Double Oscar nominee James Longley, who won the top award at Ji.hlava Documentary Film Festival on Saturday with “Mohabat,” will focus next on the Rohingya genocide. Longley – who was Oscar nominated for “Iraq in Fragments” and “Sari’s Mother” – tells Variety at the Czech event, “I’ve already filmed act one of this project, working […]
Oscar-Nominated Director James Longley Talks His Afghanistan Documentary ‘Mohabat’ and Why His Next Film Will Center on the Rohingya Genocide (EXCLUSIVE)
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