Alex Gibney-Produced ‘Mohabat,’ Directed by James Longley, Wins at Ji.hlava: ‘Meticulously Researched and Exquisitely Crafted’
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James Longley’s “Mohabat” won the Opus Bonum section at Ji.hlava Documentary Film Festival on Saturday. Produced by Mohammad Sharif Hotak, Longley and Oscar-winning filmmaker Alex Gibney, it follows a 12-year-old boy Mohabat, whose father dies in a drone strike. Left without parental care, he’s taken to a city orphanage. “By patiently observing the boy’s interactions
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Alex Gibney-Produced ‘Mohabat,’ Directed by James Longley, Wins at Ji.hlava: ‘Meticulously Researched and Exquisitely Crafted’
James Longley’s “Mohabat” won the Opus Bonum section at Ji.hlava Documentary Film Festival on Saturday. Produced by Mohammad Sharif Hotak, Longley and Oscar-winning filmmaker Alex Gibney, it follows a 12-year-old boy Mohabat, whose father dies in a drone strike. Left without...
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