Motherland Afghanistan
(DVD)

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Movie (Informational) - North Wing Basement
614.5992 M8569
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Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (73 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English

Notes

General Note
Originally released in 2006 as an episode of Independent Lens.
General Note
Documentary.
General Note
Special features of this DVD: deleted scenes ; biographies ; trailer gallery ; scene selection.
Creation/Production Credits
Cinematographers, Erica Soehngen, Helen Lee ; editor, Roger Shulte ; composer, Barney MCall.
Participants/Performers
Dr. Qudrat Mojadidi, Dr. Nafisa Mojadidi.
Description
Afghanistan today has the second highest maternal and infant mortality rates in the world. Filmmaker Sedika Mojadidi reveals the extent of this tragedy by documenting the 2003 return to Afghanistan of her father, Dr. Qudrat Mojadidi (an OB/GYN who emigrated to the U.S. in 1972) as he attempts to rehabilitate Kabul's Rabia Balkhi Hospital with the promised support of the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services. The film focuses on Dr. Mojadidi's emergency treatment of three Afghan women: Kakujan, who had received inadequate care from a midwife during a home birth; Sitara, who had traveled far to receive treatment after prolonged obstructed labor in her remote village; and Sharifa, who Dr. Mojadidi discovered was pregnant with a second twin after the first baby had died.
Target Audience
Not rated.
System Details
DVD.
Language
Audio tracks in English and Farsi ; subtitled in English ; closed captioned for the hearing impaired.

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Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Mojadidi, Q., Mojadidi, N., & Mojadidi, S. (2006). Motherland Afghanistan . First Run/Icarus Films.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Mojadidi, Qudrat, Nafisa. Mojadidi and Sedika. Mojadidi. 2006. Motherland Afghanistan. First Run/Icarus Films.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Mojadidi, Qudrat, Nafisa. Mojadidi and Sedika. Mojadidi. Motherland Afghanistan First Run/Icarus Films, 2006.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Mojadidi, Qudrat., Nafisa Mojadidi, and Sedika Mojadidi. Motherland Afghanistan First Run/Icarus Films, 2006.

Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.

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