mahapurush ( bengali : মহাপুরুষ ) , or the holy man , is a 1965 film directed by satyajit ray , based on a short story birinchibaba ( বিরিঞ্চি বাবা ) by rajshekhar basu .

mahapurush

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1965 , india . a double bill . kapurush ( the coward ) : 74 min . ; mahapurush ( the holy man ) : 65min . b / w , in bengali with subtitles
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an avid ray fan , shepard then took the initiative to double - check and restore ray classics such as pather panchali , aparajito , apur sansar , paras pathar , jalsaghar , devi , teen kanya , abhijan , mahanagar , nayak , goopy byne bagha byne , seemabaddha , jana aranya and kapurush o mahapurush . the entire restoration fund has been provided by the oscar academy .
kapurush reveals ray at his very sharpest as a psychologist ; every scene is model of supple , lifelike dialogue and probing , telling camerawork . . . . there is much below the surface that does not strike the casual gaze . although mahapurush is near to straight farce , it still has a rich script carried off with much aplomb and relish by its cast .
- andrew robinson ( ray ' s biographer )
satyajit ray ' s bengali comedy , the hilarious mahapurush ( the holy man ) , showcases the
spiritual powers
of
birinchi baba
( charuprakash ghosh ) , a hindu ascetic , who captures the imagination of a retired lawyer and his devout hindu family . however , the lawyer ' s daughter ( gitali roy ) has a clever boyfriend ( satindra bhattachryya ) who sees through the facade and decides to expose this smooth - talking hypnotist , masquerading as a spiritual guru .
kapurush ( 74 minutes ) and mahapurush ( 65 minutes ) are narrative sketches that allowed ray to subtly experiment with form and style ; as such , they worked against expectations at the time ( “many of ray’s critics think that ray is making too many films in too short a span of time , ” scoffed one bengali journalist ) and were largely dismissed upon their release . but according to andrew robinson’s book on ray , the filmmaker said , “these are twin films i have considerable affection for ; i have a pretty high opinion of kapurush myself and i was disappointed by the response . ” i’m leaning toward ray’s assessment .
the ucla film archive is in the midst of its festival of preservation , and last weekend , it exhibited two rare short features satyajit ray released in 1965 as a double bill : kapurush and mahapurush ( the holy man ) . sixteen of ray’s films ( deteriorated by india’s humid climate ) have been restored since 1993 , but you wouldn’t know it given the abysmal dearth of ray’s cinema on dvd in the us , which amounts to four films ( including the apu trilogy ) that were unceremoniously dumped on barebones discs by columbia . living in los angeles , i’ve had the chance to see several of the restored prints the past few years , and it’s a mystery why they aren’t more widely available .
mahapurush –the lightest of the two–was based on a story by satirist rajsekhar bose and has been accurately described as a farce about a charlatan posing as a holy man ( evidenced by “miracles , ” esoteric rituals , and outlandish claims of having taught einstein and palled around with plato , jesus , and buddha ) and his impact on a group of characters , both doting and skeptical . “people call it crucifiction , ” the man says imperiously . “i call it crucifact ! ” with a kind of ’60s british playfulness , the movie utilizes animation , freeze frames , and exaggerated performances to convey its story about the charlatan and his ultimate exposure . what makes the film especially acerbic is ray’s skewering of the charlatan’s adda group ( including a scientist and a lawyer ) who blithely forgo their education simply for the emotional excitement and social notoriety of affinity with the “holy man . ” in ray’s eyes , the charlatan is merely a swindler but his followers deny their own intelligence .
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visit our channel for more videos : urltoken the story encompasses two distinctly different tracks that run parallel to each other . as a thief breaks into a middle class apartment of a young couple at one end of the city , a himalaya returned guru settles for a religious discourse at a business magnets bungalow . as makhan haldar alias pada faces a stiff situation , swadgajananda swami by the virtue of his magical powers mesmerizes his disciples and enjoys the best of food , hospitality & other generous attention . the two incidents are too far fetched to have any connecting possibilities . but fate has other things in store . it ' s a question of putting up an act and sticking by it ! ! ! after
chha ey chhuti
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- - mahapurush o kapurush directed by aniket chattopadhyay will once again tickle us with his witty dialogues .
the story encompasses two distinctly different tracks that run parallel to each other . as a thief breaks into a middle class apartment of a young couple at one end of the city , a himalaya returned guru settles for a religious discourse at a business magnets bungalow . as makhan haldar alias pada faces a stiff situation , swadgajananda swami by the virtue of his magical powers mesmerizes his disciples and enjoys the best of food , hospitality & other generous attention . the two incidents are too far fetched to have any connecting possibilities . but fate has other things in store . it ' s a question of putting up an act and sticking by it ! ! ! after
chha ey chhuti
. . . bye bye bangkok
& goraey gondogol
- - mahapurush o kapurush directed by aniket chattopadhyay will once again tickle us with his witty dialogues . reliance entertainment promises a roller coaster ride amidst a riot of laughter . produced by : reliance entertainment director : aniket chattopadhyay star cast : bratya basu , ritwick , rimjhim mitra , dipankar dey , tanuka basu , konineeca bannerjee , lockect chatterjee , biswanath basu & others bratya basu - - plays a double role release : 3rd may 2013 subscribe to reliance entertainment channel for regular updates on bollywood | hollywood | regional films . urltoken
kapurush : on his way to hashimara to collect material for a film story , amitabha roy’s car breaks down in a small town . stranded , they accept offer to spend the night at the house of bimal gupta , a local tea - estate owner . at bimal ' s house amitabha is shocked to see that host’s wife karuna , as the girl he once loved and had let down . unaware about this , bimal entertains amitabha lavishly and during the course of the evening talk about himself at length . as he learns more about bimal , amitabha realises that the marriage could not have been a happy one for karuna . he seeks an opportunity to tell karuna that he wants to take her away . but karuna show no interest . the next morning amitabha decides to take the train to hashimara instead of waiting for the taxi to he repaired . before that , the three go out for a picnic . when bimal falls asleep , amitabha draws a hasty note to karuna . i will wait for you at the station . if you still love me , come away and i won’t let you down this time . in the evening , as the hour of his departure nears , amitabha wants impatiently at the station . when karuna turns up , it is only to retrieve a bottle of sleeping pills she had given him the previous night . mahapurush : after the death of his wife , gurupada mitter , a lawyer , is a restless man . on his way back from benares , with his daughter buchki , gurupada meets birinchi - a ' babaji ( saint ) who claims to be ageless . an impressed gurupada decides to patronise the saint and become his disciple . meanwhile daughter buchki is disappointed with her lover , satya , who writes a letter filled only with quotes from the romantics , she replies by writing that she has renounced her to become birinchi ' s disciple . a worried satya with his friend , nibaran declares birinchi a fraud . he later unmasks birinchi and so assails the folly of the devotees who make it possible for swindlers to become saints .
