Enemies of Happiness

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name = Enemies of Happiness


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director = Eva Mulvad
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producer = Helle Faber
distributor = Women Make Movies | The Danish Film Institute released = 2006
runtime = 58 min.
language = English
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Enemies of Happiness is a 2006 documentary about the controversial Afghan politician and member of the Afghan Parliament Malalai Joya filmed by danish director Eva Mulvad.

The film team travelled with the then 28 years old Malalai Joya during her campaign for the 2005 afghan parliamentary election, which was the first democratic election in 30 years in Afghanistan. The film gives deep insight into the living conditions of the afghan population.

Awards

* 2006, Silver Wolf Award, IDFA, Amsterdam
* 2007, World Cinema Jury Prize: Documentary, Sundance Film Festival
* 2007, Special Jury Mention, Silverdocs 2007
* 2007, Best long documentary, Festival Films De Femmes, High School Jury, Creteil
* 2007, International Premier Award, One World Media Awards, London
* 2007, Nestor Almendros Prize, Human Rights Watch Film Festival, New York
* 2007, Speciel Mention, One World Human Rights Film Festival
* 2007, Audience Mention Best Documentary, 15 Mostra Internacional de film de dones, Barcelona [http://www.enemiesofhappiness.com/html/screening.html "Enemie of Happiness - Screenings"] ]

External links

* Eva Mulvad: [http://www.enemiesofhappiness.com/ "Enemies of Happiness"] documentary, Denmark, 2006, 58 minutes
* Joel Heller: [http://www.docsthatinspire.com/?p=27 Audio interview with Eva Mulvad, director of Enemies of Happiness] 31. December 2006
* [http://www.malalaijoya.com Defense Committee for Malalai Joya]
* [http://www.wmm.com/filmcatalog/pages/c702.shtml Enemies of Happiness] at the [http://www.wmm.com Women Make Movies Website]

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