| 阿富汗年代紀 Afghan Chronicles |
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塔利班政權垮台之後，阿富汗國內便開始進行社會重建與民主重建，言論自由也露出了一線曙光，其中新成立的 Killid Media 新聞社，堪稱是影響甚鉅的媒體現象。Killid Media 旗下擁有一家廣播電台，並發行兩本雜誌，其中一本雜誌的目標讀者是女性。Killid Media 致力於消弭無知與文盲，提倡不受傳統限制的新觀念，替現代化打下基礎。本片陳述了阿富汗社會在轉變中所遭遇的矛盾掙扎，以及阿富汗人重建家園的辛苦過程。阿富汗仍有一段很長遠的重建路途要走，儘管這段路艱辛坎坷，當地人民仍對未來懷抱夢想。 Since the fall of the Taliban, Afghanistan has been rebuilding itself and reviving democracy, and there is some freedom of expression. With its radio station and two magazines, one of them aimed at women, the press agency Killid Media is a real media phenomenon. This new press, dedicated to fighting ignorance and illiteracy, is promoting a message freed from the constraints of tradition and setting the foundations of modernity. As it follows the distribution of these popular magazines across Kabul, Afghan Chronicles shows the struggles within this changing society and paints a touching picture of a land that is a work in progress, dreaming of a better future. Yet achievements are still fragile. What will become of the dream of renewal cherished by this nation trying to rebuild itself |
Dominic Morissette出身攝影，於九零年代初投身電影拍攝，受民族學家對世界文化的崇敬所啟發，遍訪各地拍攝紀錄片，2003年與Catherine Pappas共同執導作品《Les derniers chasseurs du petit havre》，紀錄新斯科細亞地區漁民生活，入獲加拿大魁北克電影獎最佳紀錄片。之後他前往阿富汗多時，於當地開設攝影工作坊，並參與2004年阿富汗總統選舉宣傳活動；後轉赴巴基斯坦印度河三角洲關注環保議題；2005年前往葉門授課。
Dominic Morissette trained as a photographer and fell in love with filmmaking in the early 1990s. This inveterate cinematographer travels the globe to make documentaries inspired by an ethnologist’s respect for the world’s cultures. In 2003 his film Les derniers chasseurs du petit havre about the fishermen of Nova Scotia, co-directed with Catherine Pappas, won a Jutra nomination for best documentary. He then spent long periods in Afghanistan giving video and photography workshops in addition to co-ordinating the communications campaign for candidates in the presidential election of 2004. His travels and his interest in environmental issues then took him to Pakistan, to the Indus delta. In 2005 he was in Yemen, organizing more workshops. 在回應國際社會和聯合國的努力下，加拿大在2005年8月開始參與阿富汗坎達哈省的重建工作。25個相關團隊在當地協助民主選舉所產生的政府，拓展其權力與治理能力，重建國家並為其公民提供服務。
330人的加拿大重建團位於阿富汗的南部的坎達哈，是先前塔利班政權的核心所在。團隊是由外交與開發專家及軍警組成，其工作範疇反映出阿富汗公約和阿富汗國家發展策略的優先目標，也就是安全、治理與開發，範圍廣大至包含警察訓練、加強地方治理能力並提供司法及人道需求的協助。
阿富汗從2001年後進展神速，但仍面臨重重艱困挑戰。加拿大已經承諾持續提供阿富汗適當的軍隊、資源以及開發和政治上的努力，協助阿富汗政府為其人民創建一個更美好的未來。