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calcutta based screenwriter amitabha roy is traveling to hashimara in north bengal partly to visit his brother - in - law and partly to do research for what will be his third film . en route . . . see full summary »
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a retired lawyer meets a holy man # birinchi baba ( charuprakash ghosh ) and his assistant ( robi ghosh ) # on his way back from a pilgrimage # and is totally taken in by his supernatural life . the holy man is on first name terms with buddha and all the gods of the hindu pantheon . what the world calls ' cruci - fiction ' he calls ' cruci - fact ' because he has seen it with his own eyes ! he even starts giving orations to an audience of the rich and famous at the lawyer ' s residence . the gullible lawyer decides to get his entire family initiated into the guru ' s fold # including his unmarried younger daughter ( gitali roy ) who is being courted by a young man ( satindra bhattacharya ) . his group of intelligent and rationalist friends ( somen bose et al ) decide to take matters in their own hands # and hatch a plot to expose the smooth - talking charlatan .
this is one of ray ' s short stories . it lacks the intensity of his full - length features . its a satire which appropriately captures the post - independence indian zeitgeist . its a sweet tale of how a charlatan is exposed with help from basic science and motivation from a lover boy in distress . be it a short story or not , in every one of his movies , ray has been a beacon by conveying his socially progressive ideas . he ' s a master at exposing the fault lines in the indian society and delivering his wisdom packaged in a entertaining manner . i saw the movie in a combination pack with another one of his shorts - kapurush . kapurush is an emotion - packed drama . it captures the anxiety and rekindling of emotions of a chance meeting between two estranged lovers .
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) is a calcutta based scriptwriter who is driving around in the country to collect material for a film . his vehicle breaks down in a small town . a tea planter , bimal gupta , offers hospitality for the night . amitabha is forced to accept the offer as he has no alternative .
at gupta ' s house , he is introduced to his wife karuna ( madhabi mukherjee ) . amitabha is shocked to find her to be the girl he once loved and had let down . unaware of their past relationship , gupta entertains amitabha . he comes across as a simple man with none of the physical or intellectual charms of roy .
amitabha manages to steal a few moments alone with karuna . he conveys to her about his love and asks her to leave her husband . karuna hides her own feelings . unable to regain the old intimacy with her , he remembers his betrayal . it was the last time he saw her . forced by her uncle who did not approve of the relationship and wanted to send her away , she came to him . even though roy was a poor student , she had made up her mind to accept his situation and confront her family ' s disapproval . roy , however , proved to be a coward . now that he is a successful man , amitabha asks karuna to leave her husband for him . karuna , however , does or says a little to encourage him .
the next morning , amitabha decides to take the train instead of waiting for the vehicle to be repaired . he writes note to karuna , requesting her to meet him at the railway station if she still cared for him .
amitabha waits for karuna at the station . karuna does arrive but only to snub him before going back to her husband .
after the death of his wife , gurupada mitter ( prasad mukherjee ) , an advocate , has not been at peace . he and his daughter buchki ( gitali roy ) , meet birinchi ( charuprakash ghosh ) . birinchi baba claims to be ageless . he tells stories from the past ; about his arguments with ' pluto ' about time , how he taught e = mc
to einstein , and was on first - name terms with jesu ( christ ) and gautam ( buddha ) . birinchi baba has a growing band of rich devotees .
gurupada decides to patronize the holy man and become his disciple . daughter buchki is disappointed with her lover satya . to teach him a lesson , she tells satya that she is going to leave him and become a disciple of birinchi baba .
satya turns to his friend nibaran for his help . it does not take nibaran long to realize that birinchi baba is a fraud . nibaran and friends expose birinchi baba . the devotees feel foolish and perhaps have learnt a lesson .
kapurush , though the story is quite simple , a love triangle , beneath the surface a complex range of emotions are felt . performances , the camerawork and the imagination of the audience bring out the tensions and the emotional under currents among the three characters . we are never sure if karuna ' s husband is aware of her affair with roy .
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( 1965 ) isn’t really a person but a class : the talksy , urban , skeptical , pseudo - intellectual , down - at - the - heels professionals of kolkata’s middling strata . the paper - thin plot concerns a bogus guru and the comic band of armchair einsteins who set out to expose him . but the story takes a back seat to the social milieu , which ray depicts with a loving , lightly mocking eye .
the movie’s especially attentive to interiors , where sloping stacks of books , dusty lithographs , porcelain hula girls , cuckoo clocks , barometers , telescopes , and hanging laundry express the big dreams and small means of the persons who live inside them . ray’s insurance agents and ledger keepers , chess enthusiasts and crackpot professors have their noses pressed against the glass of a wider world that’s not quite theirs to enter , assembling a secondhand modernity out of snatches of technical english , faulty reel - to - reel tape machines , loud synthetic shirts , and an eclectic worldview that rolls jesus and tulsidas , the buddha and e = mc2 , into one catch - all philosophy .
ray comes up with a neat visual trick for depicting the guru’s teachings : time forward moves in a clockwise circle with one index finger , time past moves counterclockwise in the other . it sounds simple , but no one in the movie can do it till the end , except for babuji , and lesley and i are having a hard time with it here . babuji claims to be over 2 , 000 years old , and wows his followers with stories of his days instructing jesus , einstein , plato , and siddhartha on the illusory nature of time present . his syncretic spirituality resembles the jumble in ray’s apartments , and babuji fits into these characters’ lives as naturally as cigarettes and telephones .
) discuss the guru’s claims . they don’t do anything but talk—nobody in the film’s kolkata does anything but talk—yet in a few short minutes ray celebrates the humor , curiosity , optimism , and warmth of the type in dutta’s nani , busy infusing grass with music from a hand organ to “oxidize” the proteins so the rice yield improves . the farcical , throwaway plot lets ray show his range ( a quality his fan
could learn from ) while sketching a wry portrait of beatlemania - era india and its ironies .
a beautiful film ! with a rather thin plot , ray is having fun with other aspects of the movie , some of the dialog sequences are just brilliant .
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after the death of his wife , gurupada mitter ( prasad mukherjee ) , an advocate , has not been at peace . he and his daughter buchki ( gitali roy ) , meet birinchi ( charuprakash ghosh ) . birinchi baba claims to be ageless . he tells stories from the past ; about his arguments with ' plato ' about time , how he taught e = mc ^ 2 to einstein , and was on first - name terms with jesu ( christ ) and gautam ( buddha ) . birinchi baba has a growing band of rich devotees .
gurupada decides to patronize the holy man and become his disciple . daughter buchki is disappointed with her lover satya . to teach him a lesson , she tells satya that she is going to leave him and become a disciple of birinchi baba .
satya turns to his friend nibaran for his help . it does not take nibaran long to realize that birinchi baba is a fraud . nibaran and friends expose birinchi baba . the devotees feel foolish and perhaps have learnt a lesson .
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my ignorance of indian cinema is nearly entire . i ' ve seen spoofs of bollywood dance numbers , and whatever is playing on the tv of my local indian buffet while i ' m happily munching on samosas . it ' s not that i ' m anti - indian cinema , but i just don ' t even know where to start . i ' ve heard of
the holy man
director satyajit ray only because some of his songs were included on the soundtrack to
the darjeeling limited .
still , that fact , combined with the short run time , and this film ' s availability on hulu ' s criterion collection films seems as good as any place to start .
birinchi baba ( charuprakash ghosh ) is a round - faced guru who throws cookies into crowds and lets people touch his feet for good luck . he , and his dim - witted assistant ( robi ghosh ) are travelling via train , and their cabin - mate , gurupada mitter ( prasad mukherjee ) begs for help , as the death of his wife has left him distraught . the baba basically installs himself in gurupada ' s house , orating to ever - larger audiences , who are wooed by his tales of interacting with everyone from jesus to einstein . a few of the locals see through baba ' s act , and plot to drive him out of the town before he ruins his host financially .
one of the things that i found fascinating about
the holy man
is that it wasn ' t off - putting at all . again , in all of my ignorance , i kept half - expecting a song - and - dance number to break out , but
the holy man
was more in line with some of akira kurosawa ' s lower - key work ( like parts of
high and low
) , or something like stanley kubrick ' s
the killing .
