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.
€13,700 allocated on 22/04/2022
ID
FPD/2022/1907Grant
Pascal Decroos Fund
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.
- ‘Kamay’ van Ilyas Yourish: Intieme blik op de strijd van een Afghaanse familie, De Wereld Morgen, 18/11/2024.
- De ouders van de Afghaanse Zahra zoeken naar antwoorden en gerechtigheid in documentaire ‘Kamay’, De Morgen, 19/11/2024.
AWARDS
- Grand Prix, Festival International D'Aultrans - Montagne.
- Interreligious Award, Visions Du Réel, Nyon.
- Cinema of Urgency award, IKTOR DOK.horizonte Competition – DOK.fest, Munich.
- Elevate Award & Special mention, International Competition – DOXA Documentary Film Festival, Vancouver.
- Shortlist - Best Feature Documentary, International Documentary Awards, Los Angeles.
- Special Mention, Human Rights Film Festival Berlin
- Nominated - Best Documentary Film, Asia Pacific Screen Awards
- Best Documentary Film, TRT Belgesel Ödülleri
COUNTRY
- Afghanistan
