EXCLUSIVE: The first trailer has landed for Afghanistan-born filmmaker Khadim Dai’s debut feature Hazara Town ahead of its world premiere as part of International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA)’s international competition.
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Twenty years after fleeing Afghanistan, Dai’s family, of Hazara origin and facing persecution while living in Pakistan, must decide whether to stay together amid growing persecution or leave, one by one, knowing they may never reunite.
The film shot in Quetta, Pakistan, where the family sought refuge from the Taliban, and where the community still faces targeted killings.
Ilyas Yourish produces for Belgium’s Congoo. It is co-produced by Dai, Graeme Isaac for Australia’s Mayfan Films and Anke Petersen and Lilian Tietjen for Germany’s Jyoti Film.
Among the funders are IDFA Bertha Fund Classic, the Sundance Institute Documentary Film Program, MOIN Filmförderung Hamburg, Documentary Australia and The Flanders Audiovisual Fund.
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