ASIA PEACE FILM FESTIVAL 18-20 September 2017, Islamabad

LET’S FILM FOR PEACE!

Celebrating Diversity, Harnessing Harmony C APFF, September 15, 2017

Edition: First LET’S FILM FOR PEACE!

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Edition: First LET’S FILM FOR PEACE!

Compiled and Edited by: Hussnain Ghayoor

Layout and Designed by: Naseemullah Rashid and Muhammad Saeed

Printed at:

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ASIA PEACE FILM FESTIVAL LET’S FILM FOR PEACE! APFF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT TABLE OF CONTENTS APPFF-Consortium would like to acknowledge the contribution of the following organizations and APFF Acknowledgement 2 individuals who have provided leadership, guidance and support to make the Pakistan Edition of APFF possible. We extend our profound thanks and gratitude to all of them for being part of this Quotes From The Minister's Speech 4 exciting project. Message From The DG PNCA 6 Ministry of Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage, Government of Pakistan Foreword 8 Marriyum Aurangzeb – Minister of State for Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage Welcome Note Sardar Ahmad Nawaz Sukhera - Secretary Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage 10 Zahoor Barlas - Joint Secretary - Ministry of Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage Advisor’s Remarks 11 Mubashar Hassan - Chairman Central Film Censor Board Mustaeen Alvi - Deputy Secretary Coordination Ministry of Information, Broadcasting and National Acknowledgement 12 Heritage Jury 13 Muhmmad Rafique - Deputy Secretary Planning, Ministry of Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage Festival Management Committee 22 Jamil Beito – Public Relations Officer to the Minister Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage Student Jury 23 Zille Huma – Section Officer, Ministry of Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage Selection Committee 29 Pakistan National Council of the Arts (PNCA) Syed Jamal Shah – Director General, PNCA Awards 37 Sobia – Curator Art Gallery Short Films 39 Aijaz Gul – Head Film Division Arif Jafri – PNCA Documentaries 79 Zulfiqar Ahmed – PNCA Micromentaries Musa Kazim – PO, Film Division 101 Anjum Sajjad Gohar – Marketing and Publication Officer Animations 117 Muneer Ahmad – Media Division Incharge Major (r) Awais Ahmed – DD/PDC/Security Incharge Partner Films 137 Ÿ IYDF Xi’an 139 Central Board of Film Censors Pakistan Ÿ All members of the review committee Minikino 145 Ÿ Al-Nahaj 151 United Nations Information Centre (UNIC), Islamabad Vittorio Cammarota Ÿ Viddsee 157 Noman Barki APFF Team 165 APFF Partners 169

2 Asia Peace Film Festival Asia Peace Film Festival 3 APFF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT TABLE OF CONTENTS APPFF-Consortium would like to acknowledge the contribution of the following organizations and APFF Acknowledgement 2 individuals who have provided leadership, guidance and support to make the Pakistan Edition of APFF possible. We extend our profound thanks and gratitude to all of them for being part of this Quotes From The Minister's Speech 4 exciting project. Message From The DG PNCA 6 Ministry of Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage, Government of Pakistan Foreword 8 Marriyum Aurangzeb – Minister of State for Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage Welcome Note Sardar Ahmad Nawaz Sukhera - Secretary Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage 10 Zahoor Barlas - Joint Secretary - Ministry of Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage Advisor’s Remarks 11 Mubashar Hassan - Chairman Central Film Censor Board Mustaeen Alvi - Deputy Secretary Coordination Ministry of Information, Broadcasting and National Acknowledgement 12 Heritage Jury 13 Muhmmad Rafique - Deputy Secretary Planning, Ministry of Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage Festival Management Committee 22 Jamil Beito – Public Relations Officer to the Minister Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage Student Jury 23 Zille Huma – Section Officer, Ministry of Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage Selection Committee 29 Pakistan National Council of the Arts (PNCA) Syed Jamal Shah – Director General, PNCA Awards 37 Sobia – Curator Art Gallery Short Films 39 Aijaz Gul – Head Film Division Arif Jafri – PNCA Documentaries 79 Zulfiqar Ahmed – PNCA Micromentaries Musa Kazim – PO, Film Division 101 Anjum Sajjad Gohar – Marketing and Publication Officer Animations 117 Muneer Ahmad – Media Division Incharge Major (r) Awais Ahmed – DD/PDC/Security Incharge Partner Films 137 Ÿ IYDF Xi’an 139 Central Board of Film Censors Pakistan Ÿ All members of the review committee Minikino 145 Ÿ Al-Nahaj 151 United Nations Information Centre (UNIC), Islamabad Vittorio Cammarota Ÿ Viddsee 157 Noman Barki APFF Team 165 APFF Partners 169

2 Asia Peace Film Festival Asia Peace Film Festival 3 QUOTES FROM THE MINISTER’S SPEECH “I believe the ﬁlm industry can play a vital role to counter the narratives of extremism. Therefore, it should be given priority.”

“I congratulate Team Asia Peace Film Festival particularly Amjad Bhatti, convener of the Asia Peace Film Festival, for this initiative to revive the art scene in Pakistan by successfully launching the ﬁlm festival.”

Maryam Aurangzeb, Minister of State for Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage, The Minister's Quotes: underlined the role of film industries of various Asian countries in articulating a narrative to “The first ever national film and broadcasting policy would be announced next month. Its purpose counter extremism in Asian region. Above are some important quotes from her speech she made would be to take initiatives to promote film production in Pakistan.” at the inaugural ceremony of Asia Peace Film Festival.

“A new policy for the ﬁlm industry was approved by the former Prime Minister of Pakistan which aims to boost the industry.”

“National Commission for Films will be established and a Film Fund will be allocated besides setting up of a Fund for the assistance of the artists’ community.”

“A number of concessions will also be made on the import of gadgets for the production of quality ﬁlms.”

“The Minister revealed that the government of Punjab and Sindh had extended commendable cooperation in the formulation of the ﬁlm policy.”

“In the 1960s we had vibrant ﬁlm and music industries. We were known for our singers and artists and for the excellence in various sports including cricket and hockey. I am sure we can regain our national pride by organizing events like the Asia Peace Film Festival.”

“From my point of view two important events are being held in Pakistan these days; the cricket matches being played in Lahore and the inaugural ceremony of the Asia Peace Film Festival. I am pleased to share with you that we are hosting the players of World Eleven in Lahore and our respected artists from across the Asian region.