the visuals weren ' t fanciful ( other than being a glimpse into a completely different culture , which was fun ) , but
the holy man
was approached in a matter - of - fact , low - key manner , which felt very familiar to me ( i consider that a positive ) . the plot was very relatable , as well ; it ' s easy to understand how desperate , troubled people might fall for what appears to be the answer to their prayers , and the notion of using religion as a cloak for criminal ulterior motives is universal .
there were a lot of things that i liked about
the holy man .
first , the technical aspects were all handled well , and the film is in great shape . i ' ve seen enough foreign films to know that sometimes you have to trade technical smoothness to get at something different ; no trade - off was required here . it looks like a film made in the ' 60s , not a low - budget indie film that was strung together . secondly , the acting was good all the way around , and charuprakash ghosh was really good as a charismatic holy con - man . he has a unique , expressive face , and a sense of flamboyance that befits someone putting on a show for the locals . the cast , on the whole , were enjoyable ( and represented an array of general types of people - it ' s not like a hollywood film , where everyone can appear to have arrived on - set directly from the same gym and same hair - stylists ) .
the holy man
was a comfortable introduction to satyajit ray ' s work , at the least . i wouldn ' t hesitate to watch another film by him ; perhaps a little research will yield what is considered his best handful of films - there ' s no point in dancing around the periphery of someone ' s creative output until you know whether or not you really dig the work . the plot was tight , and the short run - time made this really easy to get through ( i will sometimes hedge my bets with unknown material and choose whatever ' s shortest , just in case i really don ' t like it ) . i don ' t know where this films falls in ray ' s work , but you could do a lot worse than to spend roughly an hour taking in
the holy man .
a suitor ( satindra bhattacharya ) is suspicious of a holy man ' s ( charuprakash ghosh ) claims that he knows plato , leonardo da vinci and buddha .
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kapurush is a much more subtle–even somewhat antonioniesque–film about a calcutta screenwriter named amitabha roy who finds himself stranded in a remote region that he is researching for a story ; a tea plantation owner offers him lodging , where roy is shocked to discover that the man’s wife , karuna , is his former lover . their reunion–enmeshed with awkward social niceties and the man’s monologues on bourgeois living–sparks memories of a past when roy was a student and emotionally unwilling to elope with karuna when their situation demanded it . karuna now appears stifled and unhappy in her marriage , and roy must re - evaluate his decision .
ray develops delicious irony through the fact that the screenwriter is researching the region in order to discover greater emotional verity ( “you must write what you know , ” he dully repeats ) but in doing so , comes face to face with a moment in his life when his emotional integrity was utterly compromised ( hence the title ) . given the similarity in names and occupations between filmmaker and protagonist , one wonders if this might be an open self - critique , a laying bare of ray’s own grapplings with conscience .
confessional or not , it’s a deeply felt and observantly rendered mood piece that pivots on setting , camera placement , actor positions , and an editing structure that incorporates flashbacks via emotional associations : roy’s sleepless night in bed reminds him of his last conversation with karuna in his ( ironically designed ) three - cornered student apartment ; a jeep tour of the countryside reminds him of his first meeting with karuna on a public bus ; karuna’s hand reminds him of a time when he pretended to read her palm . the psychological sophistication of the film’s structure belies its simple story of “boy meets girl , boy loses girl , ” a formula repeated by the jovial plantation owner to summarize the screenwriter’s craft . ( ray includes several similarly self - reflexive notes , such as having the husband ask to appear as a character in roy’s developing screenplay , but not as a villain , a sentiment ray upholds by emphasizing the plantation owner’s intelligence and self - awareness despite his shortcomings . )
the flashback to roy’s student room is the film’s pivotal scene , thematically and plot - wise , in which he fails to act on his love for karuna , and it’s a beautiful crescendo of silent intensity , beyond the couple’s initial dialogue , to a moment of painful , dawning awareness . in the sweaty , cramped confines of the three - cornered room with traffic sounds increasingly audible offscreen , ray captures karuna’s distressed face in the foreground with roy receded ( emotionally and physically ) in the background , emphasizing the moment in a way that imprints it on the mind of the viewer ; the scene hovers over the rest of the film .
ray so often composed his own scores , which added immeasurably to the atmosphere of his films , and kapurush is no exception ; the film is graced with a beautiful , unexpectedly bluesy saxophone piece that perfectly embellishes the film’s low - key emotional tensions . a filmmaker much more diverse than is commonly assumed given the meager availability of his films in the west , ray’s musical versatility should also come as no surprise .
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after de deaf of his wife , gurupada mitter ( prasad mukherjee ) , an advocate , has not been at peace . he and his daughter buchki ( gitawi roy ) , meet birinchi ( charuprakash ghosh ) . birinchi baba cwaims to be agewess . he tewws stories from de past ; about his arguments wif ' pwato ' about time , how he taught e = mc 2 to einstein , and was on first - name terms wif jesu ( christ ) and gautam ( buddha ) . birinchi baba has a growing band of rich devotees .
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satyajit ray transformed the face of indian cinema with classics such as pather panchali and days and nights in the forest . but before that , he was a graphic designer , and created his own groundbreaking posters , with which he distilled the themes and moods of his films into a single image – in effect , a paper trailer that was posted all over india ' s streets . as an exhibition of ray ' s posters opens at bfi southbank , london , here are a selection of his best .
created from drawings and notes rather than a script , ray’s debut film offered a child’s - eye portrait of impoverished rural life . the antithesis of extravagant bollywood , the poster for this realist , lyrical and humane film incorporates folk - art - tinged design and hand - drawn motifs – as if apu , the film’s six - year - old protagonist , had scribbled them himself . photograph : bfi / society for the preservation of satyajit ray archives and ray estate , kolkata
ray often turned his camera on the dilemmas of women and their position in society . here , a hallucinatory design illustrates a pivotal scene in his 19th - century period study of religious superstition , when an elderly man dreams his daughter - in - law is the embodiment of the hindu goddess kali . here , the division of the young girl’s face represents her split identity . photograph : bfi / society for the preservation of satyajit ray archives and ray estate , kolkata
: ray’s command of portraiture can be observed throughout his graphic work , from the faces of characters he sketched for children’s stories to his charming depictions of directors he met or admired , such as john ford and akira kurosawa . here his fragile , minimal brushstrokes bring alive the longing of the film’s lonely housewife for her husband’s cousin . ray borrowed the ornate style of the title’s calligraphy from his hero , the poet
, whose short story the film was based on . photograph : bfi / society for the preservation of satyajit ray archives and ray estate , kolkata
: this surreal image showcases ray’s unusual treatment of photography at a time when most indian film posters were hand - painted . perhaps influenced by the contemporary pop art photomontages , these floating , cut - out heads are a recurring motif in ray’s designs , and here introduce a comical note that hints at the film’s satirical tone . photograph : bfi national archive
: in this mysterious nocturnal image , ray shows the film’s true protagonist : the forest that transforms the four rich and arrogant kolkata bachelors who stay there during a weekend road trip in this still - timely fable about india’s urban - rural divide . photograph : bfi / society for the preservation of satyajit ray archives and ray estate , kolkata
: ray was often accused of ignoring politics ; the adversary – set amid the upheaval and violence of 1970s kolkata , then in the grip of naxalite radicalism – was his retort . he draws attention to this with the hand - drawn figure of a gunman at the centre of the film’s fractured title block . ray would often design a number of different posters for each film . one version for the adversary sees ray experimenting further with the logo , splintering it as a bullet would . photograph : bfi national archive
: in addition to his beautiful woodcut illustrations for children’s stories , ray also wrote and sketched his own detective and sci - fi tales . this adaptation of one of his own novels is told through the eyes of a six - year - old boy , and , continuing the idea he originated with his pather panchali poster , ray made sure the loud , playful lettering and drawings on the poster could have been his character’s creations . photograph : bfi / society for the preservation of satyajit ray archives and ray estate , kolkata


saving mes aynak is a 2014 independent documentary film , directed , produced , shot and edited by brent e. huffman .

