'' A Flickering Truth '' is a 2015 New Zealand documentary film written and directed by Pietra Brettkelly . It follows the attempts by Ibrahim Arify to restore the Afghan Film archives in Kabul following the Taliban capture of the city . It world premiered in the Venice Classics section at the 72nd edition of the Venice Film Festival . It was selected as the New Zealand entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards but it was not nominated
72nd edition
72nd Venice International Film Festival
A Flickering Truth