4 Asia Peace Film Festival Asia Peace Film Festival 5 QUOTES FROM THE MINISTER’S SPEECH “I believe the ﬁlm industry can play a vital role to counter the narratives of extremism. Therefore, it should be given priority.”

“A new policy for the ﬁlm industry was approved by the former Prime Minister of Pakistan which aims to boost the industry.”

“National Commission for Films will be established and a Film Fund will be allocated besides setting up of a Fund for the assistance of the artists’ community.”

“A number of concessions will also be made on the import of gadgets for the production of quality ﬁlms.”

“The Minister revealed that the government of Punjab and Sindh had extended commendable cooperation in the formulation of the ﬁlm policy.”

4 Asia Peace Film Festival Asia Peace Film Festival 5 MESSAGE FROM THE DG PNCA Media is power. PNCA is fortunate enough to harness this power with the panel of Asia Peace Film Festival to incept and impact the idea of film celebration and float the notion of peace through film.

We hope in high spirits that such efforts recognise a change in the collective consciousness of society and hope that this art form and this purpose inspire many.

Let the change begin. Thank you.

Cinema - both narrative and documentary - is probably the most accessible and effective vehicle for Syed Jamal Shah promoting social change in the world because; Director General Pakistan National Council of the Arts, Islamabad ¤ It can address important social and cultural issues while at the same time entertaining people. ¤ It has the unique ability to reach mass audiences that no other form of communication or art can match. Because it is equipped with powerful tools to engage people into a collective that, informs, transforms and shapes the public mind. ¤ Being a collaborative art form, cinema employs acting, music, choreography, writing, photography, geography and architecture to create dramatic visual effects, synthetic dreams, counterfeit emotions and preconceived spontaneity to tell stories. ¤ It moves people emotionally and intellectually and appeals all categories of intelligence.

Recognising the above attributes of Cinema, Pakistan National Council of the Arts takes pleasure in being part of the launching of Asia Peace Film Festival here next week, from September 18 to 20.

This festival is being jointly organized to celebrate the World Peace Day by the Pakistan National Council of the Arts and Asia Peace Film Festival with support from the Ministry of Information, Broadcasting & National Heritage.

The celebrations include Inaugural Session, Regular Film Screenings, Parallel Screenings, Penal Discussions, Art and Institutional Exhibitions and Grand Finale.

The spread of ﬁlms to be screened include Short Films, Animation Films, Documentary Films and Micromentary.

6 Asia Peace Film Festival Asia Peace Film Festival 7 MESSAGE FROM THE DG PNCA Media is power. PNCA is fortunate enough to harness this power with the panel of Asia Peace Film Festival to incept and impact the idea of film celebration and float the notion of peace through film.

We hope in high spirits that such efforts recognise a change in the collective consciousness of society and hope that this art form and this purpose inspire many.

Let the change begin. Thank you.

Recognising the above attributes of Cinema, Pakistan National Council of the Arts takes pleasure in being part of the launching of Asia Peace Film Festival here next week, from September 18 to 20.

The celebrations include Inaugural Session, Regular Film Screenings, Parallel Screenings, Penal Discussions, Art and Institutional Exhibitions and Grand Finale.

The spread of ﬁlms to be screened include Short Films, Animation Films, Documentary Films and Micromentary.

6 Asia Peace Film Festival Asia Peace Film Festival 7 FOREWORD Our aim is to engage ﬁlm-makers, artists, performers, academics and members of creative community to unravel the delicacies of diversities and locate common grounds across cultures and societies. These efforts would be directed to establishing a dedicated Asia Peace Film Academy as a center of excellence for skill development and continuous education of aspirants, amateurs and professionals associated with media and ﬁlm industry.

Let's dream together. Let's weave an alternative story. Let's join hands to build a more peaceful Asia. Let's make a ﬁlm for peace! Ethno-cultural diversity and regional inter-subjectivity make Asia an insightful cinematographic landscape of plural heritage, shared legends, crisscrossing pasts and intertwined futures. From Amjad Bhatti text to visuals, art to craft, facts to ﬁction, rhyme to romance, the region has a bounty of stories Convener and a number of story tellers. Asia Peace Film Festival

The Asia Peace Film Festival is a continental social enterprise dedicated to creating a communicational forum of visual, artistic, aesthetic and cultural inter-subjectivity of Asian societies. The Asia Peace Film Festival intends to look beyond the meta-narratives of power, counter-power, conﬂict and history. We set to explore the depth of ordinariness and celebrate the beauty of life by sharing everyday stories, micro-histories and subaltern narratives weaving a multifaceted web of community life.

Indeed, ﬁlm is a form of art which has the lens to dive deeper and capture beneath the surface of truth and trial. Film and other visual arts can, therefore, potentially explore the unchartered territories of creative content and tell a thousand stories about the alternative histories of justice, reciprocity, co-existence and plurality.

Asia Peace Film Festival picks these threads of the unending tales and tells the missing story by tracing imprints on the sands of time; breaking the chains of history of hatred, and exploring possibilities of better, cooperative and peaceful future. We earnestly lean to learn to celebrate diversities and to harness harmony within and beyond.

8 Asia Peace Film Festival Asia Peace Film Festival 9 FOREWORD Our aim is to engage ﬁlm-makers, artists, performers, academics and members of creative community to unravel the delicacies of diversities and locate common grounds across cultures and societies. These efforts would be directed to establishing a dedicated Asia Peace Film Academy as a center of excellence for skill development and continuous education of aspirants, amateurs and professionals associated with media and ﬁlm industry.

8 Asia Peace Film Festival Asia Peace Film Festival 9 Let's join hands together to build a more peaceful Asia. Come let's make a ﬁlm for peace! WELCOME NOTE Enjoy the festival!