it focuses on afghan archaeologist qadir temori and his struggle to save mes aynak , a 5,000-year-old archaeological site in afghanistan which faces demolition .

saving mes aynak was the 2014 recipient of a macarthur foundation grant in 2014 .

saving mes aynak premiered at the international documentary film festival amsterdam in november 2014 .

it later aired on al jazeera america and al jazeera english networks in july 2015 and was also broadcast on multiple other networks in various countries .

the film was directed by brent e. huffman .

he was awarded the the international academic forum documentary film award in 2015 in part for his work on the film .

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news release : free film screening of ‘saving mes aynak’ at mcdaniel nov . 2
brent huffman is an award - winning documentary filmmaker and director of saving mes aynak .
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“saving mes aynak” debuts this weekend in amsterdam at the international documentary film festival in amsterdam .
watch the exclusive clip from “saving mes aynak” below and visit the indiegogo campaign page here .
saving mes aynak premiered at the international documentary film festival amsterdam last november and follows archaeologist qadir temori and his fight to save the mes aynak site .
news release : free film screening of ' saving mes aynak ' at mcdaniel nov . 2 | mcdaniel college
huffman and “saving mes aynak” also have partnered with icarus films , one of the world ' s leading distributors of documentary films . icarus will oversee the north american educational , home , and digital release of “saving mes aynak . ”
chicago not - for - profit documentary collective kartemquin films will release saving mes aynak free to the people of afghanistan .
the afghan archaeologists at mes aynak risk their lives everyday to preserve their cultural history . learn more about the sacrifices they make in this video , with footage from the documentary saving mes aynak .
saving mes aynak follows afghan archaeologist qadir temori as he races against time to stop the crumbling monasteries and ruins from being destroyed .
: i wonder if indian govt can influence afghanistan govt to save mes aynak . for saving of international heritage , is it po…
i created saving mes aynak to be a catalyst for change . my hope is that the documentary can actually save mes aynak by rallying international support to stop the destruction of this site scheduled for next year .
saving mes aynak has been selected for the prestigious fipa festival international de programmes audiovisuels , screening this january 21 , 2015 in biarritz , france .
shot his documentary entitled saving mes aynak , which follows the archaeologist qadir temori as he races against time to save the site from imminent demolition .
brent huffman ' s documentary
saving mes aynak
will screen six times at the international documentary film festival in amsterdam nov . 22 - 30
brent e . huffman presenting special advanced screening of
saving mes aynak
at the rubin museum of art in new york on dec . 18
brent e . huffman presenting special advance screening of
saving mes aynak
at the rubin museum of art in new york on dec . 18
professor and director of
saving mes aynak
brent e . huffman is honored to be selected as the president of the arkhaios film festival jury for the archaeology and culture film festival this october . (
saving mes aynak
won the grand prize at the festival back in 2015 ) urltoken
saving mes aynak , an award - winning documentary film that follows afghan archaeologist qadir temori in his campaign to save the mes aynak site in central logar province from demolition by a chinese company , has been released in afghanistan .
saving mes aynak director brent e . huffman appeared on cnn ' s amanpour with christiane amanpour to discuss the dire situation currently facing this historic heritage site .
brent huffman ' s documentary
saving mes aynak
will screen six times at the international documentary film festival in amsterdam nov . 22 - 30 ~ arcablog
the ending of mes aynak - - the end of its story - - hasn ' t been written . . . and we have a chance to save the site .
featuring brent huffman , from the saving mes aynak chicago premiere panel discussion .
in traveling to the region on his own many times , “saving mes aynak” director brent e . huffman risked his life at the hands of land mines and taliban fighters .
ironically , mes aynak was also one of the earliest known copper mining centres in the world - where the precious material was mined and smelted using ancient technology used in coin production and in the creation of ancient buddhist artifacts . if mes aynak were to be tragically destroyed , saving mes aynak would be the only visual record that this wondrous city ever existed .
in traveling to the region on his own many times , “ saving mes aynak ” director brent e . huffman risked his life at the hands of landlines and taliban fighters .
summary : saving mes aynak , a 2014 award - winning documentary film , chronicles one afghan archaeologist’s fight to save a 5 , 000 - year - old buddhist site from ruin .
gilded buddha head discovered at mes aynak . copyright © brent e . huffman . all rights reserved
saving mes aynak , from kartemquin films , the producers of life itself and the interrupters , examines the conflict between cultural preservation and economic opportunity , through the lens of the afghan archaeologists and local villagers who live and work near mes aynak . called ,
a doc of crucial immediacy . . . advocacy filmmaking at its best and most chilling ,
by indiewire , saving mes aynak is both a powerful and moving film , and an inspiring call to action .
brent huffman , the director behind the new documentary “saving mes aynak , ” tells the story of one of afghanistan’s archaeological treasures and discusses the threats it faces from a chinese mining company .
brent e . huffman , director of saving mes aynak , has not returned to afghanistan since completing thefilm’s production work as he allegedly received kidnapping and death threats from insurgents controlling the area .
the filmmakers behind saving mes aynak have announced a global screening day to spread awareness about a 5 , 000 - year - old buddhist archaeological site in afghanistan on the brink of destruction .
brent huffman ' s documentary saving mes aynak will premiere at the international documentary film festival in amsterdam this week . here ' s a list of the show times . a synopsis of the film :
to the segment on the november 19 pbs newshour by frank carlson ,
in ' saving mes aynak , ' a real - life indiana jones fights to protect afghanistan ' s buddhist heritage
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# savemesaynak day is finally here ! on this day , we will unite in watching saving mes aynak , and announce to the world that we believe in saving mes aynak , and in protecting culture , history , and human rights . the more noise we make , the more the afghanistan government , chinese state - owned mining company , and unesco will listen . join us to make history !
the award - winning documentary saving mes aynak was a hit at idfa 2014 and full frame 2015 , but more than just a documentary it’s also harnessing an activist campaign to save this ancient site .
so mes aynak and those who are working there to protect the site need our help more than ever .
