there still hope for china, afghanistans longstalled us. Download ministers assistant melissa maslanka speaks about the documentary film saving mes aynak which tells the story about heroic attempts to save a 5,000 year old archaeological site in afghanistan. This film will be available to stream until midnight on friday, february 28th, 2020. Saving mes aynak videos write a new ending for mes aynak. Jul 19, 2016 saving mes aynak follows afghan archaeologist qadir temori as he races against time to save a 5,000yearold archaeological site in afghanistan from imminent destruction. Heres why this filmmaker risked his life to film at this. Saving mes aynak follows afghan archaeologist qadir temori as he races against time to save a 5000yearold archaeological site in afghanistan from.
Filmmakers are launching a crowdfunding campaign to save mes aynak a 5,000 yearold buddhist archaeological site in afghanistan aimed at raising international pressure on a. Follow afghan archaeologist qadir temori as he races against time to save a. It was produced out of kartemquin films, the landmark chicagobased documentary house, along with producer zak piper. Fallout from fall of chinese executive who sealed copper. Nine years after chinese companies took control of mes aynak, copper extraction has yet to start. Though this has not yet happened, it is not too late. A chinese stateowned mining company plans to mine the copper deposits beneath it.
Qadir temori and his fellow afghan archaeologists face what seems an impossible battle against the chinese, the taliban and local politics to save their. Located within afghanistans talibancontrolled logar province, mes aynak is a 5,000 yearold bronze age site 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. Another huge figure in the battle to save mes aynak is awardwinning american filmmaker brent huffman. Tricycle magazine, the largest buddhist publication in the us, just. Qadir temori and his fellow afghan archaeologists face what seems an impossible battle against the chinese, the taliban and local politics to save. 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. Saving mes aynak follows afghan archaeologist qadir temori as he races to save a 5,000yearold archaeological site in afghanistan from. It is a thorough and significant record of chinas terrifying reach across the world for the natural resources and. Saving mes aynak its a races against time to save a 5,000yearold archaeological site in afghanistan from imminent demolition. Saving mes aynak has the unenviable task of making the slow, detailed work of archaeology both visually interesting and narratively appealing. This peace brief seeks to understand what went wrong and explores options for breaking out of the current impasse. Jun 11, 2015 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. 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.
Shens expulsion from the chinese communist party is a huge development, according to brent huffman, the director of saving mes aynak. Saving mes aynak follows afghan archaeologist qadir temori as he races against time to save a 5,000yearold archaeological site in afghanistan from imminent destruction. It is a thorough and significant record of chinas terrifying reach across the world for the natural resources and sovereignty of underdeveloped countries. Tricycle magazine, the largest buddhist publication in the us, just published director and professor brent e. Huffman is raising funds for the buddhas of mes aynak on kickstarter. The story behind chinas longstalled mine in afghanistan.
Its probably the last motion picture record of this historic archaeological site in afghanistan. 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. Saving mes aynak on itunes, amazon, netflix coming soon. 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. Saving mes aynak follows afghan archaeologist qadir temori as he races against time to save a 5,000yearold archaeological site in afghanistan from. A primary goal of saving mes aynak was to make mes aynak a unesco world heritage site and permanently stop any mining from ever happening at the site. Saving mes aynak is free to watch in afghanistan inside. It has generated widespread international media coverage and internet activism. This ancient city named mes aynak, or little copper well was once at the heart of the bustling silk road, the revolutionary trade route that tied together china, india, the middle east and the mediterranean.
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