Amir Masoud Soheili Creative Director Asia Peace Film Festival

We are very happy to welcome you to the ﬁrst edition of Asia Peace Film Festival being held at the Pakistan National Council of the Arts in Islamabad. ADVISOR’S REMARKS

Asia is one of the most diverse regions of the world as it is inhibited by a large number of different nationalities, ethnicities, and cultures and sub-cultures who follow different faith systems. Despite all these differences the people of Asia are united by its geography and ecology. We wish to focus on similarities rather than differences to create an enabling atmosphere where each group of people is allowed sufficient space to respect the subtle differences they might have and celebrate each other's peculiarities. On behalf of the Asian Creative Community, I welcome all international and national delegates, I believe that it is the right time to tell the story of Asia in the language(s) of Asians. In a language film-makers, academics,. researchers and students for gracing the occasion with your presence. and idiom which incorporates the uniqueness and captures the essence of Asian experience. It is the responsibility of all Asians to tell their stories to the world in order to break away from the Asia Peace Film Festival (APFF) is honored to host an assembly of the august members of tradition of stereotypical representations done both by Asians and non-Asians which we are made diplomatic community, members of Asian fraternity, artists and intellectuals, and young film makers to believe in forgetting the underlying motives. of our region.

Asia Peace Film Festival has been established precisely for this reason. We want to jump over the There is a popular saying by Victor Hugo, the French poet, that there is nothing stronger than an barriers that don't let us understand each other. We want to transcend these borders which make idea whose time has come. APFF, as a consortium of documentary film makers from 10 countries, us aliens to each other. is physical manifestation of one such idea whose time has come. A search for common grounds through robust cultural interaction can tie the Asian continent into bonds of friendship. Let's make a pledge and celebrate this International Peace Day by coming to the festival. It is a Given the pervasiveness of images in contemporary culture, filming for peace can go a long way in place to engage with film-makers, artists, performers, academics and members of creative building bridges across Asia, and can play a foundational role in resolving conflict and achieving community. world peace.

We have received 814 films in total from 72 countries and we will screen 113 films from 31 Dr. Nadeem Omer Tarar countries of Asia. We hope that these films will show you the face of Asia that you have not seen Cultural Anthropologist before.

10 Asia Peace Film Festival Asia Peace Film Festival 11 Let's join hands together to build a more peaceful Asia. Come let's make a ﬁlm for peace! WELCOME NOTE Enjoy the festival!

Amir Masoud Soheili Creative Director Asia Peace Film Festival

We are very happy to welcome you to the ﬁrst edition of Asia Peace Film Festival being held at the Pakistan National Council of the Arts in Islamabad. ADVISOR’S REMARKS

10 Asia Peace Film Festival Asia Peace Film Festival 11 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Thank you Team Asia Peace Film Festival for trusting me with this exciting assignment to prepare the ASIA PEACE FILM FESTIVAL festival guide book containing information about all the ﬁlms being screened at the Asia Peace Film LET’S FILM FOR PEACE! Festival's ﬁrst edition in Islamabad, Pakistan.

We would have never been able to dig out the relevant material from various sources in such a short span of time and compile it for the purpose of this catalogue without the kind help of Aamir Masoud Soheili. Masoud also contributed the text where it was missing. We owe a word of thanks to Amjad Bhatti for his feedback in the ﬁnal draft and for his suggestions to improve the layout and design. We are thankful to Sophia Setyorini for taking out time to review the ﬁrst draft of the catalogue. Sophia made some really useful suggestions to improve the text and update information included in this catalogue. Thank you so very much for the help you all extended during the last few days.

We are equally thankful to Naseemullah Rashid and Muhammad Saeed who, despite being tired and sleepless, worked really hard to design this catalogue. We must also thank the whole team particularly Yasir Arooj Qureshi, Hassan Za'afran and Rana Usman Khan for their help in collecting photographs of directors and team members, production pictures and screenshots used in this report.

We must also acknowledge Moneeeb Barlas for the work he did to collect and organize technical information about these ﬁlms including the year of release, country of production, duration etc. At the end we must also thank Muhammad Shahid and Imran Khan for their kind support. JURY Thank you again.

Hussnain Ghayoor Director Research and Concept Development Asia Peace Film Festival ASIA PEACE FILM FESTIVAL

12 Asia Peace Film Festival Asia Peace Film Festival 13 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Thank you Team Asia Peace Film Festival for trusting me with this exciting assignment to prepare the ASIA PEACE FILM FESTIVAL festival guide book containing information about all the ﬁlms being screened at the Asia Peace Film LET’S FILM FOR PEACE! Festival's ﬁrst edition in Islamabad, Pakistan.

Hussnain Ghayoor Director Research and Concept Development Asia Peace Film Festival ASIA PEACE FILM FESTIVAL

12 Asia Peace Film Festival Asia Peace Film Festival 13 FICTION

Kambozia Partovi (Iran)

Jamal Shah (Pakistan) Kambozia Partovi is an Iranian film director and scriptwriter. He was born in Rasht, Iran. After Emmanuel Dela Cruz (Philippines) studying theater arts in school he mainly wrote scripts for a TV series. In 1988, he made his feature film debut with Golnar. His 2007 film Café Transit which got the special mention at the Mar del Plata Film Festival was selected by Iran as its entry for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. He has also written screenplays for other directors including Jafar Panahi, Majid Majidi, Rasoul DOCUMENTARY Sadr Ameli, Maziar Miri, and Dariush Mehrjui.

He won many national and international awards for his scripts and ﬁlms which were screened at the Sahraa Karimi (Afghanistan) following festivals; Fajr International Film Festival, Berlinale International Film Festival, Chicago International Film Festival, Mar del Plata Film Festival, Asia Paciﬁc Film Festival, and Dakha Anne Démy-Geroe (Australia) International Film Festival. Dhanushka Gunathilake (Sri Lanka)

MICROMENTRY

Dr. Ma Dong (China)

Wajiha Raza Rizvi (Pakistan) Jamal Shah is a Pakistani actor, director, painter, and a social worker. He was born into a Pashtun Sayyid family in 1956 in Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan. In 1992, Jamal made his acting debut in K2, Murtaza Chaudary (Pakistan) directed by Franc Roddam.

In 1984, he established the Fine Arts Department at the University of Balochistan and headed the department for three years. He formed the Artists Association of Balochistan in 1985 and became ANIMATION the ﬁrst Chairman of Artists Association of Pakistan. Currently, he is the director of HunerKada Art Academy in Islamabad which he founded in 1992 and Telenor Brand Ambassador doing Television Vittorio Cammarota (Italy) Productions (Hunerkada Productions).

