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What to Watch on Monday: Television debut of acclaimed documentary ‘Midnight Traveler’

In “Midnight Traveler,” Afghan director Hassan Fazili documents his family’s journey from Afghanistan to Germany, revealing the dangers facing refugees seeking asylum.
In “Midnight Traveler,” Afghan director Hassan Fazili documents his family’s journey from Afghanistan to Germany, revealing the dangers facing refugees seeking asylum. Oscilloscope

Midnight Traveler (10 p.m., PBS / UNC-TV) - In the national television debut of this acclaimed POV documentary, Afghan director Hassan Fazili — with a bounty on his head by the Taliban — documents his family’s journey from Afghanistan to Germany, revealing the dangers facing refugees seeking asylum. The film, which debuted this year at the Sundance Film Festival, has been nominated for the IFP Gotham Awards for Best Documentary, and for Cinema Eye Honors.

Learn more about “Midnight Traveler,” which is also available to stream at POV.org.

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Brooke Cain is a North Carolina native who has worked at The News & Observer and McClatchy for more than 30 years as a researcher, reporter and media writer. She is the National Service Journalism Editor for McClatchy. 
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