ABOUT
Farda (Tomorrow) Association (FTA) presents the first Ghan International Film Festival in Australia.
First Ghan International Film Festival Australia (GIFFA)
GIFFA will present a festival of original and ambitious short films plus one long feature film of high artistic value.
The primary aim of FTA is to support the underprivileged or homeless young children in Afghanistan, and in particular, the children caught up in this situation. FARDA works to provide education, food, and shelter for the street children and to alleviate the suffering of their destitute parents.
These children are especially prone physical and sexual abuse. We believe that our communities, people here and the general public would be willing to participate in the festival and contribute to making a real difference in the lives of these children.
GIFFA also aims to bring together people from mainstream and culturally and linguistically diverse [CALD] backgrounds to explore and address the current problems facing marginalised children and youth in Afghanistan and around the world.
GIFFA will be held from 09 to 10 December 2016 in Adelaide, South Australia.
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THE FILMS
THIS YEAR’S PICKS
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ANGELUS NOVUS
by Silk Road Film Salon.
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Duration: 24 minutes CLICK FOR MORE
Ali and his younger brother flee Afghanistan at a young age to build a new life in Turkey with their family and many other refugees. The boys earn a living shining shoes, but when one day their spot has been taken, their already fragile existence hangs by a thread. Realistic drama illustrates the harsh life and daily obstacles of middle-eastern refugees as seen through children’s eyes.
The Director, Aboozar Amini (1985, Bamiyan, Afghanistan), moved to the Netherlands at a young age. He had his BA at Rietveld Art Academy. His graduation film KabulTehranKabul (2010) won Wildcard award of Dutch Film Fund. He did his master studies in aesthetic language of cinema and directing at London Film School.His Afghan origin plays an important role in his work.
Lead Actors: Mohammad Nazari & Darab Nazari.
Lead Actress: Sharifa Rezaiy
Producer: Jia Zhao
Run time: 24 minutes
Original language: Dari-Turkish
Screening time: 7:31pm – 7:54pm on Friday 9th December 2016
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BOZKASHI BOYS
Directed by Sam French.
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Duration: 30 minutes. CLICK FOR MORE
An award winning short film, produced by Afghan Film Project & Development Pictures.
Directed by Sam French
Set against the dramatic landscape of contemporary Afghanistan and the National sport of Buzkashi – a brutal game of horse polo played with a dead goat – “Buzkashi Boys” is a ground-breaking narrative film about two best friends, a charismatic street urchin and a defiant blacksmith’s son, who strive to realize their dreams as they make their way to manhood in one of the most war-torn countries on Earth. Shot entirely on location in Kabul by an alliance of Afghan and international filmmakers, “Buzkashi Boys” is a heart-rending look at the life that continues beyond the headlines of war in Afghanistan.
Lead Actors: Fawad Mohammad, Jawanmard Palz, Wali Talash.
Lead Actress: Sharifa Rezaiy
Producer: Ariel Nasr
Run time: 30 minutes
Original language: Dari
Screening time: 7:00pm – 7:30pm on Friday 9th December 2016
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KABUL CINEMA
by Mirwais Rekab.
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Duration: 17 minutes CLICK FOR MORE
A New Wave Cinema Production (2003).
A boy who loves cinema manages to save films and equipment from a movie theater that
burned. He walks around the ruins of the city showing films to people of his age. But soon
some Taliban catch him in the act.
Directed and produced by Mirwais Rekab
Language: Persian
Lead Actor: Naqib Faqeerzada
Lead Actress: Samima Hussaini
Duration: 17 minutes
Screening time: 9:37pm-9:54pm on Friday 9th December, 2016
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DEPORTATION AT MIDNIGHT
by Aria Azizi & Aliaksei Paluyan.
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Duration: 10 minutes CLICK FOR MORE
A black comedy by Azizi Film.
A long night young refugee Ghais waits for his deportation and in panic he
takes a fatal decision.
Language: German
Directed by Aria Azizi
Produced by Aria Azizi & Aliaksei Paluyan
Lead Actors: Ghais Rahimi & Morteza Hassani
Lead Actress: Carla Schmelter
Duration: 10 minutes
Screening time: 6:51pm-7:01pm on Saturday 10 December 2016
SCREENING SESSION 3 – BOOK TICKETS
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THE FLOWER
by Zabiullah Saifi Askari.
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Duration: 6 minutes CLICK FOR MORE
The flower is about two different generations. The old generation means strong
relationship between a couple and new generation.
