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KAMAY

Ilyas Yourish, Shahrokh Bikaran | AFG, BEL, DEU, FRA | 2024 | 106 min | OV with English Subtitles
Ilyas Yourish, Shahrokh Bikaran | AFG, BEL, DEU, FRA | 2024 | 106 | OV with English Subtitles

Berlin Premiere

Content note: suicide
In 2017, Zahra took her own life after her professor refused to allow her to graduate from Kabul University. Zahra’s parents repeatedly make the long journey from Daikundi to Kabul to demand justice and find answers to their unanswered questions. In this poetic commentary, Freshta tells the story of her older sister Zahra’s life and her passion for her homeland’s ecology. For Zahra, studying did not offer a way out of the historical discrimination faced by the Hazara, especially not after the Taliban’s resurgence. The Afghan directors find powerful images to convey the emotional world of this loving family, who they accompany through their grief over four years.

  • Followed by Q&A: The screening on 9 Oct will be followed by a Q&A with director Ilyas Yourish and protagonist Freshta Khawari.
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Ilyas Yourish

Ilyas Yourish

Producer, Director
Country: Afghanistan, Belgium
Organisation: Kamay Film, Congoo Films

Ilyas Yourish

Ilyas Yourish founded Kamay Film in 2018 in Afghanistan to produce films focusing on identity, trauma, and history. After being forced into exile in 2021, he relocated to Belgium. His debut documentary, Kamay, premiered at Visions du Réel, winning multiple awards internationally. Ilyas is also developing new projects and leads CONGOO Films, where he aims to co-produce international films and explore the Belgian film landscape. 

07.10. | 21:00 | ACUDkino

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09.10. | 17:00 | Kino in der KulturBrauerei
12.10. | 19:30 | Kino in der KulturBrauerei
Ilyas Yourish

Ilyas Yourish

Producer, Director
Country: Afghanistan, Belgium
Organisation: Kamay Film, Congoo Films

Ilyas Yourish

Ilyas Yourish founded Kamay Film in 2018 in Afghanistan to produce films focusing on identity, trauma, and history. After being forced into exile in 2021, he relocated to Belgium. His debut documentary, Kamay, premiered at Visions du Réel, winning multiple awards internationally. Ilyas is also developing new projects and leads CONGOO Films, where he aims to co-produce international films and explore the Belgian film landscape.