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Sunday Afternoon Film: “The Search for the Afghan Girl, 2002”

Film

Sunday, June 21, 2009 1:00 p.m.

National Geographic, 50 minutes

Photographer Steve McCurry captured a picture of an Afghan refugee girl with haunting green eyes that would become a global symbol of wartime dignity, resilience, and survival. Since 1985, McCurry and National Geographic have been inundated with queries concerning the identity of the anonymous girl. Follow the amazing story of how the National Geographic Explorer team searched for the mysterious girl with cutting-edge eye-scanning and face-recognition technology to crack the ultimate "missing person" case.

Details

COST: FREE ADMISSION
BROUGHT TO YOU BY: Palmer Museum of Art
WEBSITE: http://www.palmermuseum.psu.edu

Venue

Palmer Museum of Art
Penn State, Curtin Road
University Park, PA, 16802

Contact

Jennifer Cozad
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814-865-7672