Abdul Wahab (Malaysia) Jamal Shah obtained his Master's degree in English Literature from Balochistan University, Quetta, in 1978 and in 1983 an NDA from the National College of Arts, Lahore. He later obtained a Masters in Chloe Kim (South Korea) Fine Arts from the Slade School of Art in London. He became the Executive Director of Pakistan National Council of the Arts (PNCA) in 2007.

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Kambozia Partovi (Iran)

MICROMENTRY

Dr. Ma Dong (China)

14 Asia Peace Film Festival Asia Peace Film Festival 15 Slovak Film and TV Academy. She has about 30 short fictions and documentary films in her filmography, which she made during her study in FAMU & VSMU from 2002- 2012.

Her new documentary film “Parlika, A Woman in the Land of Men” will have its home premier in One World Film festival in Bratislava, Slovakia in October 2016. She is now working on her feature film project ‘A Pianist from Kabul’. Emmanuel Dela Cruz distinguishes himself from his contemporaries by being the most versatile and sought-after creative personality in the local Film and TV Industries. He has 23 years of professional experience under his belt. He graduated with a Film Degree from the UP Film Institute, University of the Philippines, and amassed several accolades as a screenwriter, short film-maker, creative producer, director and theater artist.

Currently, he is a film faculty member in Asia Pacific Film Institute, Far Eastern University, and Philippines Center for Creative Imaging, SHIFT and the ABS-CBN University Moving Images Academy. He is a sought after resource speaker and has given numerous talks, seminars and Anne Démy-Geroe is a film curator and scholar specializing in Asian cinema. She is a lecturer on workshops at The Reality Film Lab and the FDCP's ongoing nationwide Planting Seeds Film Asia Pacific Cinema at Griffith Film School and co-Director of the Iranian Film Festival Australia. She Educational Campaign. is a pioneer member of the Nominations Council for the Asia Pacific Screen Awards and Vice President of NETPAC, the Network for the Promotion of Asia Pacific Cinema.

Anne was the pioneer Director of the Brisbane International Film Festival from 1991 to 2010. She has curated many regional festivals and international retrospectives. She has served on many ﬁlm juries from Hawaii to Beirut. She served as a judge on the Queensland Premier's Literary Awards (Screen Scriptwriting) from 2001 to 2010, and chaired the APSA Children's Film Fund Panel for several years. She was awarded an Australian Centenary Medal for services to the ﬁlm industry in 2003. She also holds PhD in the Iranian cinema. Sahraa Karimi was born in 1984. She immigrated to the Slovak Republic when she was 17 years old where she lived until the age of 28. In 2012, she returned to Kabul and currently lives and works in Kabul.

Sahraa Karimi has received her PhD degree in the field of Cinema (Fiction Film Directing & Screenwriting) from the Academy of Music and Performing Arts, Film and TV Faculty in Bratislava, Slovakia (FTF- VSMU). She is the first and only woman from Afghanistan to have received a PhD degree in the field of Cinema. She is also the only Afghan film-maker who is an active member of

16 Asia Peace Film Festival Asia Peace Film Festival 17 Slovak Film and TV Academy. She has about 30 short fictions and documentary films in her filmography, which she made during her study in FAMU & VSMU from 2002- 2012.

16 Asia Peace Film Festival Asia Peace Film Festival 17 Dhanushka Gunathilake has worked as a cinematographer in the critically acclaimed film, ‘Thanha Dr. Wajiha Raza Rizvi is the director of Film Museum Society and Associate Professor of Rathi Ranga’. It won him the best cinematography awards including Derana Film Award in 2015, Beaconhouse National University Lahore. She was trained in USA, UK and Norway. She studied at OCIC Film Award in 2015 as well as Hiru Golden Film Award in 2016. He was also the associate NCA, Lahore. She was awarded Chughtai Award for Excellence in Design. She got scholarship under cinematographer of “Sulanga Gini Aran” which was the first Sri Lankan film premiered in the main FCOSAS to study television production techniques at North East Media Training Centre (European competition at the prestigious Locarno Film Festival in Switzerland. Media School) Tyne & Wear UK and did her MA in Television Documentary from Goldsmiths’ University of London as Chevening scholar. She did her PhD from the University of Punjab, Lahore.

She has worked for the public and private sectors, and has about 100 television productions, documentaries and commercials to her credit. Presently, she is working on “The Censorship of Visual Pleasure in Pakistani Cinema,” and is writing for The Encyclopedia of the world of Islam (Islamica) and the Encyclopedia of Women and Islamic Cultures.

Dr. Ma Dong was born in 1969. He has a PhD in History from Shaanxi Normal University and Postdoctoral Study in Art Archeology from the Sichuan University. He is the Dean of Art and Engineering College of Xi'an Polytechnic University. His research areas are ﬁlm industry, choreography and clothing culture.

18 Asia Peace Film Festival Asia Peace Film Festival 19 Dhanushka Gunathilake has worked as a cinematographer in the critically acclaimed film, ‘Thanha Dr. Wajiha Raza Rizvi is the director of Film Museum Society and Associate Professor of Rathi Ranga’. It won him the best cinematography awards including Derana Film Award in 2015, Beaconhouse National University Lahore. She was trained in USA, UK and Norway. She studied at OCIC Film Award in 2015 as well as Hiru Golden Film Award in 2016. He was also the associate NCA, Lahore. She was awarded Chughtai Award for Excellence in Design. She got scholarship under cinematographer of “Sulanga Gini Aran” which was the first Sri Lankan film premiered in the main FCOSAS to study television production techniques at North East Media Training Centre (European competition at the prestigious Locarno Film Festival in Switzerland. Media School) Tyne & Wear UK and did her MA in Television Documentary from Goldsmiths’ University of London as Chevening scholar. She did her PhD from the University of Punjab, Lahore.

