Screening of "Saving Mes Aynak"
Sep 15, 2015
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Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Washington, DC
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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.
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.
Carnegie invites you to an exclusive screening of this powerful film. A light reception will be offered from 5:30 to 6:30, the film will be screened at 6:30, and a discussion with director Brent Huffman will follow. Carnegie’s Tom Carver will moderate.