Bukhara, Uzbekistan — Artists of the Silk Road

Bukhara, Uzbekistan — Artists of the Silk Road

This mother and daughter sell pottery and jewelry that has been made above their shop by the men in the family for generations. Photo: Romany Reagan Uzbekistan is intent on entering the world stage; h.

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Iran Against the Machine—interview with Mohsen Makhmalbaf

Iran Against the Machine—interview with Mohsen Makhmalbaf

Jafar Panahi at Cines del Sur festival (courtesy of flickr creative commons) Not everyone on this planet lives by the same set of rules. We know this. But sometimes the unfairness reaches such a point.

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Sons of Cuba—boxing for the revolution

Sons of Cuba—boxing for the revolution

Sons of Cuba's young boxers (courtesy of Sons of Cuba press kit) Fifty years into the Cuban Revolution Cubans are still fighting—but one has to wonder against what? Groomed from a young age to.

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‘Immortal Beloved’ director Bernard Rose discusses his Tolstoy trilogy

‘Immortal Beloved’ director Bernard Rose discusses his Tolstoy trilogy

Danny Huston and Bernard Rose on the set of The Kreutzer Sonata (courtesy of Axiom Films) Nineteenth century tsarist Russia is no different from modern day Los Angeles—at least according to Bernard .

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