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The Resilient Spirit

The new film exploring Afghanistan's post-Taliban photo revolution through the hopes and fears of four photojournalists.

Banned in Afghanistan under the Taliban, photography has enjoyed a second life there after the 2001 US invasion. A new documentary film explores the hopes and fears of four Afghan photojournalists as the US prepares to pull out of the country at the end of this year. Also on the program, how cadaver sniffing dogs from the US are bringing relief to typhoon-ravaged Filipinos. We hear about an American scholar who set out to save Tibetan literature, and we discover why cinnamon rolls are so hot in Libya. Plus, American-style hip hop artist J-Me, celebrates the end of censorship in his native Burma.

(Photo: Najibullah Musafar, courtesy of Frame by Frame)

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27 minutes

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Sun 9 Mar 2014 15:32GMT

Chapters

  • Afghan Photography

    The new documentary film about the resurgence of photojournalism in Afghanistan

    Duration: 04:22

  • Cadaver Dogs

    How American sniffer dogs are helping to bring closure to victims of Typhoon Haiyan

    Duration: 03:50

  • Tibet Literature

    A new home for the world’s largest collection of Tibetan literature

    Duration: 03:35

  • Dragnet Nation

    An American reporter tries to go undetected while traveling abroad

    Duration: 05:20

  • Burma Rap

    A hip hop artist in Burma celebrates the end of censorship in the country

    Duration: 04:20

  • Cinnabon

    Libyans are going crazy over American sticky cinnamon rolls

    Duration: 04:25

Broadcasts

  • Sat 8 Mar 2014 04:32GMT
  • Sun 9 Mar 2014 01:32GMT
  • Sun 9 Mar 2014 15:32GMT

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