18 Asia Peace Film Festival Asia Peace Film Festival 19 Chloe Kim is an award winner Korean animation director, producer and illustrator. She has been teaching Animation in Kyungnam Art School as well as working for the Korean Broadcast System for Vittorio Cammarota is an Italian national who joined UNIC Islamabad in 2013 as Director. He has five years. She is also director of Kartooni Animation Studio. Following are some of her notable served as the WHO External Relations Officer and Focal Point for the Secretary-General's Special projects; Mouse Trap (2005), The Story (2006) and Piece of Time (2007). She has been awarded as Envoy to Stop Tuberculosis. He previously worked in the private sector and for the Government of the best animation teacher from Korean Animation Association. Her animations have been broadcast Italy. He has expertise in developing and implementing communications strategies as well as in SBS, KBS and YTN among others. She has participated in several festivals and has received many extensive experience working with the media, civil society and non-governmental organizations, awards including PISAF, SICAF, etc. Her other films are; Happy Topia-TV animation (2009-12), particularly on health issues. Mr. Cammarota holds Master's degrees in Journalism and Institutional Horspeech (2015), Samaria (2016), The Tree (2017) and Impulse (2017). Communications from the University of Rome.

Murtaza Chaudary's journey from a small town boy to a ﬁlm-maker has been incredible and a truly inspiring one.

Abdul Wahab Bin Hamzah is a Malaysian writer, playwright, film critic, and theatre director. He has He is from Kotli, Azad Kashmir. He has a passion for storytelling. Quality of his work landed him at Aaj been a columnist for Utusan Malaysia, a national daily, since 1993. He did his masters in Information TV, a small TV news channel, as a creative director. Here he designed Pakistan's popular political and Media Studies from the University of Northumbria Newcastle U.K. Currently, he is associated with satire show – 'The 4 Man Show'. He worked as the host, producer and writer of the show. The 4 Man The Institute of Language and Literature, Malaysia and also lectures on Film Studies and Screenplay Show brought him fame. He moved on to create several hits like Banana News Network (Geo Tv), at The Academy of Art, Culture and Heritage of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur. He is frequently invited as a Media Azaad Hai (Express News) etc., all of these became extremely popular. jury member for The Malaysian Film Festival and Malaysian Television Awards. He has published many books and has also produced television dramas adapted from novels. He is also a film consultant for Murtaza took a break from TV to make 'Quetta' - an experience he describes as “defining and The Malaysian Film Development Corporation. exhilarating”. As the name suggests, the film is set in Quetta – a city of significant historical and geographical importance which is unfortunately highlighted in the media for all the wrong reasons. It documents the journeys of three individuals of different age groups who have diverse experiences and aspirations. What brings them together is their ability to dream and live against all odds, a streak Murtaza Chaudary knows too well.

20 Asia Peace Film Festival Asia Peace Film Festival 21 Chloe Kim is an award winner Korean animation director, producer and illustrator. She has been teaching Animation in Kyungnam Art School as well as working for the Korean Broadcast System for Vittorio Cammarota is an Italian national who joined UNIC Islamabad in 2013 as Director. He has five years. She is also director of Kartooni Animation Studio. Following are some of her notable served as the WHO External Relations Officer and Focal Point for the Secretary-General's Special projects; Mouse Trap (2005), The Story (2006) and Piece of Time (2007). She has been awarded as Envoy to Stop Tuberculosis. He previously worked in the private sector and for the Government of the best animation teacher from Korean Animation Association. Her animations have been broadcast Italy. He has expertise in developing and implementing communications strategies as well as in SBS, KBS and YTN among others. She has participated in several festivals and has received many extensive experience working with the media, civil society and non-governmental organizations, awards including PISAF, SICAF, etc. Her other films are; Happy Topia-TV animation (2009-12), particularly on health issues. Mr. Cammarota holds Master's degrees in Journalism and Institutional Horspeech (2015), Samaria (2016), The Tree (2017) and Impulse (2017). Communications from the University of Rome.

Murtaza Chaudary's journey from a small town boy to a ﬁlm-maker has been incredible and a truly inspiring one.

20 Asia Peace Film Festival Asia Peace Film Festival 21 FESTIVAL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE

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Jamal Shah Director General, Pakistan National Council of the Arts

Mobashir Hasan Chairman Central Board of Film Censors Pakistan STUDENT JURY

ASIA PEACE

Mustaeen Ahmed Alvi FILM FESTIVAL Deputy Secretary Coordination Ministry of Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage

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Jamal Shah Director General, Pakistan National Council of the Arts

Mobashir Hasan Chairman Central Board of Film Censors Pakistan STUDENT JURY

ASIA PEACE

Mustaeen Ahmed Alvi FILM FESTIVAL Deputy Secretary Coordination Ministry of Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage

22 Asia Peace Film Festival Asia Peace Film Festival 23 STUDENT JUDGES

The Asia Peace Film Festival signed a treaty for the 'Best Student Award' with an Art High School in South Korea in order to promote the collaboration of youth in both technical and content part of the festival.

Student Jury consists of 21 animation students from Kyungam Art High School who have been selected to watch all animation movies of the festival and choose the best one. Most of these students are between 15 and 18 years old. They are all in the early years of their animation making career. The awarded animation will be presented at the closing ceremony. A cash prize which is donated by all these Eunjeong Kim (17) Kang, Jubi (16) Ha Yeong Jae (16) students will be awarded to the winner.

Kim, Somin (17) Jeong, Sihyeon (17) Kim Su Yeon (16)

Kang, Sooah (17) Jung, Gaeul (16) Jung, Minji (17)

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Kim, Somin (17) Jeong, Sihyeon (17) Kim Su Yeon (16)

Kang, Sooah (17) Jung, Gaeul (16) Jung, Minji (17)

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Kim, Hyemi (18) Jo, Hojung(16) Lee, Bom (17) Jo, Yunjeong (17) Choi, Seungwoo (17)

Song, Yeongju (15) Park, Subin(15) Choi, Sunmin(17)

Jo, Seojeong (16) Kim, Chanmi (16) Choi, Hyojeong(17)

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Kim, Hyemi (18) Jo, Hojung(16) Lee, Bom (17) Jo, Yunjeong (17) Choi, Seungwoo (17)

Song, Yeongju (15) Park, Subin(15) Choi, Sunmin(17)

Jo, Seojeong (16) Kim, Chanmi (16) Choi, Hyojeong(17)

