Film The Fixer
The Fixer; yeah I know it sounds like a character out of a Bond film but in this instance it’s the person many foreign journalists rely on to help them get the ‘story’. Fixers are locals who set up interviews, interpret conversations and provide links and leads to people. In Afghanistan, however the links and leads can sometimes lead to danger or even capture by Afghan guerrillas. Aaron Rockett’s film follows freelance journalist Sean Langan and his fixer, Sami Sharaf, in the streets of Kabul as they film a story about the country’s first all-female driving school. This may not seem to be a ‘story’, but in Afghanistan women have been deprived of basic human rights for decades and even the notion that women are allowed to act independently is still a contentious issue for many men and demonstrates the work that still needs to be done before equality is returned to Afghanistan. Part of the We the Peoples Film Festival 2008 , this is a glimpse into a world that has been defined by war and the obstacles that exist in the way of peace. / Sophie Khan
where
Frontline Club, 13 Norfolk Place, W2 1QJ020 7479 8950
when
7.30pm
how much
£8
The Fixer; yeah I know it sounds like a character out of a Bond film but in this instance it’s the person many foreign journalists rely on to help them get the ‘story’. Fixers are locals who set up interviews, interpret conversations and provide links and leads to people. In Afghanistan, however the links and leads can sometimes lead to danger or even capture by Afghan guerrillas. Aaron Rockett’s film follows freelance journalist Sean Langan and his fixer, Sami Sharaf, in the streets of Kabul as they film a story about the country’s first all-female driving school. This may not seem to be a ‘story’, but in Afghanistan women have been deprived of basic human rights for decades and even the notion that women are allowed to act independently is still a contentious issue for many men and demonstrates the work that still needs to be done before equality is returned to Afghanistan. Part of the We the Peoples Film Festival 2008 , this is a glimpse into a world that has been defined by war and the obstacles that exist in the way of peace. / Sophie Khan
where
Frontline Club, 13 Norfolk Place, W2 1QJ020 7479 8950
when
7.30pm
how much
£8