Directed by Zabiullah Saifi Askari
Duration: 7 minutes
Screening time: 7:49pm – 7:56pm on Saturday 10 December 2016
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BIRD
by Mahmood Hirmand.
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Duration: 13 minutes CLICK FOR MORE
Escape the two lovers for attain to each other and intent To leave the country.
Lanuage: Dari/ Farsi
Directed by Mahmood Hirmand.
Duration: 13 minutes
Screening time: 8:30pm – 8:43pm on Saturday 10 December 2016
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I AM CONTENT
by Sayed Mohammad Mohseni.
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Duration: 1 minute CLICK FOR MORE
A 1 minute film by Sayed Mohammad Mohseni about a disable man who is the only one working to feed his family.
The way he designs the workplace for him, the courage and success.
Produced and directed by Sayed Mohammad Mohseni
Run time: 1 minute
Screening Time: 7:55pm – 7:56pm on Friday 9th December 2016
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A JOURNEY INTO ZERO SPACE
By Dawood Hilmandi.
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Duration: 22 minutes CLICK FOR MORE
A short film by BlueBermuda Hilmandi Productions (2016).
Directed and produced by Dawood Hilmandi.
What and where is home? An introspective quest alongside the maker’s most personal thoughts, memories and travels, A Journey Into Zero Space offers an autobiographical perspective on immigration and displacement. Through the playful use of montage it envisions family as a microcosm of social and political behaviours and draws the viewer into a process of reflection and imagination. Playfullness as an active practice of questioning authority.
This trilogy film includes three chapters.
A Journey Into Zero Space introduces the maker as the narrating voice‑over that guides the viewer through different spaces, times, life fragments. This first chapter questions the (self‑) identity and with it the process of filmmaking.
Chapter 2 Dear Bob Dear Baba parallels two figures of noticeable dominance, the maker’s father and well‑known theatre maker Robert Wilson. It tries to re‑establish the lost connection between father and son while deconstructing the notions of evil and victim.
Untitled is the third and last chapter of the film. It shows a day in the life of an Afghan immigrant family in the Netherlands while being confronted with the traumatic events in their homeland.
Language: Farsi, English & Dutch
Lead Actor: Mustafa Id Mobarak
Lead Actresses: Najiba Noori,NargesAmin,Asenat Rezayi,Fatima Rezayi,Khatira Rezayi,Samira Rezayi,Alay Rezayi,Sara Hilmandi
Duration: 22 minutes
Screening time: 9:14pm-9:36pm on Friday 9th December, 2016
SCREENING SESSION 2 – BOOK TICKETS
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KITE
by Razi Mohebi.
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Duration: 22 minutes CLICK FOR MORE
Dawood is a 12 years old boy who lives in Kabul with his mother and sister during the regime of
Taliban, he as his friends loves playing kite, but at the same time Taliban ban playing Kite for the children together with other limits for the women and girls.But Dawood and his friends try to
prepare the last match by asking permission from the father of one of the boys who is member of Taliban, but in the same time his son as the other boys loves playing the Kite and create challenge for his father.
Director and Screenwriter:Razi Mohebi
Photographer: Malek Shafiee
Edit:Waghef Hosseini
Sound:Habib Mohammadi
Language: Dari
Lead Actor: Dawood
Lead Actress: Roya
Duration: 18 minutes
Screening time: 8:55pm-9:13pm on Friday 9th December, 2016
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MARY MOTHER
by Rumi Films.
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Duration: 19 minutes CLICK FOR MORE
A Short film by Rumi Films (2016)
Mary along with her two daughters live in a remote village of Afghanistan, the only son and young man of her family is serving for military in Kunduz province. One day she hears the news of fall of Kunduz province to the hand of Taliban on radio, since the authorities have no news of her son, she decides to start her own journey to Kunduz to find her son.
Directed by Sadam Wahidi
Produced by Abdul Tamim Zarabi
Lead Actors: Faroq Baraki, Abdul Tamim Zarabi
Lead Actress: Zubaida Sahar
Duration: 19 minutes
Screening time: 6:30pm – 6:50pm on Saturday 10 December 2016
SCREENING SESSION 3 – BOOK NOW
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THE ROAD
by Fahim Hashimy.
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Duration: 10 minutes CLICK FOR MORE
A poor Afghan boy working on a remote road shows extreme courage and intelligence when he outwits dangerous bandits.
