Naim and Jabar | David Hancock, Herbert DiGioia, 50 min, 1974
The hopes, fears, and aspirations of adolescence are expressed in the close friendship of two Afghan boys. As their acceptance of the filmmakers leads them to express their feelings more and more openly, the film grows rich in fact and themes of universal concern.
Afghan Nomads | David Hancock, 21 min, 1974
At dawn a nomad caravan descends on Aq Kupruk from the foothills of the Hindu Kush. In their camp, and in commerce with the townspeople, the Maldar reveal the mixture of faith and distrust that has kept nomads and sedentary people separate and interdependent over the centuries.
Afghan Women | Josephine Powell, Nancy Dupree, 17 min, 1974
Filmed in the Balkh Province, an area inhabited by Tajik and other Central Asian peoples, the words of the women and the rhythm of their lives in the seclusion of family compounds suggests both the satisfying and the limiting aspects of a woman’s role in a rural Afghan community.