Angels Are Made Of Light

Angels Are Made Of Light

Produced by James Longley

Overview

Genre
Contemporary Issues, Current Affairs, Foreign Worlds, Politics, and History
Synopsis

Angels Are Made of Light follows students and teachers at a school in an old Kabul neighborhood slowly rebuilding from past conflicts. Interweaving the modern history of Afghanistan with present-day portraits, the film offers an intimate and nuanced vision of a society living in the shadow of war.

Treatment
Show treatment
Stage
finished
Running time
117 minutes

Credits

Production Details

Prod. Co.
Daylightfactory.com
Country
United States
Years of Production
2011-2018
Locations
Kabul, Afghanistan
Prod. Partners
Final Cut For Real, Louverture Films, Piraya Film

Distribution Details

Release year
2019
Festivals
Telluride, TIFF, AFI, NYFF, IDFA
Distribution
https://grasshopperfilm.com/film/angels-are-made-of-light/
Language
Dari, Pashto, Arabic, English
Subtitles
English

Photos

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