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MIDNIGHT TRAVELER

( 2018 )
Official Selection - Out of Competition |
 
United States
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United Kingdom
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Canada
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 Persian |
 87 min

About the film

When the Taliban puts out a call for his death, Afghan director Hassan Fazili has no choice but to flee with his wife and two young daughters. It is an urgent documentary about a family's exodus from Afghanistan, giving a human face to the global refugee crisis. As told first-hand by the refugees themselves, Midnight Traveler captures the frightening state of limbo in which asylum seekers live, as Fazili depicts the danger and desperation of a multi-year odyssey filled with tremendous love, intimacy and fear.

Director

Hassan Fazili

Hassan Fazili is an Afghan director and cinematographer. He produced several theater plays, documentaries, short films, and a number of popular television series in Afghanistan, before being forced to flee the country. In 2011, he was selected by the British Council to attend Sheffield/DocFest for documentary filmmaking networking and training. His short film Mr. Fazili’s Wife (2015) screened at several film festivals around the world. His latest documentary feature Midnight Traveler (2019) won numerous awards at international film festivals, including the World Cinema Documentary Special Jury Award for No Borders at Sundance, and the Special Mention of the Ecumenical Jury (Panorama) at the 69th Berlinale.

Producer

Emelie Mahdavian, Su Kim

Production Company

Old Chilly Pictures

Screenplay

Emelie Mahdavian

Cinematography

Fatima Hussaini, Hassan Fazili, Nargis Fazili, Zahra Fazili

Editing

Emelie Mahdavian

Sound

Daniel Timmons, Tony Volante

Cast

Hassan Fazili, Nargis Fazili, Zahra Fazili, Fatima Hussaini

Contacts

Producer

Emelie Mahdavian, Su Kim

Production Company

Old Chilly Pictures

Screenplay

Emelie Mahdavian

Cinematography

Fatima Hussaini, Hassan Fazili, Nargis Fazili, Zahra Fazili

Editing

Emelie Mahdavian

Sound

Daniel Timmons, Tony Volante

Cast

Hassan Fazili, Nargis Fazili, Zahra Fazili, Fatima Hussaini

Contacts

More About Film

Producer

Emelie Mahdavian, Su Kim

Production Company

Old Chilly Pictures

Screenplay

Emelie Mahdavian

Cinematography

Fatima Hussaini, Hassan Fazili, Nargis Fazili, Zahra Fazili

Editing

Emelie Mahdavian

Sound

Daniel Timmons, Tony Volante

Cast

Hassan Fazili, Nargis Fazili, Zahra Fazili, Fatima Hussaini