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Hills and Mountains

Filmed on location in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan, an Afghan woman recalls how the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan led to her forced displacement and marriage.

 

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Director
Cast

Fereshta Afshar

Credits
Country of Origin

Canada

Year

2022

Language

In Dari with English subtitles

Film Contact
Content Warning

Gender or Sexual Discrimination

G
8 min

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Credits

Producer

Salar Pashtoonyar

Screenwriter

Salar Pashtoonyar

Cinematography

Parwiz Arify

Editor

Jalal Shams

Director

Salar Pashtoonyar headshot, Hills and Mountains director

Salar Pashtoonyar

Salar Pashtoonyar is originally from Afghanistan and now based in Canada. As a director, his films have screened at festivals worldwide, including Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival, Telluride Film Festival, and Palm Springs International ShortFest. After growing up as a refugee due to the wars in Afghanistan, he now explores the lives of ordinary people that deal with abnormal situations. Pashtoonyar holds degrees in Film Production from Toronto Film School and York University. His film Bad Omen (2020) was nominated for Best Canadian Short at the Canadian Screen Awards, and won the Bronze Medal at the 2021 Student Academy Awards.