Come Back to Afghanistan
In the summer of 2002, 17-year-old Hyder Akbar traveled from California with his father to their home country of Afghanistan. He took a tape recorder along on the trip to record his thoughts and experiences.
Best Documentary: Silver2003 Third Coast / Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Competition2003 / Hyder Akbar / Susan Burton / This American Life, USA
In the summer of 2002, 17-year-old Hyder Akbar traveled from California with his father to their home country of Afghanistan. He took a tape recorder along on the trip to record his thoughts and experiences.
Independent producer Susan Burton crafted Akbar's audio diaries into a documentary that provides a rare and personal glimpse into this turbulent corner of the world.
Come Back to Afghanistan won the Best Documentary: Silver Award in the 2003 Third Coast Festival/Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Competition.
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Hyder Akbar is the author of Come Back to Afghanistan, a memoir based on his time spent in the country.
Susan Burton's writing has appeared in Slate, Mother Jones, New York, the New Yorker, and the New York Times Magazine.