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2021 Canadian documentary film

Ghosts of Afghanistan
Directed by	Julian Sher
Written by	Julian Sher Graeme Smith Natalie Dubois
Produced by	Natalie Dubois Arnie Gelbart
Starring	Graeme Smith
Cinematography	Iqbal Ahmad Sapand
Edited by	Susan Shanks
Music by	Eric LeMoyne
Production company	Galafilm Productions
Release date	September 8, 2021 (2021-09-08)
Running time	89 minutes
Country	Canada
Language	English

Ghosts of Afghanistan is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Julian Sher and released in 2021. The film documents the return of Canadian journalist Graeme Smith to Afghanistan, several years after his stint covering the War in Afghanistan for The Globe and Mail, and his interviews with various people about the effects of the war on Afghan society.

The film premiered September 8, 2021 on TVOntario, although it also had selected film festival screenings including at the Human Rights Film Festival in Berlin.

Awards

Award	Date of ceremony	Category	Recipient(s)	Result
Canadian Screen Awards	2022	Donald Brittain Award	Arnie Gelbart, Julian Sher, Natalie Dubois	Won
		Best Writing in a Documentary Program	Julian Sher, Graeme Smith, Natalie Dubois	Won
		Best Editing in a Documentary Program or Series	Susan Shanks	Won
		Best Direction in a Documentary Program	Julian Sher	Nominated

References

^ Elizabeth Grenier, "Documentary 'Ghosts of Afghanistan' exposes broken hopes". Deutsche Welle, September 24, 2021.
Marsha Lederman, "In their timely new film, journalists Julian Sher and Graeme Smith examine the Ghosts of Afghanistan". The Globe and Mail, September 9, 2021.
John Doyle, "Despair, failure and fear: Ghosts of Afghanistan explains a lot". The Globe and Mail, September 9, 2021.
Greg David, "Employable Me, Oscar Peterson: Black + White and Lisa LaFlamme win during Night 1 of the 2022 Canadian Screen Awards". TV, eh?, April 4, 2022.
Brent Furdyk, "2022 Canadian Screen Award Nominees Announced, ‘Sort Of’ & ‘Scarborough’ Lead The Pack". ET Canada, February 15, 2022.

External links

Ghosts of Afghanistan at IMDb

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