FRAME BY FRAME
ABOUT
After decades of war and an oppressive Taliban regime, four Afghan photojournalists face the realities of building a free press in a country left to stand on its own – reframing Afghanistan for the world and for themselves. Through intimate verite moments and never-before-seen archival footage, the film reveals a struggle in overcoming the odds to capture the truth.
Mo Scarpelli is a director, writer and cinematographer of mostly non-fiction cinema. Her films have screened at the Berlinale, Visions du Réel, IDFA, SXSW, BFI London Film Festival, among others. Her debut film ANBESSA was nominated for the Crystal Bear and Glashütte Documentary Prize at the 69° Berlinale, and broadcast with ARTE and ZDF in France in Germany, with a MUBI.com online premiere. Her latest film EL FATHER PLAYS HIMSELF was awarded the Honorary Mention for Best International Film at Visions du Réel and the Torino Film Lab Audience Design Fund. Mo's a selection of Berlinale Talents and has received fellowships from the New America Foundation and Intl Women in Media Foundation. She holds a Bachelor’s of Journalism from the University of Missouri-Columbia. She is based in Rome.
CREDITS
Mo Scarpelli
Mo Scarpelli
Alexandria Bombach
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