November 2, 2023
This film screening is sponsored by the Clarke Forum for Contemporary Issues and the Carlisle Theatre.
Baktash Ahadi, Filmmaker
Asem Shukoori, Film Subject
Chris Mason, U.S. Army War College
Farida Mohammadi, Afghan Female Tactical Platoon
Retrograde captures the final nine months of America’s 20-year war in Afghanistan from multiple perspectives: one of the last U.S. Special Forces units deployed there, a young Afghan general and his corps fighting to defend their homeland against all odds and the civilians desperately attempting to flee as the country collapses and the Taliban take over. From rarely seen operational control rooms to the frontlines of battle to the chaotic Kabul airport during the final U.S. withdrawal, this Oscar-shortlisted film offers a cinematic and historic window onto the end of America’s longest war and the costs endured for those most intimately involved. The screening will be followed by a Q&A session with the panelists.
This event is sponsored by the Clarke Forum for Contemporary Issues and the Carlisle Theatre.
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Further information
- Location: Carlisle Theatre
- Time: 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
- Cost: Free