The Silhouettes - خانه (Khaaneh) (2020)

A film by Afsaneh Salari

Post-Screening Q+A with Afsaneh Salari via Zoom

Part of the "Hesitant Eyes, Turbulent Bodies" Screening Series, Co-Curated by Sara Hosseini and Atefeh Kazemi

Location: Peterson Hall 108

Co-Presented by McGill's Dean of Arts Development Fund, Student Engagement Fund and McGill Refugee Research Group

Trailer

Synopsis:

At the height of the USSR’s invasion of Afghanistan in 1982, 1.5 million Afghans took a long journey to the border of Iran to flee the war. TAGHI, born after that generation and unwilling to inherit the limitations of his parents’ refugee status, navigates outside the protective walls of his family to trace his identity and the doors to his future in the homeland he never knew. As war continues to rage in Afghanistan, what future awaits him in which land?

Bio:

Afsaneh Salari is an Iranian film director, producer and editor. She's the co-founder of Docmaniacs Collective in Iran and the Executive producer of Docmaniacs Production in Paris. She's holds a BA in Film Editing from Art University of Tehran, a Master degree in Creative Directing and Cinematography from Paris 8 University in France & a Master degree in Documentary Directing from Docnomads Joint Masters. She's a grantee of Sundance Institute, Doha Film Institute, IDFA Bertha Fund and is the alumni of Berlinale Talents, La Femis Summer School, IDFA Academy and Asian Film Academy.