“saving mes aynak” has premiered at a selection of high profile film festivals including the international documentary film festival amsterdam ( idfa ) , full frame documentary film festival , american documentary festival palm springs and dokufest kosovo .
kartemquin films will make director brent e . huffman’s documentary , “ saving mes aynak , ” available for free to the people of afghanistan , the chicago - based not - for - profit documentary collective announced .
the award - winning film saving mes aynak follows archaeologist qadir temori as he races against time to save a 5 , 000 - year - old buddhist archeological site in afghanistan from imminent demolition by a chinese state - owned mining company , who plan to destroy mes aynak to mine for $ 100 billion worth of copper .
saving mes aynak examines the conflict between cultural preservation and economic opportunity through the lens of the afghan archaeologists and local villagers who work and live near mes aynak . qadir temori and his fellow afghan archaeologists face what seems an impossible battle against the chinese , the taliban and local politics to save their cultural heritage from likely erasure .
brent e . huffman gives an in - depth interview on the trials of making saving mes aynak with joe corey of insidepulse , following our screening at the prestigious full frame documentary film festival in durham , nc .
saving mes aynak follows afghan archaeologist qadir temori as he races against time to save a 5 , 000 - year - old archaeological site in afghanistan from imminent demolition . a chinese . . . see full summary »
with only ten percent of the site excavated , some believe mes aynak holds historic keys that could unlock mysteries of afghan history—and the history of buddhism itself . as conflict , globalization , and economic opportunity come to blows in afghanistan , saving mes aynak chronicles the efforts of those risking their lives to preserve a slice of afghan heritage .
mes aynak is a 5 , 000 - year - old archeological site that sits in the mountains outside of kabul . it is rich with historic artifacts , such asthisfine golden buddha . the site sits on top of a vast deposit of copper that will soon be mined in an open pit . ( brent huffman / saving mes aynak )
here ' s a link to the petition to president hamid karzai to prevent the destruction of the archaeological site mes aynak and a relevant facebook page , the buddhas of aynak .
that the u . s . military army corp of engineers allocated one million dollars to support artifact preservation in mes aynak .
the rubin museum of art , in co - presentation with nyu ' s institute for the study of the ancient world , will show the documentary
saving mes aynak
on wednesday at 7 p . m . on dec . 18 . the director brent e . huffman will be at the special advance screening on december 18 and talk afterward about mes aynak .
in order to gain attention to the issue , the film will screen worldwide on july 1st with vhx streaming access purchased only through indiegogo . the filmmakers are trying to raise $ 50 , 000 in order to share the film and convey the importance of saving mes aynak . “the more funds we raise , the more people will see the film and know the beauty and importance of mes aynak , and the greater the chance of mes aynak being saved , ” write the filmmakers on their indiegogo page .
fair observer ' s will calhoun publishes two - part interview with documentarian brent h . huffman on
the race to save mes aynak
) that archaeologists may only have until june to work at mes aynak unless something can be worked out once the excavation begins .
fair observer ' s will calhoun publishes two - part interview with documentarian brent e . huffman on
the race to save mes aynak
mes aynak is one of the world ' s great heritage sites . the history there is irreplaceable . . . yet , it ' s threatened by destruction this year ( 2015 ) by a chinese - state owned mining company . see the beauty of mes aynak in this short video .
“the more that people are able to see the film , and the more who sign the urltoken petition asking afghanistan president ashraf ghani to request unesco make mes aynak a world heritage site , the greater the chances that mes aynak and its invaluable history can be saved , ” said huffman .
mes aynak is grand and awe - inspiring and has the magical ability to lure people ( like me ) from all over the world to fall in love with its mysterious beauty . archaeologists estimate that only 10 percent of mes aynak has been discovered - only the tip of an enormous iceberg .
saving mes aynak follows afghan archaeologist qadir temori as he races against time to save a 5 , 000 - year - old archaeological site in afghanistan from imminent demolition . a chinese state - owned mining company is closing in on the ancient site , eager to harvest $ 100 billion dollars worth of copper buried directly beneath the archaeological ruins . only 10 % of mes aynak has been excavated , though , and some believe future discoveries at the site have the potential to redefine the history of afghanistan and the history of buddhism itself . saving mes aynak examines the conflict between cultural preservation and economic opportunity through the lens of the afghan archaeologists and local villagers who work and live near mes aynak . qadir temori and his fellow afghan archaeologists face what seems an impossible battle against the chinese , the taliban and local politics to save their cultural heritage from likely erasure .
evanston , ill . - - the reva & david logan foundation has awarded a $ 50 , 000 social justice grant to northwestern university professor brent huffman and kartemquin films to help raise awareness about the plight of an ancient archeology site featured in the documentary film “saving mes aynak . ”
sma director brent e . huffman appeared on huffington post live with marc lamont hill to talk about mes aynak and the global movement to save it .
but that doesn ' t mean that mes aynak is by any means secure . huffman says he is doing his part to get the word out .
the outreach campaign has three goals : to preserve mes aynak as a protected cultural heritage site ; to widen public perspective of afghanistan ' s cultural heritage ; and to strengthen the archaeology department at the afghan ministry of culture in kabul to protect mes aynak and other important historical sites in afghanistan , huffman said .
china metallurgical group corp ( mcc ) wants to extract the $ 100bn worth of copper lying beneath the ruins of the ancient buddhist city of mes aynak .
unfortunately , the situation at mes aynak has taken a turn for the worse recently . afghan archaeologists working at the site need international support more than ever .
on the arca blog you may read additional posts on mes aynak ' s threatened by copper excavation ; dangerous precedent ; extension ; and kickstart funds usage .
now the afghan archaeologists can accurately record record their findings at the buddhist city at mes aynak and other archaeology sites in afghanistan ,
huffman wrote .
saving mes aynak , a 2014 award - winning kartemquin documentary film , chronicles one afghan archaeologist’s fight to save a 5 , 000 - year - old buddhist site from ruin . as a chinese mining company closes in on mes aynak , hoping to extract $ 100 billion dollars’ worth of copper buried underneath , qadir temori and his team of archaeologists face an almost impossible battle to thwart the imminent demolition amid embroiled conflict with the taliban and local political play .
the governor of logar province ( where mes aynak is located ) was murdered last month - journalists speculate it was due to his support of the chinese deal .
saving mes aynak stands not only as a reflection of these courageous efforts to protect and preserve invaluable cultural heritage , but also represents a voice for the voiceless - a vehicle where afghans can speak out on camera against these injustices happening all around them . now these passionate , courageous voices will finally be heard .
the film , produced and directed by huffman , follows the frantic efforts of archaeologists working to save the ancient buddhist site of mes aynak in afghanistan from imminent destruction .
saving mes aynak
airs on the program
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on al jazeera america on saturday at 10 p . m . et / 7 p . m . pst . you can also stream the film on the kartemquin films website for $ 9 . 99 ( or for free if you live in afghanistan ) .
saving mes aynak follows afghan archaeologist qadir temori as he races against time to save a 5 , 000 - year - old archaeological site in afghanistan from imminent destruction . a chinese state - owned mining company plans to mine the copper deposits beneath it ; the operation will demolish the ancient city together with the entire mountain range .
saving mes aynak follows afghan archaeologist qadir temori as he races to save the mes aynak site from imminent demolition by china metallurgical group corporation ( mcc ) , a chinese state - owned mining company ready to harvest an estimated $ 100 billion dollars worth of copper . located within afghanistan’s taliban - controlled logar province , mes aynak is a 5 , 000 year - old bronze age site and 2 , 000 year - old buddhist silk road city of historical and cultural importance archeologists have stated could potentially be comparable to machu picchu or pompeii . only 10 % of the site has so far been excavated , but corruption is rampant , and the site could be destroyed at any time . urltoken
located 18 miles south of kabul , the ancient site of mess aynak was rediscovered in the mid - 20th century . now archaeologists have less than four months to extract artifacts from mes aynak before a chinese company begins mining the world ' s second largest copper deposit .
