September Tapes (2004)

Director:

Christian Johnston

Writers:

Christian Johnston (writer)
Christian Van Gregg (writer)

Release Date:

12 November 2004 (Italy)

Genre:

Drama | Thriller

Plot:

One year after 9/11, an American journalist travels to Afghanistan in an effort to learn the truth about the search for Osama bin Laden. |

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

George Calil	...	Don Larson
Wali Razaqi	...	Wali Zarif
Sunil Sadarangani	...	Suni 'Sonny'
Baba Jon	...	Rahman
General Dil Agha	...	Northern Alliance Commander
Dawood Zarif	...	Guard / Gun Dealer 1
Zahir Zarif	...	Gun Dealer 2
Haroon Hadir	...	First Interview
Sher Alai	...	Second Interview
Sher Agah	...	Chief of Police
Shaw Mahmood	...	Guide at Airport
Nangilai	...	Man at Soccer Game
Ajmal Nasir	...	Hotel Manager
Zia Khadiri	...	Money-Store Owner
Sharif Omar	...	Man at Card Game
Waleed Aziz	...	Man at Card Game
Khalid Anwar	...	Man at Card Game
Babak Ali	...	Babak Ali
C.K. Smith	...	Babak's Commander
Vicky Gaur	...	Henchman 1
Bobby Sharma	...	Henchman 2
Omar Qudrat	...	Checkpoint Thief
Adam Khadjiev	...	Checkpoint Thief
Jitender Kumar Singh	...	Checkpoint Thief
Rahul Agarwal	...	Checkpoint Thief
Raj Patel	...	Checkpoint Thief
Tor Razagi	...	Kidnapper
Marco Khan	...	Kidnapper
Amin Eshaq	...	Kidnapper
Jennifer McMahan	...	Sarah Larson (voice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
India Dupré	...	British Reporter (voice)
Anthony Azizi	...	Northern alliance leader (uncredited)

Directed by
Christian Johnston

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Christian Johnston		writer
Christian Van Gregg		writer

Produced by
George Calil	....	producer
Karen Embry	....	associate producer
Christian Johnston	....	producer
Judd Payne	....	producer
Wali Razaqi	....	producer
Matthew Rhodes	....	producer
Sunil Sadarangani	....	line producer

Original Music by
Gunnard Doboze

Cinematography by
Christian Johnston

Film Editing by
Jeffro Brunk
Peter Finestone
Darren Mann

Sound Department
Jason Altshuler	....	sound designer
Scott Hinkley	....	post-production sound recordist
Mark Lanza	....	sound editor
Damien Seckinger	....	assistant sound editor
Jonathan Wales	....	sound re-recording mixer

Visual Effects by
Michael S. Harbour	....	compositor
Morgan Loomis	....	compositor
Morgan Loomis	....	visual effects supervisor
Albert Mason	....	digital producer
Louie Ortiz	....	visual effects

Stunts
Marco Khan	....	stunts (as Marco Khanlian)

Editorial Department
Stuart Burkin	....	post-production consultant
Royce Smith	....	color timer

Other crew
Christopher J. Corabi	....	production attorney

Thanks
Ellyas Razaqi	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Complex Films
• Persistent Entertainment
• Raz Entertainment
• Raz Productions

Distributors

• Alpha Media (2007) (China) (video) (VOD/IPTV)
• First Look International
• Metacinema (2004) (Italy) (theatrical)
• Palisades Pictures (2004) (USA) (all media)

Other Companies

• EverStudios  official web site
• Sonic Magic  sound post-production

MPAA:

Rated R for language and violent images.

Runtime:

USA:95 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Persian

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R

Filming Locations:

Afghanistan

Company:

Complex Films

Movie Connections:

References The Blair Witch Project (1999)

Thought-provoking

People are so critical. Yeah, it reeks of Blair Witch but so what? I actually thought it was a real documentary until about 3/4 of the way through. I had heard nothing about this film and picked it up on a whim. Try to remove yourself from any political bias and try to enjoy it for what it is... a nice piece of entertainment on a low budget that does not have the standard Hollywood trappings.

I noticed one user commented that this film was the worst he had seen in a year. That is the most ridiculous statement I have ever heard. How about The Grudge? Make some sense out of that mess.

At least this film is topical and gives some insight into a part of the world most people would just as soon forget about.