Letter from London: finding stars in Afghanistan

British director Havana Marking's remarkable debut is a feature length documentary following a group of young Afghanis vying to become a pop idol. Afghan Star premiered at IDFA and will have its North American premiere at Sundance. It's screening on More4's 'True Stories' strand in April, with broadcasters around the world having expressed interest in it. Carol Nahra talks to Marking about working in Afghanistan.

January 14, 2009

British director Havana Marking's remarkable debut is a feature length documentary following a group of young Afghanis vying to become a pop idol. Afghan Star premiered at IDFA and will have its North American premiere at Sundance. It's screening on More4's 'True Stories' strand in April, with broadcasters around the world having expressed interest in it. Carol Nahra talks to Marking about working in Afghanistan.