Frame by Frame

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Frame by Frame

2015

1h 25m

Documentary

War

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15 Reviews

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After decades of war and the rule of the Taliban, four Afghani photojournalists work to build a free press.

Mary Tuma

Austin Chronicle

Frame by Frame stands as a reminder of photography's importance to cultural identity and preservation, freedom of expression, and ultimately, the quest for truth.

May 18, 2016

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Peter Rainer

Christian Science Monitor

Photojournalism, at its highest level, is an art, but it can also be a way of opening up a world. In rare cases it can change it.

Rated: A-

Nov 20, 2015

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Nicolas Rapold

New York Times

The film's four-person shuffle turns into a bit of a hash.

Nov 19, 2015

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David Bax

Battleship Pretension

Photographs help us learn of their stories by simply accounting for their existence.

Jan 15, 2021

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Nick Evan-Cook

One Room With A View

The uplifting and humanistic Frame by Frame gives us some admirable insight into the practitioners behind the new-found journalistic freedom in a post-Taliban Afghanistan.

Rated: 3/5

Apr 19, 2019

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Jennie Kermode

Eye for Film

Even though the structure of the film is fairly formulaic it opens a window onto worlds rarely glimpsed from outside.

Rated: 3.5/5

Feb 22, 2016

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Audience Member

Solid, thoughtful reporting on the frightening struggles of Afghan journalists.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/02/23

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Alexandria Bombach

Director

Mo Scarpelli

Director

Mo Scarpelli

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Alexandria Bombach

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Laila Rossi

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Nancy Schafer

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Synopsis

After decades of war and the rule of the Taliban, four Afghani photojournalists work to build a free press.

Director: Alexandria Bombach, Mo Scarpelli
Producer: Alexandria Bombach, Jeff Orlowski-Yang, Mo Scarpelli
Screenwriter: Mo Scarpelli, Alexandria Bombach
Genre: Documentary, War
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 29, 2019
Runtime: 1h 25m

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