FireDancer
Encyclopedia
Fire Dancer is a 2002
film directed by an Afghan-American
, Jawed Wassel
. It was the first Afghan
film to be submitted for an Academy Award.
2002 in film
The year 2002 in film involved some significant events. The first significant releases of sequels took place between The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones, Men in Black II, Analyze That, Spy Kids 2: The Island of...
film directed by an Afghan-American
Afghan American
An Afghan American refers to an American with heritage or origins in Afghanistan.-History and population:Afghan Americans have a long history of immigrating to the United States, as they may have arrived as early as the 1920s...
, Jawed Wassel
Jawed Wassel
Jawed Wassel was an Afghan-American film director who made the film FireDancer, which was the first Afghan film to be submitted for an Academy Award....
. It was the first Afghan
Afghanistan
Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...
film to be submitted for an Academy Award.
External links
- http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/firedancer/
- http://movies.go.com/firedancer/d776981/drama
- http://www.afghancinema.com/more.html