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28 Asia Peace Film Festival Asia Peace Film Festival 29 Aijaz Gul was born and raised in Lahore. He has an extraordinary educational and professional Komeil Soheili is a freelance documentary film-maker and producer. He has been nominated in the career. He got his early education from the Aitcheson College, Lahore. He earned his bachelor's most important Iranian film festival as the best director. He has participated in various other festivals. degree in History and Political Studies from Forman Christian College Lahore. He did his Masters in He has the experience of cooperating with prestigious channels like National Geographic, VPRO, and Film Studies from the University of Southern California, Los Angeles. IRIB etc. His documentaries are mostly about social issues like tolerance, environment, cultural diversities and children. He has MA degree in Cultural Studies and Media from the University of He has consistently been writing film reviews and analyses for Pakistani and foreign film publications. Tehran. His research thesis was about the “representation of everyday life of Iranian youth in Iran’s Currently, he is writing for an English daily, The News International. In addition to newspaper articles modern cinema”. He got also one-year scholarship in Film Studies in ISI Jogja Indonesia and six he has authored four books on different aspects of film and film making in Pakistan. His latest months production course in Asian Film School in Busan, South Korea. He is also the director of a publication is on the art and life of the famous singer Noorjehan, the melody queen of Pakistan. His volunteer non-profit peace project: “Iran: Untold Stories”. next book will be on the history of Pakistani films. Honors and Awards – Nominated for the best director in 34th Fajr Film Festival for 'Freedom', Best He is a member of the Federation of Film Critics and also a member of the Network for the Environmental Documentary, Special Award in 13th Mashhad Fajr Film Festival for directing Promotion of Asian Cinema. He is a core member of Lok Virsa Mandwa Film Club. He also works as 'Freedom'. He won the best documentary research award and the best plot award for 'Sacrifice' in the consultant with Film Division, Pakistan National Council of the Arts. Second Sama Film Festival of Iran. He was officially selected in the 46th International Roshd Film Festival, Laleh Complex, in the 10th edition of Iran International Documentary Film Festival, Cinema He has attended various international film festivals held in different parts of the world including Verite. He also won the best documentary award for 'Cold Birth' and 'Laleh Complex'. Mumbai, Delhi, Dhaka, Tehran, Tokyo, Hawaii, Bangkok, Bradford, Paris, Moscow, Busan, Seoul, Yamagata and Manila.

30 Asia Peace Film Festival Asia Peace Film Festival 31 Aijaz Gul was born and raised in Lahore. He has an extraordinary educational and professional Komeil Soheili is a freelance documentary film-maker and producer. He has been nominated in the career. He got his early education from the Aitcheson College, Lahore. He earned his bachelor's most important Iranian film festival as the best director. He has participated in various other festivals. degree in History and Political Studies from Forman Christian College Lahore. He did his Masters in He has the experience of cooperating with prestigious channels like National Geographic, VPRO, and Film Studies from the University of Southern California, Los Angeles. IRIB etc. His documentaries are mostly about social issues like tolerance, environment, cultural diversities and children. He has MA degree in Cultural Studies and Media from the University of He has consistently been writing film reviews and analyses for Pakistani and foreign film publications. Tehran. His research thesis was about the “representation of everyday life of Iranian youth in Iran’s Currently, he is writing for an English daily, The News International. In addition to newspaper articles modern cinema”. He got also one-year scholarship in Film Studies in ISI Jogja Indonesia and six he has authored four books on different aspects of film and film making in Pakistan. His latest months production course in Asian Film School in Busan, South Korea. He is also the director of a publication is on the art and life of the famous singer Noorjehan, the melody queen of Pakistan. His volunteer non-profit peace project: “Iran: Untold Stories”. next book will be on the history of Pakistani films. Honors and Awards – Nominated for the best director in 34th Fajr Film Festival for 'Freedom', Best He is a member of the Federation of Film Critics and also a member of the Network for the Environmental Documentary, Special Award in 13th Mashhad Fajr Film Festival for directing Promotion of Asian Cinema. He is a core member of Lok Virsa Mandwa Film Club. He also works as 'Freedom'. He won the best documentary research award and the best plot award for 'Sacrifice' in the consultant with Film Division, Pakistan National Council of the Arts. Second Sama Film Festival of Iran. He was officially selected in the 46th International Roshd Film Festival, Laleh Complex, in the 10th edition of Iran International Documentary Film Festival, Cinema He has attended various international film festivals held in different parts of the world including Verite. He also won the best documentary award for 'Cold Birth' and 'Laleh Complex'. Mumbai, Delhi, Dhaka, Tehran, Tokyo, Hawaii, Bangkok, Bradford, Paris, Moscow, Busan, Seoul, Yamagata and Manila.

30 Asia Peace Film Festival Asia Peace Film Festival 31 Maaria Sayed graduated in Literature at St. Xavier's College and was among the top rankers at the Noﬁl Naqi is a Director/Producer based in Karachi, Pakistan. He has been working in the media and Mumbai University. She then moved to London, where she completed her Masters in Film-making at ﬁlm industries since 1997. He has worked on TVCs and branded shows for Pepsi (two major projects London Film School. She is a part time painter and theatre performer. She has trained children under for Pepsi were Pepsi Battle of the Bands and Pepsi Inside Edge), Benson and Hedges (B&H Global 15 for the Trinity College of Speech and Drama examinations. Maaria feels that the cinema is the best Beat), Coca Cola (Coke Studio) and numerous TVCs for these and other brands like British American way to combine and channelize her interests. Tobacco, Unilever, Procter and Gamble, etc.

She has lived in Mumbai, Singapore, London and Milan. Maaria is most connected to stories about Nofil studied Film-making at SAE Institute in London, UK. Some of his assignments include: Senior spiritual enlightenment experienced by women that come from a very specific Indian setting. After Producer at Pyramid Productions, Karachi; Bureau Coordinator at NBC News in Islamabad; as having worked in different capacities on over 15 short films and assisted in television content in India, producer with GEO TV in London, as Video Director/Producer for BBC Urdu's website, as Project she decided to make her own. Manager on Coke Studio Season 1, then as Senior Producer Current Affairs at DawnNews and Multimedia Editor at Dawn.com, and Editor of Spider Magazine. He has also worked as gaffer on Her first short film 'Aabida' has been screened in more than 20 international film festivals. It has won Sabiha Sumar's feature film Good Morning Karachi, and has taught film-making at Habib University. her four awards in the Best Film category. Maaria worked in Beach House Pictures in Singapore as a Currently, he is working as a freelance Director/Producer and cameraman. He has been making writer for networks such as Discovery Channel, National Geographic and Fox, alongside dabbling in TVCs, documentaries for the development and corporate sectors, digital videos for social media and pre-schoolers content for television. She then moved back to her hometown Mumbai, where she some music videos as well. established the production company Draw4Films, thereby returning to the world of cinema.