“saving mes aynak” has won more than ten domestic and international awards and will be screened around the world in the upcoming months , including at the louvre in paris as part of the film international conference on art , 9th edition . it will also air in india , nepal , australia , czech republic , canada , singapore and hong kong .
that rich archaeological heritage is now in jeopardy as a chinese state - run mining company , which paid $ 3 billion for rights to mine the site in 2007 , moves forward with plans to turn the site into an open pit mine next year . and that threat is the subject of a new documentary , “ saving mes aynak . ”
saving mes aynak follows afghan archaeologist qadir temori as he races against time to save a 5 , 000 - year - old archaeological site in afghanistan from imminent demolition . a chinese state - owned mining company is closing in on the ancient site , eager to harvest $ 100 billion dollars worth of copper buried directly beneath the archaeological ruins . only 10 % of mes aynak has been excavated , though , and some believe future discoveries at the site have the potential to redefine the history of afghanistan and the history of buddhism itself .
the site is called mes aynak , which means “little source of copper , ” and contains an estimated $ 100 billion in deposits . but mes aynak is also home to the remains of a 2 , 000 - year - old buddhist city , as well as statues , paintings , figurines and other artifacts from the previous civilizations dating back some 5 , 000 years .
# savemesaynak day on july 1 will spark worldwide protest , conversation , and action around saving mes aynak , an award - winning documentary that exposes a chinese company ' s plan to turn a 5 , 000 year - old archeological site in afghanistan into a copper mine , destroying priceless buddhist relics . thousands of people will watch the film together worldwide .
this cultural travesty serves as the basis of brent huffman ' s documentary ,
saving mes aynak ,
which tells the story of one afghan archeologist ' s struggle to excavate as much of the site as possible before the mining company takes it over — all while dealing with vanishing budgets and dodging improvised explosive devices unhelpfully deposited by the local taliban .
all funds raised , the statement adds , will go towards supporting the efforts in saving the historic site , and in educating people about the importance of preserving cultural heritage .
it is easy to see why saving mes aynak goes round collecting award after award . i had never heard of the ruins of mes aynak until i came across this story online . i was really intrigued by the fact such a huge site exists and yet is so little known . i visited the saving mes aynak website and requested a screening of the film in my local town . i am so glad i did . this has to be one of the best documentaries i have ever seen . basically it is the story of the afghan archaeologists who are up against a chinese mining company and the taliban while trying to preserve this little known site in the mountains of afghanistan . beautifully filmed , beautifully told , this story brought a tear to my eye and made me wish i could do more to help preserve such an amazing site . the love of the archaeologists for their cultural heritage alone makes this worth seeing .
documentarian brent e . huffman raised $ 35 , 200 on kickstart for the buddhas of mes aynak . on friday he announced on facebook ( the buddhas of aynak ) that new computers and cameras have been purchased from 10 % of those kickstart funds for the afghan archaeology office in kabul .
huffman called the grant a “game - changing development” because it allows him to hire an outreach team and to keep traveling with the film to lecture about the importance and significance of mes aynak .
only 10 percent of mes aynak has been excavated , though , and some believe future discoveries at the site have the potential to redefine the history of afghanistan and the history of buddhism itself .
the 5 , 000 - year - old history at mes aynak , it ' s world history ,
says huffman .
and that is something we should all care about .
in the days since
saving mes aynak
premiered at the international documentary film festival in amsterdam late last year , the film has helped draw international attention to the importance of this buried city , which drew on influences from as far west as greece and as far east as china . ( the guardian has a terrific overview of the site ' s history . )
the us premiere of saving mes aynak will be coming soon but is still yet to be announced , but we are delighted to present an exclusive sneak preview on march 6 , 2015 7 : 00 pm at northwestern university ' s block museum . this free screening will be attended by brent huffman , who is a faculty member at northwestern ' s medill school . get more details .
this archaeology is not just about distant civilizations lost in time , mes aynak is about how archaeology , politics , economics , imperialism , terrorism and cultural identity are in conflict right here and now .
kartemquin is currently offering streams , downloads , dvd / blu - rays and public screenings of “saving mes aynak” through their campaign on indiegogo . an initial 10 % of the $ 50 , 000 campaign goal of raised funds will also go directly to funding archeologists preserving the site . should the filmmakers exceed their goal before midnight pdt on june 26 , they will double that direct donation to 20 % .
in addition to the gigantic buddhas destroyed by the taliban in 2001 , another buddhist site , mes aynak , in afghanistan is being threatened by the country ' s desire to improve its economy by extracting natural resources .
located in taliban - infested central logar province , mes aynak is a 5 , 000 year - old bronze age site and 2 , 000 year - old buddhist silk road city of massive historical and cultural importance .
before midnight on july 1 , which has been declared save mes aynakday globally , according to the statement .
“in mes aynak , the silence gives me a sense of connection to the past , ” huffman said . “my mind floods with what life was like in this vibrant city . recklessly destroying it is like erasing history . ”
on september 15 , 2015 , we had the honor of screening saving mes aynak to a full a theater at the world - renowned carnegie endowment for international peace , one of the most important and influential think tanks in the world . here is the full audio from the discussion and q & a following the screening , which was moderated by tom carver , carnegie ' s vp for communications and strategy ( and former bbc correspondent ) .
mes aynak , which translates into “little source of copper” , is a site located 40 km southeast of kabul in central logar province . it contains afghanistan’s largest copper deposit and remains of an ancient settlement with more than 400 buddhist relics .
a german camera and kartemquin films co - production saving mes aynak a film by brent e . huffman fixer / translater najibullah sedeqe post production supervisor ryan gleeson co - editor matt lauterbach consulting editor jim klein edited by brent e . huffman original score homayoun sakhi cinematography & amp ; sound brent e . huffman executive producers julia reichert gordon quinn justine nagan & brian gilman produced by brent e . huffman xiaoli zhou & zak piper directed by brent e . huffman
saving mes aynak follows afghan archaeologist qadir temori as he races against time to save a 5 , 000 - year - old archaeological site in afghanistan from imminent demolition . a chinese state - owned mining company is closing in on the ancient site , eager to harvest $ 100 billion dollars worth of copper buried directly beneath the archaeological ruins . only 10 % of mes aynak has been excavated , though , and some believe future discoveries at the site have the potential to redefine the history of afghanistan and the history of buddhism itself . qadir temori and his fellow afghan archaeologists face what seems an impossible battle against the chinese , the taliban and local politics to save their cultural heritage from likely erasure .
saving mes aynak follows the archaeologist qadir temori as he races against time to save a 5 , 000 - year - old archaeological site in afghanistan from imminent demolition . a chinese state - owned mining company is closing in on the ancient site , eager to harvest $ 100 billion dollars’ worth of copper buried directly beneath the archaeological ruins . only 10 % of mes aynak has been excavated , though , and some believe future discoveries at the site have the potential to redefine the history of afghanistan and the history of buddhism itself . qadir temori and his fellow afghan archaeologists face what seems an impossible battle against the chinese , the taliban and local politics to save their cultural heritage from likely erasure .
isis destroyed thousands of years of human history when they sacked the mosul museum in iraq . we could not protect those artifacts , but we can protect mes aynak from corporate demolition . will we take a stand to stop this senseless destruction ?
film synopsis saving mes aynak follows afghan archaeologist qadir temori as he races against time to save a 5 , 000 - year - old archaeological site in afghanistan from imminent demolition . a chinese state - owned mining company is closing in on the ancient site , eager to harvest $ 100 billion dollars worth of copper buried directly beneath the archaeological ruins . only 10 % of mes aynak has been excavated , though , and some believe future discoveries at the site have the potential to redefine the history of afghanistan and the history of buddhism itself . qadir temori and his fellow afghan archaeologists face what seems an impossible battle against the chinese , the taliban and local politics to save their cultural heritage from likely erasure .
a magnificent buddhist settlement along the silk road , mes aynak can be the most important archaeological discovery in a generation . the excavated fraction of the site reveals that future digs will possibly redefine the history of afghanistan and the history of buddhism itself .
