Osama A 12-year-old Afghan girl and her mother are without family. Since the Taliban has forbidden women to leave their houses without a male "legal companion." The husband and brother dead, killed in battle, there is no male family to support them. Without being able to leave the house, they are desperate. Left with no other choice, she disguises her daughter as a boy. Now called 'Osama,' the girl embarks on a terrifying journey, keeping the Taliban from finding out her true identity. Inspired by a true story, Osama is the first entirely Afghan film shot since the fall of the Taliban.
Safar e Ghandeharaka Kandahar
After an Afghanistan-born woman who lives in Canada receives a letter from her suicidal sister, she takes a perilous journey through Afghanistan to try to find her.
Inside Iraq: The Untold Stories In March 2003, Mike Shiley was watching the nightly news coverage of Gulf War II. A world traveler, he wondered what was really happening in Iraq. With any press credentials, Shiley, who is not a journalist, he convinced local television affiliate KATU in Portland, OR, to have him cover the Oregon National Guard in Iraq. to travel to Iraq and produce a documentary film about what was happening behind the scenes. Shiley having no press credentials, he went to Kinko's print shop where he made a homemade press pass. With a camera and a local guide, Shiley traveled throughout Iraq for two months, filming the reality of life of the Iraq people.