Her most recent short film, 'Chudala', is currently doing the round of festivals and has so far been showcased at eight international festivals. Her feature documentary, 'WAIGUOREN', is currently under post-production. She was selected among the top 24 film-makers of Asia to be a part of the Asian Film Academy 2016, where she co-directed the short film 'Cichlid', screened at the Busan International Film Festival 2016. In addition to this Maaria balances her work for corporate clients in India and Italy as she writes and preps her feature film.

32 Asia Peace Film Festival Asia Peace Film Festival 33 Maaria Sayed graduated in Literature at St. Xavier's College and was among the top rankers at the Noﬁl Naqi is a Director/Producer based in Karachi, Pakistan. He has been working in the media and Mumbai University. She then moved to London, where she completed her Masters in Film-making at ﬁlm industries since 1997. He has worked on TVCs and branded shows for Pepsi (two major projects London Film School. She is a part time painter and theatre performer. She has trained children under for Pepsi were Pepsi Battle of the Bands and Pepsi Inside Edge), Benson and Hedges (B&H Global 15 for the Trinity College of Speech and Drama examinations. Maaria feels that the cinema is the best Beat), Coca Cola (Coke Studio) and numerous TVCs for these and other brands like British American way to combine and channelize her interests. Tobacco, Unilever, Procter and Gamble, etc.

32 Asia Peace Film Festival Asia Peace Film Festival 33 Sofia Setyorini had a dream to become a journalist but accidentally studied cinema at a University in Tulguur Borjigin is a student at Tokyo University of Arts. He is a producer, director, scriptwriter and East Java, Indonesia. It brought her to Jakarta International Film Festival (2005-2007), the biggest an editor. He is also main creative force behind Xi'an International Young Directors' Festival. Tulguur is film festival in South East Asia at the time. She enjoys more to work in a film organization or film a Council Member of the Genghis Khan International Film Festival. festivals instead of being a film-maker. Tulguur was born in Inner Mongolia of China. He is Mongolian. He can speak Mongolian, Chinese, In 2006, she worked at Indonesian Documentaries (In-Docs) as Exhibition Coordinator where she Japanese and English languages. He has recently directed three short films, and produced one was responsible for the screening of documentary films around Indonesia. In 2011, she decided to feature. He is also a documentary film maker. resign from In-Docs and went to Poland to work at Five Flavors Film Festival and in the same year worked as film curator for the Indonesian documentary film program at the Asian Hot Shots Film Festival Berlin, Germany. She has worked in many film festivals in Indonesia as well as in German Cinema Film Festival, Europe on Screen, Erasmus Huis International Documentary Film Festival etc.

She was invited by Proﬁlantrop Budapest as a speaker to talk about 'How to make a ﬁlm with youth' in Budapest, Hungary in 2009. In 2014, she contributed as one of the authors of a book 'Indonesian Women Filmmakers' published by Regiospectra, Berlin-Germany. She was the program coordinator of 5 Islands 5 Villages, a German-Indonesia documentary project which was held by the Goethe-Institute Jakarta and In-Docs in 2017. Currently, she is a coordinator for the Art House Cinema of the Goethe- Institute in Jakarta.

34 Asia Peace Film Festival Asia Peace Film Festival 35 Sofia Setyorini had a dream to become a journalist but accidentally studied cinema at a University in Tulguur Borjigin is a student at Tokyo University of Arts. He is a producer, director, scriptwriter and East Java, Indonesia. It brought her to Jakarta International Film Festival (2005-2007), the biggest an editor. He is also main creative force behind Xi'an International Young Directors' Festival. Tulguur is film festival in South East Asia at the time. She enjoys more to work in a film organization or film a Council Member of the Genghis Khan International Film Festival. festivals instead of being a film-maker. Tulguur was born in Inner Mongolia of China. He is Mongolian. He can speak Mongolian, Chinese, In 2006, she worked at Indonesian Documentaries (In-Docs) as Exhibition Coordinator where she Japanese and English languages. He has recently directed three short films, and produced one was responsible for the screening of documentary films around Indonesia. In 2011, she decided to feature. He is also a documentary film maker. resign from In-Docs and went to Poland to work at Five Flavors Film Festival and in the same year worked as film curator for the Indonesian documentary film program at the Asian Hot Shots Film Festival Berlin, Germany. She has worked in many film festivals in Indonesia as well as in German Cinema Film Festival, Europe on Screen, Erasmus Huis International Documentary Film Festival etc.

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38 Asia Peace Film Festival Asia Peace Film Festival 39 CHELIPA Amini Karim .Iran.0:20:00

ALAN Synopsis: Mostafa Gandomkar. Iran. 0:20:18 Illegal immigration is not a story but a reality which can turn very Synopsis: dark and can bring sudden Many Kurdish families in Syria and Iraq changes in the lives of the have lost their homes and families after people involved. This is a story ISIS attacks. The story of this ﬁlm is about people who are left with about one of these families. impossible decisions.

Director's Biography: Director's Biography: Mostafa Gandomkar was born in 1986 in Iran. He received his Karim Mohammad Amini was born in 1986 and was raised by his grandfather, a famous theater actor M.A in Cinema from Tehran University of Art. Currently, he is of Tehran. He studied industrial engineering but later on he became more interested in cinema. He teaching cinema at some universities and Iranian Youth Cinema took some film making classes in ‘KARNAME’, a private school of film making run under the Society as well. He started documentary film-making by directing supervision of Mr. Naser Taghvaei. He has worked with many famous directors such as Ferydoon ‘Be Soo-ye Khoshbakhti’ at the beginning of his M.A. His first Jeyrani, Ali Reza Amini, Farzad Motamen, Mehdi Naderi, Roohllah Hejazi, Poorya Azerbayjani and Ms. short film as director was ‘Coat’ which was nominated for The Tina Pakravan. Best Short Film Award in Nahal Student Film Festival.

