With so much propaganda to wade through these days with regards to US and UK troop involvement in hostile environments. It is refreshing to see a short film from the UK that focuses on the effects our governing/ defending/meddling (delete where applicable) has on the local families who live in these same areas as well as the people who's job it is to report from them.
Aneel Ahmads Checkpost is an explosive, political drama that scrutinizes the western world's handling of war, by placing its media very much in the spotlight. Where the desperate need for a good story in the days of 24 hr news coverage takes precedent over everything else, including human life.
Filmed over three continents and with a script by Raees Mahmood Khan so full of character, subtext and political swipes, it never stops scoring points, Ahmad weaves a visceral, thrill ride of emotion and anger into 12 minutes of film you wish was so much longer.
It is very rare for feature films, never mind shorts, to make you feel something. Checkpost is a film you will be talking about long after the final credits have rolled and one that will be remembered by many people for many years to come.
