Jim Burroughs – ALLIANCE OF WOMEN FILM JOURNALISTS

SHADOW OF AFGHANISTAN (2006, 2012) – Retroview by Jennifer Merin

August 17, 2021August 22, 2021 Jennifer Merin Cinema Citizen, documentaries, Jim Burroughs, lee shapiro, shadow of afghanistan, suzanne bauman

Shadow of Afghanistan is a primer about the history of Afghanistan. Providing extensive coverage and analysis of developments in the nation from 1959 to 2012, the documentary is a comprehensive overview of incidents and events that are extraordinarily entangled and complex. It’s a heartbreaking look at a devastated nation. There seems to be no end to the strife and anguish experienced by the people of Afghanistan during recent history.

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WATER WARS: WHEN DROUGHT, FLOOD AND GREED COLLIDE – Retroview by Jennifer Merin

April 8, 2021April 11, 2021 Jennifer Merin documentaries, environment, Jim Burroughs, Water Wars: When Drought Flood and Greed Collide

By presenting an overview of recent flooding, drought, and other water-related disasters in Bangladesh, India and New Orleans, director Jim Burrough’s Water Wars: When Drought, Flood and Greed Collide presents a prescient look into the future of fresh water access and control, which many believe will be the cause for World War III.