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KAMAY

In the remote mountains of central Afghanistan, a Hazara family embarks on a journey for truth and justice after their daughter Zahra mysteriously dies at Kabul University. Told through the eyes of Zahra’s younger sister, Freshta, the film is a moving contemplation of love, loss, and perseverance in spite of increasing unrest on the eve of the Taliban takeover of the country.

  • Director
    Ilyas Yourish

    Writers
    Ilyas Yourish, Shahrokh Bikaran

    Contributing Director
    Shahrokh Bikaran

    Producers
    Ilyas Yourish Hanne Phlypo, Evelien De Graef Serge Gordey, Karsten Stöter

    Editing
    Joëlle Alexis

    Sound Editing
    Jonathan Vanneste

    International Sales
    Cat & Docs

  • Badam Film Fund
    Berlinale World Cinema Fund
    Sundance Documentary Fund
    Flanders Audiovisual Fund
    IDFA Bertha Fund
    Close Up Initiative
    Docs Up Fund
    DMZ Industry
    The Whickers Award
    Pascal Decroos Fund
    Centre de l’Audiovisuel à Bruxelles
    InMaat Foundation
    Locarno Open Doors (Consultancy)
    Catapult Film Fund

    Present at:
    Close Up Initiative 2019-2020
    DMZ Industry 2020
    MEDIMED 2020
    IDFA Forum 2020
    FIFDH Geneva 2021
    Berlinale EFM 2022

  • World Premiere
    Visions du Réel (Winner of the Interreligious Award)

    BFI London Film Festival
    Munich International Doc. Film Festival (Winner: VIKTOR DOK.horizonte Competition - Cinema of Urgency)
    DOXA Doc. Film Festival (Winner: Elevate Award & Special Mention: DOXA Feature Doc. Award.
    DMZ Intl. Documentary Film Festival
    Asia Pacific Screen Awards

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