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Directed by: John Baily, Amir Muhammad
Overview
Musician Amir Mohammad moved from Herat, Afghanistan to Peshawar, Pakistan in 1979 as a result of the Marxist regime and civil war in his homeland. Through him viewers are introduced both to Afghan music and to the poverty and isolation faced by refugees. In the accompanying booklet, ethnomusicologist John Baily discusses the making of a documentary film as a form of research and fieldwork
VHS Editions (4)
Amir : an Afghan refugee musician's life in Peshawar, Pakistan
1985National Film and Television School, Royal Anthropological Institute ; Documentary Educational ResourcesUS
Amir : an Afghan refugee musician's life in Peshawar, Pakistan
1985US
Amir : an Afghan refugee musician's life in Peshawar, Pakistan
1986Documentary Educational Resources, National Film and Television School, Royal Anthropological InstituteUS
Afghan music
1986US