Directed by Fahim Hashimy
Duration: 10 minutes
Screening time: 7:38pm – 7:48pm on Saturday 10 December 2016
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COUNTDOWN
by Khadim Hussain Behname.
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Duration: 7 minutes CLICK FOR MORE
Afghanistan has been in war and conflict for 4 and half years. The impact is not only on the adult but the children in this country are the original victims of the instability and war, countdown is a dark side of a family who’s kids playing toys are bullet, gas and fire.
Directed by Khadim Hussain Behname
Duration: 7 minutes
Screening time: 9:17pm – 9:24pm on Saturday 10 December 2016
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YOU ARE NOT AMERICAN
by Rumi Films.
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Produced by Abdul Tamim Zarabi. Duration: 9 minutes. CLICK FOR MORE
A short film by Rumi Films (2015).
Directed by Sadam Wahidi.
In Kunar province of Afghanistan, an American military vehicle has been attacked and exploded by Taliban terrorists; one alive soldier survives the war. An 11 years old Afghan boy appears and gives him water. Meanwhile, a dusty sniper lens finds them and thinks he’s in danger.
Lead Actors: Monir Nooti & Belal Wafa.
Producer: Abdul Tamim Zarabi
Run time: 24 minutes
Original language: Pashto and English
Screening time: 7:57pm – 8:06pm on Friday 9th December 2016
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I AM AN IZRAHIL STILL
by Hassan Moosavi.
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Duration: 10 minutes CLICK FOR MORE
A short film by Afghanistan Screenwriters Association & Theme Cinematic Group (2015).
“I am an Azriel” has happened in a taxi, and it is about a man in white introduces his self “Azriel” to the taxi driver, but he want to theft the car.
Dialogues between main character, driver and other passenger surprised the audience time and time, however we realized that the main character who is a thief, is a real “Azriel”.
Directed and produced by Hassan Moosavi
Language: Persian
Lead Actor: Hassan Moosavi
Duration: 10 minutes
Screening time: 8:44pm-8:54pm on Friday 9th December, 2016
SCREENING SESSION 2 – BOOK TICKETS
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WATER
by Sayed Jalal Rohani.
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Duration: 15 minutes CLICK FOR MORE
A short film by Vision Studio and Revolationary Group (2015)
This is the story of Marzia, an 8 years‑old girl victim of human trafficking. Her parent sold
her to a man leading a begging group in Kabul. Marzia and many other children work for him and
he misuses them as hand sales, bigger and labor. Instead being in a family and getting education she spent the time in the street. One day she is trying to pick the empty can of Pepsi while the teacher calls on her.
Directed and produced by Sayed Jalal Rohani
Lead Actor: Ferydon
Lead Actress: Khoshbo Yousofzai
Duration: 15 minutes
Screening time: 8:30pm-9:43pm on Friday 9th December, 2016
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PLAYING THE TAAR
by Roya Sadat.
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Duration: 36 minutes CLICK FOR MORE
Ay Nabaat is a 17 year-old girl from the Turkmen ethnic minority in Afghanistan. She has been weaving carpets at her home since her childhood. Her entire life is interlocked to carpet strings and colors. Her father is engaged in an old and bloody hostility with another ethnic group which lasts for years. In order to end this hostitity, he decides to marry Ay Nabaat to a man who already has three wives. After marriage, Ay Nabaat gets pregnant, but her new husband takes another revenge and claims that her child is illegitimate. Thus, Ay Nabaat’s father gets her out of the house and she is forced to give birth to her child in an abandoned and devastated house.
Duration: 35 minutes
Screening time: 7:02pm – 7:37pm on Saturday 10 December 2016
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ART UNDER BLACK SCREEN
by Noor Mohammad Noori.
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Duration: 21 minutes CLICK FOR MORE
In a society such as Afghanistan working as a female journalist isn’t just an easy task but it’s the matter of life and death. Art Under Black is based on a true story of a women journalist who targeted for the reason of his career, the challenges she is facing, family issues and ultimately
Directed by Noor Mohammad Noori
Duration: 21 minutes
Screening time: 8:55pm – 9:16pm on Saturday 10 December 2016
THE VENUE
MERCURY CINEMA – ADELAIDE
The Ghan International Film Festival Australia will team up with the Mercury Cinema in the city’s West End, to bring you the best contemporary Afghan films from around the world.
Situated in heart of the West End of the Adelaide CBD, the Mercury Cinema is part of the Media Resource Centre, a cultural melting pot of ideas and creativity.
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