The Forbidden Reel

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The Forbidden Reel
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Directed by Ariel Nasr
Written byAriel Nasr
Produced byKatherine Baulu
Sergeo Kirby
Ariel Nasr
CinematographyPablo Alvarez-Mesa
Duraid Munajim
Edited by Annie Jean
Music by Olivier Alary
Johannes Malfatti
Production
company
Release date
  • November 25, 2019 (2019-11-25)(IDFA)
Running time
119 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

The Forbidden Reel is a 2019 Canadian documentary film, directed by Ariel Nasr. [1] The film profiles the cinema of Afghanistan through a history of the Afghan Film Organization. [2]

The film premiered in 2019 at the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam. [3] It had its Canadian premiere at the 2020 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, [4] where it was named one of five winners of the festival's Rogers Audience Award, alongside the films The Walrus and the Whistleblower , 9/11 Kids , First We Eat and There's No Place Like This Place, Anyplace . [5]

The film received two Prix Iris nominations at the 23rd Quebec Cinema Awards in 2021, for Best Documentary and Best Editing in a Documentary (Annie Jean). [6]

References

  1. "Canadian director Ariel Nasr's The Forbidden Reel uncovers Afghanistan's hidden film history". The Georgia Straight. 2020-12-09. Retrieved 2025-05-27.
  2. "Hot Docs Review: 'The Forbidden Reel' Is an Essential Crash Course in Afghani History as Told Through Its Cinema │ Exclaim!". Hot Docs Review: 'The Forbidden Reel' Is an Essential Crash Course in Afghani History as Told Through Its Cinema │ Exclaim!. Retrieved 2025-05-27.
  3. Townsend, Kelly. "NFB docs set to world premiere at IDFA" . Retrieved 2025-05-27.
  4. Alcinii, Daniele. "Twenty-three Canadian titles among Hot Docs virtual lineup" . Retrieved 2025-05-27.
  5. Malyk, Lauren. "Hot Docs names $50K Audience Award winners" . Retrieved 2025-05-27.
  6. Vandeuren, Jean-François (2021-04-26). "La déesse des mouches à feu part en tête des nominations du Gala Québec Cinéma 2021". Showbizz.net (in French). Retrieved 2025-05-27.