In order to better explore, understand and explain what is unfolding in Afghanistan, journalist Mònica Bernabé dressed in black for eight years.
"Dressed in Black" is a voyage to and a personal portrait of Afghanistan in the company of journalist Mònica Bernabé who has lived there for the past eight years.
She first arrived in 2001 and is one of the foreign journalists who has spent the most uninterrupted time in that country, where she works as a freelance journalist for various media outlets.
In order to blend in and survive in a country where violence is a part of everyday life, she dressed in black during her entire stay there and in the course of that time was able to put together a profound and up close look at life as lived by the people of Afghanistan.
With the aim of offering as exact a portrait as possible, Mónica Bernabé stretched all bounds. She contacted and interviewed Imams and warlords, who hold all the power in their hands, asking them daring and difficult questions.
"Dressed in Black" is a unique and timely mosaic of shocking realities: the difficult situation in which women there live, many of them imprisoned for long periods, accused of so-called "moral crimes," which includes denouncing domestic violence; the story of Afghan translators at risk of death for having worked for the Spanish army; the work done by the Red Cross Hospital in Kandahar, and the tenuous resources available to support it; and the hope placed in women's football, representing a spark of change in that country.
We discover through this report what day-to-day life is like in a country where violence is ever present and where, since 2014, that violence has also been focused on foreigners and NGO representatives, with a total of six journalists murdered to date.
This documentary was broadcast in prime time, with extraordinary results: it was the third most-watched program of the day, with over 430.000 viewers, and a 12.8% audience share.
She first arrived in 2001 and is one of the foreign journalists who has spent the most uninterrupted time in that country, where she works as a freelance journalist for various media outlets.
In order to blend in and survive in a country where violence is a part of everyday life, she dressed in black during her entire stay there and in the course of that time was able to put together a profound and up close look at life as lived by the people of Afghanistan.
With the aim of offering as exact a portrait as possible, Mónica Bernabé stretched all bounds. She contacted and interviewed Imams and warlords, who hold all the power in their hands, asking them daring and difficult questions.
"Dressed in Black" is a unique and timely mosaic of shocking realities: the difficult situation in which women there live, many of them imprisoned for long periods, accused of so-called "moral crimes," which includes denouncing domestic violence; the story of Afghan translators at risk of death for having worked for the Spanish army; the work done by the Red Cross Hospital in Kandahar, and the tenuous resources available to support it; and the hope placed in women's football, representing a spark of change in that country.
We discover through this report what day-to-day life is like in a country where violence is ever present and where, since 2014, that violence has also been focused on foreigners and NGO representatives, with a total of six journalists murdered to date.
This documentary was broadcast in prime time, with extraordinary results: it was the third most-watched program of the day, with over 430.000 viewers, and a 12.8% audience share.
