2024-04-16
KABUL - In the remote mountains of central Afghanistan, a Hazara family embarks on a quest 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 reflection on love, loss and perseverance despite growing unrest on the eve of the Taliban takeover of the country.
Ilyas Yourish founded Kamay Film in Afghanistan in 2018. His aim was to develop films with themes of identity, trauma, history and memory, focusing mainly on his homeland and its people. In 2021, however, he was forced to flee to Belgium, where he has been living and working ever since.
Supported
€13.700 allocated on 22/04/2022ID
FPD/2022/1907Grant
DOCUMENTARY
- Kamay, world premiere MOOOV films facing the world, Brugge, 19/04/2024.
PRESS
- KAMAY (2024) Vision Du Réel, Unseenfilms, 15/04/2024.
- VdR Int'l FF Competition: Kamay by Ilyas Yourish & Shahrok Bikaran, Business Doc Europe, 15/04/2024.
- Kamay: haunting and multi layered, The Film Verdict, 14/04/2024.
- Family fights corruption with resilience, Overly Honest Reviews, 14/04/2024.
AWARDS
- Interreligious Award, Visions Du Réel, Nyon.
- IKTOR DOK.horizonte Competition – Cinema of Urgency award, DOK.fest, Munich.
- Elevate Award, DOXA Documentary Film Festival, Vancouver.
- Special mention, international competition, DOXA Documentary Film Festival, Vancouver.
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