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In Parentheses
Director: Ghafar AzadFrom: Afghanistan
Year: 2017
Duration: 19 minutes
Screening on Friday
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Synopsis
A short story about losing immutable, Caught between memory and nightmares, do you know who you are? How often do you change your mind? How can you trust what you know? Shiva comes to Afghanistan after twenty years, she met her childhood favorite friend (Dr. Wais). Dr.Wais helps Shiva to see Afghanistan and play a role in a film. CLICK FOR MOREGhafar Azad was born in 1985 in Afghanistan. He completed his Higher Education before graduating from the Teacher Training Institute. In 2006 he attended the Afghan TOLO Filmmaker Lab, conducted by J. F. Lawton (Hollywood Writer, Director and Producer) and Atiq Rahimi(Afghan-French Writer, Director) Ghafar studying Screenplay Writing, Directing, Editing, and Camera.
In 2008, Ghafar was invited by AFA (Asian film Academy 2008) to attend a film training workshop in South Korea. Upon his return to Moby Media Group, Ghafar was asked to direct a new Series for Lemar TV – ABC.
In 2009 he was invited by the Stayajit Ray Film Institute, Kolkata in India to participate in a film training course. Since that time he has directed Salam Drama (Seasons 1 & 2) for Lemar TV; and the hugely popular action police drama, Oqaab Chaar(Eagle Four) for TOLO TV, and this drama got the (Special Jury Prize – Seoul Drama Awards, south Korea). After that Ghafar directed the black comedy drama series (the ministry) for TOLO TV,
In 2011 Ghafar was selected to take part in the Sheffield Doc Fest Market, part of the Sheffield Documentary Festival.
His own short films blue Hope, Hell, Heaven, Hill, a Letter to Light, End of story, In Parentheses,
His film (A Letter to Light) won two award best edit and Special Jury prize for innovation and empiricism in the film in Human Rights film festival Kabul 2011 and won three award best film, best narration and best film based on Audience vote in Mehregan film festival Kabul 2014,
In 2012, out of thousands of international applicants Ghafar was selected to take part in the Berlin Talent Campus in Germany. Ghafar worked as assistant director in feature film “Zwischen welten” (between world) directed by German director “Feo Aladag”, this film was in competition of Berlin International film festival, Germany 2014,
In mid of 2014 Ghafar Azad Graduated from University of southern (Cinema and art department) in CA, USA,

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The Lucky Bird
Director: Sadam WahidiFrom: Afghanistan
Year: 2017
Duration: 25 minutes
Screening on Friday
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Synopsis
Adam is a fool and naive young person whom his every work is getting spoiled cause of his foolishness and he fights with everyone. After losing his job and career he is meeting with a wise Sage to find a solution. Sage sends him to the desert to hunt the luck bird within 40 days in order to find happiness, Naive Adam leaving to the desert with his hunting gun to hunt the luck bird. CLICK FOR MORESadam Wahidi directed his first experimental film (36 minute) when he was 14 years old. During school period He participated in many TV Commercials, after 2010 he played in two feature films and two TV serials (Our Street‐ 2011‐2013 and Shereen‐2016). He has been worked as Director assistant, Project manager and producer in many feature films and TV Dramas.
Sadam Wahidi established an independent film production (Rumi Films Production) in 2014 wrote and directed (You are not American) short film in 2015, (Mary Mother) short film in 2016 and (The Luck Bird) short film in 2017. His films officially selected for competition mote than 60 international film festivals and won 14 international awards yet.
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Allahu Akhar
Director: Ahmad ImamiFrom: Afghanistan
Year: 2015
Duration: 12 minutes
Screening on Friday
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Synopsis
This film is about a boy, when he born his grand father say Allahu Akbar to his ear and when he grow he is listening Allahu Akbar everyday and he want to see God, but he is kill by a suicide bomber when he hears Allahu Akbar. CLICK FOR MOREHe has a short documentary on edit, 2013, NEAR FAR 2015. ALLAHU AKBAR 2015, TOMORROW 2015, THE TASTE OF PEACE 2016
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Jigar Gosha
Director: Khadim Hussain ByhnamFrom: Afghanistan
Year: 2017
Duration: 14 minutes
Screening on Friday
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Synopsis
Amir, 10‐year‐old child living with her mother in one of the distant villages of Afghanistan, he suffers from overeating and her mother try for treatment his son. CLICK FOR MORE
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The Photograph
Director: Fazila AmiriFrom: Afghanistan
Year: 2017
Duration: 12 minutes
Screening on Friday
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Synopsis
Sahar, a young Afghan bride‐to‐be, lands in Canada from Afghanistan. Soon she finds herself wandering the streets of CITY in search of her husband whom she has never met. CLICK FOR MORECurrently Fazila is on pre‐production for her first feature documentary film, Hip Hop Kabul, and on festival circuit of her latest short films, The Photograph (2017).
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Achieve
Director: Mohammad Reza MinapourFrom: Iran
Year: 2017
Duration: 12 minutes
Screening on Saturday
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Synopsis
The story of the film is about an Afghan couple who want to emigrate to Europe through Iran's border but some problems happen to them. CLICK FOR MORE.
Death of Aleppo
Producer: Maher JamousDirector: Alfoz Tanjour
From: Syria
Year: 2015
Duration: 59 minutes
Screening on Saturday
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Synopsis
Aleppo... The biggest Syrian cities and one of the most important historically. Story of a systematic destruction of “Aleppo”, which started by a blockage and tanks bombardment, followed by aircraft bombardment, then death explosive barrels. Stories surging from inside the city, from the Syrian lands, following characters for 9 months. CLICK FOR MOREMaher Jamous is a producer, a director and the general manager of LAISART Production. He was born in 1976
Hama, Syria. He finished his BSc. degree in Law in 1998. Maher worked as an editor for ten years before running
LAISART in 2005.
With over twenty years of experience, Maher is a highly-skilled producer and documentary filmmaker who brings
advanced production expertise and international business acumen. Maher has produced and directed a number of
provocative documentaries that explore political issues for many TV Channels like Al-Jazeera. He is currently
focusing on the Syrian situation and preparing a number of films that shed light on the humanitarian situation in
the region.
Director: Alfoz Tanjour
Alfoz Tanjour was born in Syria in 1975. He studied Filmmaking at the Academyof Fine Arts in the Republic of Moldova from 2000 to 2004. Since graduating, he has made several projects as director, director of photography, editor, including more than fifteen documentaries. Alfoz’s short film ‘A Little Sun’ (2007) won Tanit of Bronze at the Carthage Film Festival in 2008 and a Special Jury Mention in the Love International Film Festival in Mons, Belgium in 2009. His documentary version of (Wooden Rifle) took Public Liberties & Human rights Award in 9th Aljazeera International Documentary Film Festival 2013 and “Gold Panda” as Best Asian Production Award in 2014 at the International “Gold Panda” Documentary Festival.
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Qamar
Director: Nima LatifiFrom: Afghanistan
Year: 2015
Duration: 17 minutes
Screening on Saturday
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Synopsis
Satar(father) engages his daughter, Binazeer, to an old manwithout Qamar (mother)’s permission. Qamar does not manage to prevent this marriage. In wedding night, Binazeer runs away from grooms’ house, But groom forcefully brings her back. Qamar goes to groom’ house and after some fights saves her daughter. CLICK FOR MORE