Life in the shadows

Years after K's classmates were massacred in his school, he records the lives of Machid who attends the same school, and Khatima, who works in the cemetery where the dead students are buried.

Info & Credits

Directed by

Stage

Development/ early production

Co-Producers

Jyoti Film

Country

Afghanistan

Length

90 mins & 52 mins

Language

Persian/ Hazara dialect

Support from

Close Up Initiative Docs Up Fund IDFA Bertha Fund Asian Cinema Fund (AND) Allan Secula Social Doc Fund Mayfan Films

Presented at

Close Up Initiative 2021 - 2022 Hot Docs Deal Maker 2023 Sunny Side of the Doc 2023