hannah bloch has covered afghanistan since 1996 , when she was named time magazine’s first full - time correspondent for pakistan and afghanistan , a post she held for six years . her story “rescuing mes aynak
appears in the september 2015 issue of national geographic .
mes aynak , located in the mountains east of kabul , came to the attention of modern archaeologists in the 1960s when a french geologist surveyed the area for copper deposits , and instead found a buried ancient city that covered an estimated 2 . 5 square miles .
the heart of
saving mes aynak
is qadir temori , the good - humored afghan archaeologist who has poured his efforts into rescuing what he can of the ancient site before the clock runs out . in the film , he is seen facing everything from inclement weather , to threatening text messages from the taliban , to government officials who seem unable or unwilling to pay the archaeological staff or supply them with basic materials ( despite the fact that millions in international funds have been invested in the project ) .
documentarian brent e . huffman has announced on his kickstarter page , the buddhas of mes aynak , that archaeologists have six to nine more months to remove relics and artifacts from the ancient monastery in afghanistan before the site is transformed into the world ' s second largest copper mine .
team came home with the best documentary award - international one - hour film competition at the cinemambiente international environmental film festival . the festival , in its 18th year , took place in torino , italy from october 6 - 11 , 2015 . cinemambiente serves as one of the leading environmental film festivals in the world . in awarding this prize , cinemambiente recognizes saving mes aynak for its
balanced presentation and concise treatment of the political , cultural , human , social , and environmental issues in present day afghanistan .
congratulations to the
the dream situation for me would be to save mes aynak and do a proper archaeological dig , save everything , and make it a tourist destination . but i think that will only happen with massive public support for the site , and unesco would have to come in and assist archaeologists .
the remains of mes aynak of more than 300 buddha statues and stupas were scheduled to be destroyed at the end of 2012 ( here ' s an arca interview with mr . huffman last september on the site ' s endangerment and background on archaeologists ' efforts to protect the site ) .
un excellent documentaire sur l ' archéologie en afghanistan et sur les fouilles de mes aynak , un magnifique site bouddhiste en danger face aux mines de cuivre gérées par une entreprise chinoise . une terrible bataille engagée par qadir ternori un archéologue très motivé . espérons que le temps jouera en sa faveur .
saving mes aynak is definitely worth your watch . it ' s probably the last motion picture record of this historic archaeological site in afghanistan . it is a thorough and significant record of china ' s terrifying reach across the world for the natural resources and sovereignty of underdeveloped countries . the film is also a rare record of people ' s coming together from all corners of the world with the shared understanding that culture and history shall never be overshadowed by economic gains of a few . real , educational , and exquisite . watch with your friends , kids , or students !
by director brent huffman has continued to spark dialogue and make headlines regarding the imminent destruction of a mes aynak , one of the world ' s most significant archeological excavations , by a chinese state - owned mining company eager to harvest $ 100 billion dollars worth of copper buried directly beneath the archaeological ruins .
two kilometers far from kabul , in logar province , it’s possible to see a magnificent piece of afghanistan’s history , a treasure hidden in the bends of time and now revealed . here lays mes aynak a 5000 - year - old archaeological site , an entire buddhist city of 450 , 000 square meters .
“afghanistan is not a rich country and they are under immense pressure to develop their mineral resources . but it will be very hard for anyone who sees the beauty of mes aynak , and the corruption going on , to still think mining this site will be beneficial for the country , ” he says .
: watch the film here on july 1 - # savemesaynak day in afghanistan ? watch for free ! watch the broadcast on witness - al jazeera at 20 gmt on al jazeera english . see the beauty of mes aynak , and take a stand to stop its destruction . www . savingmesaynak . com .
saving mesaynak , which had a world premiere at the international documentary film festival 2014 , exposes the plans ofchina metallurgical group corporation ( mcc ) , a chinese state - owned mining company , to turn a 5 , 000 archeological siteinto a copper mine , destroying old buddhist relics .
is celebrating a successful year of reaching audiences all over the world , raising global awareness about the contentious fate of the mes aynak historic site . 2016 is shaping up to be an even bigger year for our film and its awareness and outreach campaign , as we can now announce fresh funding and distribution partners .
buried in the copper - rich mountains , today mes aynak is contended by the archeologists on one side and by a chinese mining consortium , that bought the entire site for 3 billion of dollars . every day many brave archaeologists risk their lives to reach the site , facing the taliban and local politics’ threats .
who knows what still lays hidden , buried under a mountain of sand and earth ? at the heart of the silk road , mes aynak was a melting pot of asian and middle eastern cultures where travellers and buddhists on pilgrimages could trade their wares , exchange cultural perspectives and even worship together at the same location .
sadly , when the taliban blew up the buddhas of bamiyan , people were horrified and shocked and it really rallied them . however , it was too late . my fear is that the same thing will happen with mes aynak , that there will be silence until it is destroyed and then there will be outrage .
“afghanistan is the wild west with so much corruption , ” huffman said . “what i don’t like about the argument of mining ‘responsibly’ and ‘preserving’ cultural sites is that in the end it won’t be good for afghanistan . the money will be lost in corruption , the high - level jobs will go to the chinese , and the locals will get the low paid slave labor jobs . plus , the toxins left over from mining will be in the ground permanently . advocates for mes aynak have tried to get cooperation between the mining and cultural preservation but it doesn’t seem that anyone involved sees any value in the mes aynak site . ”
saving mes aynak world premiered in november 2014 at idfa , the world’s largest documentary festival , and debuted in the us in 2015 at american documentary film festival in palm springs and at full frame documentary festival . it has won festivals wards in the us and in iran , and was praised as “advocacy filmmaking at its best… unique and immediate , ” by indiewire . following # savemesaynak day , the film will be broadcast in a number of countries around the world , including on al jazeera america and al jazeera english , and will be available to screen to a combination of educational institutions and community venues .
i want to go back and present the film personally in afghanistan , but even if that is not possible we want the film to be seen there above all else . this is our gift to the people of afghanistan , but also a challenge to those with the power to reverse this decision and save mes aynak .
follows archaeologist qadir temori as he races against time to save this 5 , 000 - year - old buddhist archeological site from imminent demolition . so far only 10 % of mes aynak has been excavated , though , and some believe that future discoveries there have the potential to redefine the history of afghanistan and the history of buddhism itself .
a petition to president hamid karzai requests the preservation of the ancient site of mes aynak . here ' s a link to the petition . another petition sponsored by the association for protection of afghan archaeology ( apaa ) with more than 13 , 000 signatures asks unesco to include mess aynak , afghanistan , on the endangered sites and the world heritage list . afghanistan ratified unesco ' s 1970 convention in 1979 . two cultural sites are listed on the world heritage list : cultural landscape and archaeological remains of the bamiyan valley ( 2003 ) and minaret and archaeological remains of jam ( 2002 ) . here ' s a link to the penn museum blog with a post about mess aynak .
a chinese state - owned mining company plans to demolish the site to harvest an estimated $ 100 billion worth of copper buried directly beneath the archaeological ruins . but only 10 percent of mes aynak has been excavated , and some believe future discoveries at the site have the potential to redefine the history of afghanistan and the history of buddhism itself .
mes aynak is the living proof of an ancient and golden past , in which the region was the meeting place of people from different cultures and faiths . a place at the heart of the silk road and today protected by 200 armed guards . in the last years the site has been looted and today it is under the government custody .
documentary filmmaker brent e . huffman will return to mes aynak this december for what some archaeologists call the ‘funeral’ of the ancient site which will be cratered to extract copper ( valued at over 100 billion dollars ) underground , potentially setting a dangerous precedent for other ancient sites on top of gold , copper , oil and coal mines in afghanistan .
an archaeologist’s race against time to save a 2000 - year - old buddhist archaeological site in afghanistan threatened by a chinese copper mine and taliban attacks . only 10 % of mes aynak has been excavated and experts believe future discoveries have the potential to redefine the history of afghanistan and of buddhism itself . a conflict between cultural preservation and economic opportunity .
