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The Forbidden Reel
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'The Forbidden Reel' is a 2019 Canadian documentary film, directed by Ariel Nasr.Charlie Smith, [https://www.straight.com/movies/canadian-director-ariel-nasrs-forbidden-reel-uncovers-afghanistans-hidden-film-history "Canadian director Ariel Nasr's The Forbidden Reel uncovers Afghanistan's hidden film history"]. 'The Georgia Straight', December 9, 2020. The film profiles the cinema of Afghanistan through a history of the Afghan Film Organization.Chris Luciantonio, [https://exclaim.ca/film/article/the_forbidden_reel_ariel_nasr_hot_docs_film_review "Hot Docs Review: 'The Forbidden Reel' Is an Essential Crash Course in Afghani History as Told Through Its Cinema"]. 'Exclaim!', June 3, 2020.
The film premiered in 2019 at the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam.Kelly Townsend, [https://playbackonline.ca/2019/11/12/nfb-docs-set-to-world-premiere-at-idfa/ "NFB docs set to world premiere at IDFA"]. 'Playback', November 12, 2019. It had its Canadian premiere at the 2020 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival,Daniele Alcinii, [https://playbackonline.ca/2020/05/05/twenty-three-canadian-titles-among-hot-docs-virtual-lineup/ "Twenty-three Canadian titles among Hot Docs virtual lineup"]. 'Playback', May 5, 2020. where it was named one of five winners of the festival's Rogers Audience Award, alongside the films 'The Walrus and the Whistleblower', '9/11 Kids', 'First We Eat' and 'There's No Place Like This Place, Anyplace'.Lauren Malyk, [https://playbackonline.ca/2020/06/08/hot-docs-names-50k-audience-award-winners/ "Hot Docs names $50K Audience Award winners"]. 'Playback', June 8, 2020.
The film received two Prix Iris nominations at the 23rd Quebec Cinema Awards in 2021, for Best Documentary and Best Editing in a Documentary (Annie Jean).Jean-Franois Vandeuren, [https://showbizz.net/cinema/la-deesse-des-mouches-a-feu-part-en-tete-des-nominations-du-gala-quebec-cinema-2021 "La desse des mouches feu part en tte des nominations du Gala Qubec Cinma 2021"]. 'Showbizz.net', April 26, 2021.
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