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Saving Mes Aynak makes headlines worldwide; streaming on Netflix

February 7, 2017 3:14 pm

Saving Mes Aynak by director Brent Huffman has continued to spark dialogue and make headlines regarding the imminent destruction of a Mes Aynak, one of the world's most significant archeological excavations, by a Chinese state-owned mining company eager to harvest $100 billion dollars worth of copper buried directly beneath the archaeological ruins.

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Saving Mes Aynak - Now on Netflix

January 23, 2017 1:57 pm

During January 2017, Saving Mes Aynak will be streaming on Netflix. This is a major opportunity for the film to be seen by American audiences and is now available with Spanish subtitles, making it easier to share at bilingual workplaces and schools. The Brent Huffman-directed film has won 25 awards in total since it’s release in 2014 including both the Grand Prize and Audience Prize at the 2016 ICRONOS Film Festival.

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Saving Mes Aynak in UK this week; comes to Netflix January 2017!

December 22, 2016 1:47 pm

The award-winning Saving Mes Aynak by director Brent Huffman will be a part of the Theoretical Archaeology Group Conference at the University of Southampton this week!

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Month of December: 50% off EVERYTHING in the Kartemquin Store; KTQ: The Early Years Vol. 1-4 and #KTQ50 Book for just $50!

November 30, 2016 11:51 am

USE COUPON CODE: KTQ50 during the month of December and receive 50% off EVERYTHING in the Kartemquin Store, including the newly released Saving Mes Aynak on DVD, the Almost There Special Edition DVD, which includes an Almost There Update and deleted scenes.

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Saving Mes Aynak earns 23rd award since 2014 release; DVD available Nov. 8

November 3, 2016 3:39 pm

Saving Mes Aynak by director Brent Huffman won both the Grand Prize and the Audience Award at ICRONOS, the International Archaeology Film Festival of Bordeaux, France this past Sunday. This marks the 23rd award the film has earned since its release in 2014.

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Saving Mes Aynak embarks on prestigious US festival run; DVD release November 8

October 7, 2016 2:05 pm

Saving Mes Aynak is slated for a prestigious festival run this fall that will travel across the US, from the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC to the UCLA Film & Television Archive in Los Angeles through the China Onscreen Biennial (COB), a showcase of Chinese film and media arts fo

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Kartemquin Films marks 50th Anniversary by announcing Fall Festival, New Fund for Filmmaker Support at #KTQ50 Birthday Party Event in Chicago

June 24, 2016 1:28 pm

Retrospectives in New York and Los Angeles to Highlight Five Decades of Documentaries
Nearly 1,000 Party Attendees Include CEO of PBS, Stars of Films and Directors from the Past 50 Years of Kartemquin, Elected Officials

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Saving Mes Aynak gets another Al Jazeera English broadcast

June 2, 2016 8:17 pm

Al Jazeera English will re-broadcast the award-winning Saving Mes Aynak worldwide through their Witness program on June 29th. Witness is an inspiring documentary series that brings world issues into focus through compelling human stories.

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Saving Mes Aynak continues winning accolades and raising awareness worldwide

April 27, 2016 5:39 pm

Director Brent Huffman's film Saving Mes Aynak has continued to garner accolades during its extremely successful festival run. The film recently won the Silver Plaque at the 2016 Chicago International Film Festival Television Awards, distinguishing Saving Mes Aynak's achievements in addressing the arts and humanities in documentary filmmaking. The film also won the Special Jury Mention at the Master of Art Film Festival in Bulgaria.

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Saving Mes Aynak ends 2015 with Al Jazeera broadcast, distribution deal, and outreach funding

December 22, 2015 4:30 pm

As 2015 draws to a close, the team behind Saving Mes Aynak is celebrating a successful year of reaching audiences all over the world, raising global awareness about the contentious fate of the Mes Aynak historic site. 2016 is shaping up to be an even bigger year for our film and its awareness and outreach campaign, as we can now announce fresh funding and distribution partners.

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