“my documentary finishes in december which feels like the definitive end to the site , ” huffman said . “i started out with the goal of capturing what is there and to record the difficult process of salvaging objects . but i have come to hope that maybe i can help raise awareness to actually save mes aynak , or at least postpone its destruction . ”
“i want to go back and present the film personally in afghanistan , but even if that is not possible we want the film to be seen there above all else , ” says mr . huffman . “this is our gift to the people of afghanistan , but also a challenge to those with the power to reverse this decision and save mes aynak . ”
“i want to go back and present the film personally in afghanistan , but even if that is not possible we want the film to be seen there above all else . this is our gift to the people of afghanistan , but also a challenge to those with the power to reverse this decision and save mes aynak , ” said huffman in a statement .
the same tragic fate will soon happen to mes aynak unless we take immediate action . we have the power to stop this senseless destruction . it is my duty both as a filmmaker and as a global citizen to get this film seen by a massive global audience that can put pressure on the afghan government to stop mining and save this incredible site for future generations .
the alliance for the restoration of cultural heritage ( arch international ) explains in a video the cultural importance of the monasteries and fortifications of mess aynak and the other pottery and jewelry found at this 5 , 000 site . the organization asks that responsible mining methods be used to help preserve the most important archaeological sites . here in a cnn video , documentary filmmaker brent e . huffman also shows the archaeological digs at mes aynak which will be closed in december . according to mr . huffman , it would take 30 - 35 years to properly excavate this site .
: there’s a petition on my facebook page with almost 70 , 000 signatures , but i think the best thing would be if a celebrity or politician would speak up and say that the us should work to preserve mes aynak . i think that would really rally support . i think if we could get hundreds of thousands of signatures — that would really save the site .
on the website and the facebook fan page people can be updated about the situation and finding out how to get involved in this important rescue mission , because if until today mes aynak is survived it’s also thanks to the work of people like brent e . huffman , archeologists like qadir temori but also of people around the world that with their support showed their love for afghanistan .
this is a film that is optimistic for a better future for afghanistan , a country plagued by over 30 years of perpetual war , yet containing one of the richest cultural histories in the world . this documentary is dedicated to afghan archaeologists , like qadir temori , who face constant threats from the taliban , private industry , and their own government to save the ancient archaeological site mes aynak .
director brent e . huffman has been unable to return to afghanistan since he finished production . filming solo at the mes aynak site , he received kidnapping and death threats from the taliban , who control the area . the film shows that several archeologists have also faced violence and even been killed while working at the site . extensive looting of priceless buddhist relics is regularly taking place and corruption is rampant .
“the resilience of this site amazes me , ” huffman said . “it has been through so much as a major hub on the silk road . the murals and statues are so fragile and yet they have survived harsh winters , floods and snow and fighting amidst land mines and rocket attacks . yet mes aynak still manages to survive and pull people in who fall in love with it and want to save it . ”
in its day , the ancient city of mes aynak was a wonder of temples , monasteries , monuments and statuary . located in the mountains about 90 minutes east of kabul , in afghanistan , this important silk road hub bears hellenistic , persian , central asian , tibetan , indian and chinese influences . it ' s peak was between the 5th and 7th centuries ad , when buddhism was on the rise throughout the hindu kush .
mes aynak , a 5 , 000 year - old treasure trove over 500 , 000 square meters in size , is truly one of the unseen wonders of the world . comparable to pompeii and machu picchu , these sprawling ruins feature hundreds of life - size or larger buddha statues , dozens of temples , hidden caverns and thousands of priceless artifacts like birch - bark manuscripts , gold and copper coins , jewelry and intricate hand painted murals .
exposes a chinese company ' s plan to turn a 5 , 000 year - old archeological site in afghanistan into a copper mine , destroying priceless buddhist relics . a team of afghan archeologists led by qadir temori races against time to uncover finds that have the potential to rewrite the history of the region . brent e . huffman ' s award - winning documentary has become a focal point of an international movement to preserve the mes aynak site .
huffman : that’s sort of when things get complicated . i’m sure the site was known about before this , but the first written evidence that the site was traveled to was in the 1960s by french archaeologists . i don’t know if there was any significant study of the site at the time . the site was left completely unprotected . no protection or way to visit the site was ever put in place , so mes aynak has been heavily looted since the 1960s .
huffman plans to return to mes aynak in december . “in october there will be some 3 - d reconstruction work and i will send someone to film that if i can’t go . i will be there in december for what the archaeologists call the ‘funeral’ and i hope we can stop it from happening . there is something so disrespectful about blowing up the site . it’s troubling to have no reverence for the past as if someone is looting your grandparents’ cemetery . ”
mining , originally slated to begin this year , has been delayed by several factors , including the documentary film , security and the chinese economy . “but the afghan ministry of mines is still pushing for mining to happen as soon as possible and the site is still under threat , ” huffman said . “my work and the film’s work – to raise awareness and save mes aynak – is still not done . but i will never give up the effort or give up hope . ”
“my fear is that mes aynak will be a precedent and that every site with gold , copper , oil or iron underneath will also be dealt with by this same standard . this is what happens to cultural heritage . this bronze age site will be gone when the mountain range is destroyed and all the afghans will be left with is a toxic crater that will pollute the river and the environment . the future of afghanistan will be a rush job of leaving polluted craters that will destroy the environment and the cultural heritage . ”
“most afghans don’t know that this is happening because there’s been no coverage in the local media , ” huffman said . “americans think of afghanistan is terrorists or victims or terrorism but it’s not that – afghans are warm , friendly and open - minded people . the buddhist sites are a testimony to afghanistan’s past . the taliban are an external force that destroyed the buddhas of bamiyan and now the chinese mining company will do the same thing at mes aynak . afghans need someone like unesco to push back against these money deals that don’t care about cultural heritage , but this is not happening today . ”
will calhoun interviewed brent huffman in the two - part article ,
the race to save mes aynak
( fair observer , feb . 1 and feb . 2 ) . brent e . huffman , an associate professor at northwestern university’s medill school of journalism , has been working on a documentary film about the site ( see previous posts on the arca blog ) . huffman has been awarded a grant from the macarthur foundation to complete his documentary , hopefully by this summer . what can people do ? huffman tells calhoun that celebrity appeal would be helpful . here ' s an excerpt from the interview :
will be streaming on netflix . this is a major opportunity for the film to be seen by american audiences and is now available with spanish subtitles , making it easier to share at bilingual workplaces and schools . the brent huffman - directed film has won 25 awards in total since it’s release in 2014 including both the grand prize and audience prize at the 2016 icronos film festival . for even more features , purchase the dvd , which includes 15 minutes of never - seen - before scenes from mes aynak , as well as closed captions and foreign language subtitles in french , german , italian , and japanese .
the mes anyak archaeological site was rediscovered in the 1960s . researchers now believe the site not only provides artifacts from the 1st through the 5th centuries but also going back to the bronze age . the 400 , 000 square meter site was never fully excavated or protected from looting during the decades of almost continuous fighting in afghanistan .