Edition 23: 2–10 August, 2024

INTERNATIONAL FEATURE DOX

Kabul, City in the Wind

Netherlands, Germany, Afghanistan, Japan
2018 — 28' / Color

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Synopsis

A city is an orchestration of its inhabitants. The film portraits the city Kabul through daily details of two kids and a bus driver, set against the background of a city destroyed by politic and religious powers.

Official Trailer

Director Biography

Aboozar Amini received his BA in Fine Arts at the Art Academy in Amsterdam and his MA from the London Film School. He has worked as an editor as well as a writer and director. Among his shorts are KabulTehranKabul (2010), Angelus Novus (2015), Where Is Kurdistan? (2016), and Best Day Ever (2018). For Kabul, City in the Wind, Amini was awarded the First Appearance Special Jury Award from the Amsterdam International Documentary Film Festival.

Director

Aboozar Amini

Producer

Jia Zhao

Cinematographer

Aboozar Amini

Editor

Barbara Hin

Srdjan Fink

Sound

Aboozar Amini

Official Film Website

http://www.silkroadfilmsalon.com/