GREENE — Afghanistan and Pakistan have been thrown onto the world stage given the war on terrorism and have become important to Americans with loved ones in the military.
But beyond the headline news, what do we know about these distant countries?
“Pakistan and Afghanistan — A Photographer’s Journey from Kabul to the Khyber Pass & the Tribal Zone,” narrated by Marlin Darrah, one of the most experienced and widely traveled filmmakers in America, focuses on that very topic.
The film, which will be shown at 2 and 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 26, at the Araxine Wilkins Sawyer Memorial, poses and answers these questions:
* What would a traveler encounter if he were in those two countries and needed to make his way across them? Would he face danger or friendliness and hospitality? How and where?
* What are some of the countries’ geographical, cultural and historical highlights?
Among the places visited in this 85-minute travel feature are Kabul; the Khyber Pass, the mountain pass separating Pakistan and Afghanistan; Peshwar, the principal city of the northwest province of Pakistan; and Jhanda, Dharra and other villages in Pakistan.
Darrah is the award-winning executive director and cinematographer of the renowned International Film & Video production company based in Portland, Ore. His 34 years of production experience have taken him to more than 140 countries worldwide, yielding more than 70 documentary and travel-adventure programs to date.
PBS, History Channel and Discovery Channel have aired Darrah’s international footage or programs. Recently, a two-hour documentary he shot and directed in Egypt was screened at the Cairo Opera House to an audience of 3,000.
Darrah’s productions have won awards at more than 15 national and international film festivals in Rome, New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, British Columbia and elsewhere.
Over the past three years, he produced nine 85-minute, high-definition travel features such as “Cuba,” “The Great Silk Road,” “Southern Europe,” Northern Europe, “Italy” and “Madagascar.”
Sawyer Memorial is at 371 Sawyer Road. Admission is free. For more information, call 946-5311 or visit www.sawyer-foundation.com.
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- The film “Pakistan and Afghanistan — A Photographer’s Journey from Kabul to the Khyber Pass & the Tribal Zone” will be shown Oct. 26 at Araxine Wilkins Sawyer Memorial in Greene. Admission is free.
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