Copyright 2026, Documentary Educational Resources https://store.der.org/tajikistan-c962all.aspx Mon, 21 Sep 2026 05:27:26 GMT 60 Nexternal RSS 2.0 en-us https://store.der.org/two-poets-and-a-river-p1077.aspx Product1077 Thu, 9 Mar 2023 13:37:42 GMT <div style="float:left"><a class="url" href="https://store.der.org/two-poets-and-a-river-p1077.aspx"><img src="//cdn.nexternal.com/der/images/two-poets-and-a-river.jpg" alt="Two Poets and a River" border="0" hspace="3"></a></div><span class="riRssTitle"><a href="https://store.der.org/two-poets-and-a-river-p1077.aspx">Two Poets and a River</a></span><br><a href="https://store.der.org/two-poets-and-a-river-p1077.aspx">Buy Now:</a> <span color="#990000"><b>$320.00</b></span> <br /><br /><div><div>Using the Oxus river as a topos, this film explores themes of love and loss through the lives and musical poetry of the two most prominent and innovative Wakhi musicians in Central and South Asia, Qurbonsho in Tajikistan and Daulatsho in Afghanistan. In the 19th century their Wakhan homeland became a buffer zone between Czarist Russia and the British Empire and the river Oxus became a border. The condition of being separated by a river grounds the poets’ discussions of love and loss in their own lives as well as in their musical arts. Richard Wolf shot the film over 2.5 years (2012-2020).&nbsp;</div><div><br /></div><div>The Deluxe Edition 2-disc set includes a Blu-ray featuring the 75-min festival cut and 124-min director’s cut, a CD soundtrack of music in Wakhi, Tajik, Persian, and Dari languages, and an accompanying booklet with songtexts and translations.<div>&nbsp;<div><b>Selected Screenings &amp; Awards</b></div><i>Martello Award</i>, Cinque Ports International Film Festival, France and England, 2023</div><div>Middle Eastern Studies Association Film Festival, Montreal, 2023</div><div>Association for Asian Studies Film Expo, USA, 2023<br /></div><div>RAI Film Festival, Bristol, UK, 2023</div><div><i>ICTM Prize for Best Documentary Film or Video</i>, Int'l Council for Traditional Music, Portugal, 2022</div><div>Society for Visual Anthropology Film and Media Festival, USA, 2022</div><div>Manchester Lift-Off Film Festival, UK, 2022</div><div>Madrid International Film Festival, Spain, 2022&nbsp;</div><div>International Multicultural Film Festival, Australia, 2022</div><div>Middle East and Central Asia Music Forum, University of London, UK, 2022</div><div>Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts, Harvard University, USA, 2022</div><div>Department of Film and Television, National College of Arts, Pakistan, 2022</div></div><br /><br />Visit <a href="https://store.der.org/tajikistan-c962all.aspx">Tajikistan</a> to see additional products in this category.</div> https://store.der.org/naim-and-jabar-p575.aspx Product575 Tue, 28 Aug 2018 14:11:00 GMT <div style="float:left"><a class="url" href="https://store.der.org/naim-and-jabar-p575.aspx"><img src="//cdn.nexternal.com/der/images/naim-and-jabar.jpg" alt="Naim and Jabar" border="0" hspace="3"></a></div><span class="riRssTitle"><a href="https://store.der.org/naim-and-jabar-p575.aspx">Naim and Jabar</a></span><br><a href="https://store.der.org/naim-and-jabar-p575.aspx">Buy Now:</a> <span color="#990000"><b>$495.00</b></span> <br /><br /><div>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.<div><br /></div><div>Filmed in the Balkh Province, an area inhabited by Tajik and other Central Asian peoples. The town of Aq Kupruk is approximately 320 miles northwest of Kabul. The theme of the film focuses on education and socialization. The film and accompaning instructor notes examine formal and informal learning systems, and how they are changing. Particular attention is paid to the lives of one or two young people in the educational system, to their family and kinship structure, and more broadly to educational policies in the developing world.<div><br /></div><div><div><div><b>Films in the Afghanistan series</b></div><div><a href="https://store.der.org/an-afghan-village-p133.aspx">An Afghan Village</a></div><div><a href="https://store.der.org/afghan-nomads-the-maldar-p132.aspx">Afghan Nomads</a></div><div><a href="https://store.der.org/afghan-women-p134.aspx">Afghan Women</a></div><div><a href="https://store.der.org/naim-and-jabar-p575.aspx">Naim and Jabar</a></div><div><a href="https://store.der.org/wheat-cycle-p254.aspx">Wheat Cycle</a></div></div><div><br /></div><div><b>About the&nbsp;<a href="https://store.der.org/faces-of-change-collection-p945.aspx">Faces of Change Collection</a>&nbsp;</b></div><div><div><i>Faces of Change</i>&nbsp;is comprised of 25 films that examine five cultures selected for their distinct geographic locations: starting with the&nbsp;<a href="https://store.der.org/faces-of-change-china-coast-p978.aspx">China Coast</a>&nbsp;at sea level and moving up to&nbsp;<a href="https://store.der.org/faces-of-change-taiwan-p980.aspx">Taiwan</a>, then to&nbsp;<a href="https://store.der.org/faces-of-change-afghanistan-p976.aspx">Afghanistan</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://store.der.org/faces-of-change-kenya-p979.aspx">Kenya</a>&nbsp;and finally to the mountains of&nbsp;<a href="https://store.der.org/faces-of-change-bolivia-p977.aspx">Bolivia</a>. Each location is examined through five themes: Rural Society, Education, Rural Economy, Women, and Beliefs.&nbsp;</div><div><br /></div><div>This innovative collection of 16mm films and videos was funded by the National Science Foundation, produced by Norman Miller and directed by some of the finest ethnographic filmmakers of its time.</div></div><div></div></div></div><br /><br />Visit <a href="https://store.der.org/tajikistan-c962all.aspx">Tajikistan</a> to see additional products in this category.</div>