40 Asia Peace Film Festival Asia Peace Film Festival 41 CHELIPA Amini Karim .Iran.0:20:00

40 Asia Peace Film Festival Asia Peace Film Festival 41 MARY MOTHER Sadam Wahidi. Afghanistan. 0:19:20

Synopsis: Mary and her daughters live in a remote village of Afghanistan, and her only son is serving for LIFELINE military in Kunduz province. Upon hearing the Michael Lourdes. Malaysia. 0:10:00 authorities have no news of her son after a fatal attack, she starts her own journey to find her son. Synopsis: Director's Biography: Vera (JULIA MARIN) is a crisis Michael Lourdes is an independent Director's Biography: hotline operator. The bleak filmmaker who is a fast rising talent with a Sadam Wahidi was born in 1991 in Kabul. He graduated from Istequlal High School nature of her work prompts a special knack for storytelling. He has after studying agriculture at undergraduate level from Kabul University. Sadam Wahidi painful memory from her worked on more than 50 independent directed his first experimental film (36-minute) when he was 14 years old. He distant past. The appeal of the films, documentaries, music videos, event participated in many TV commercials when he was still in school. After 2010 he acted story comes from the and branded content productions. He in two feature films and two TV serials (Our Street- 2011-2013 and Shereen-2016). emotional toll a person who has experience of working in diverse works at these crisis hotlines technical roles within the production Sadam Wahidi established an independent film production unit named Rumi Films goes through daily, talking to crew -- from camera operator to director. Production in 2014. He wrote and directed following short films; You are not American, callers suffering from clinical After years of working on projects for Mary Mother, and The Luck Bird. depression and callers at the others, he finally decided to write-direct- brink of suicide. shoot his own short film ‘Lifeline’. His films were officially selected for competitions in more than 70 international film festivals and won 17 international awards.

42 Asia Peace Film Festival Asia Peace Film Festival 43 MARY MOTHER Sadam Wahidi. Afghanistan. 0:19:20

42 Asia Peace Film Festival Asia Peace Film Festival 43 THE BLIND OF THE CATHEDRALE Nadine Asmar. Lebanon. 0:17:35 AL SHEIKH NOEL Saad Alassemy. Iraq. 0:20:59

Synopsis: Director's Biography: Synopsis: Director's Biography: In the land burnt by war where a Nadine Asmar was born in 1994. One day Hala and Bachir meet She is an aspiring Lebanese director. in front of a cathedral. Hala is a Saad Alessamy was born in Iraq. He large number of people are She got her bachelor's degree in 15-year-old student. She is studied film direction at the Faculty of found seeking safety caches, Cinema and TV from the Lebanese Muslim. Bachir is 27 and he Media Arts, University of Bagdad and Sheikh Omer Abdul Rahmaan University - Fine Arts Institute II. The plays the lute. He is Christian Journalism from the Faculty of Arts. He Ali lives peacefully in an old Blind of the Cathedral is her and blind. Two pure souls meet has directed five narrative short films house with his grandson. At graduation short movie, a first-time just before the start of civil war which won him many awards. He some distance from his house adaptation of a novel by Farjallah in a country marred by hatred directed another narrative short film there are camps for Christians Haïk. The film won six international and conflicts, division and entitled ‘The Chance’ in 2015. His most displaced by war who are prizes and was nominated for over exacerbated sectarianism. Hala recent work is a narrative short film struggling with rehabilitation. It 40 awards. Nadine is also a and Bachir go through an ‘The Seller of Incense’ which has been is necessary to win a lost war photographer, producer, editor and adventure that empowers their screened in various festivals. against the forces of darkness. movie blogger. She is pursuing her innocent love. But a dark fate Master's degree in Cinema awaits them…

44 Asia Peace Film Festival Asia Peace Film Festival 45 THE BLIND OF THE CATHEDRALE Nadine Asmar. Lebanon. 0:17:35 AL SHEIKH NOEL Saad Alassemy. Iraq. 0:20:59

44 Asia Peace Film Festival Asia Peace Film Festival 45 THE SALT MAN A CAMEL WOOD CARVING Syed Sajjad Moosavi. Iran. 0:15:00 Ken Deng. China and Australia. 0:15:00

Synopsis: Synopsis: Dr. Sa'id 'Aram, a genius artist, has no support Director's Biography: A Chinese diplomat saves two young overseas to bank on so he is obliged to work in a salt students in Iraq. The main themes of the film Syed Sajjad Moosavi, mine with his six-year-old girl. The story begins are culture, family, love, relationship and social 24, is a bright student when he receives invitation to display his issues. and a prolific writer. He statues in various festivals. He is happy over published his first book finding this opportunity to display his creativity. when he was only 16 This artistic film tries to present new ideas to years old and the the audience using a symbolic language. It second book at the age leaves its viewers contemplating. Director's Biography: of 19. He has received Ken Deng was born in 1984. over 150 international Family, children, daughter, genius, human He is a Chinese filmmaker. awards for his works. rights, persons with disabilities, nature and life He has also written are the themes of this film. It is a must watch many scientific articles. for the people of all age groups. It took two He is widely acclaimed years to complete this film. Film makers used for his works. the best cinematic equipment despite all limitations.

46 Asia Peace Film Festival Asia Peace Film Festival 47 THE SALT MAN A CAMEL WOOD CARVING Syed Sajjad Moosavi. Iran. 0:15:00 Ken Deng. China and Australia. 0:15:00

46 Asia Peace Film Festival Asia Peace Film Festival 47 JAAWAR MOTHER Ahsan Shah. Pakistan. 0:14:45 Rati Tsiteladze. Georgia. 0:10:18

Synopsis: This movie portrays the mental condition of a common man who is living in violent surroundings of Lyari.

Director's Biography: Ahsan Shah is a freelance filmmaker and photographer. He has been making films since 2010. He has achieved many awards including best documentary in stories of Lyari. Best director and D.O.P award in Lyari film festival. He achieved Best Film Award in Nasser Bin Hammad International Youth Creativity Awards Bahrain 2016.

Synopsis: ‘Mother’ is based on a true story of a single mother. She is forced to hide her child's existence because of the social and cultural context in order not to become the subject of judgment and condemnation. The story conveys the fear of a woman who gives birth to the child out of wedlock. Such women and their children are rejected not only by their partners but also by their families and society at large.

Director's Biography: Rati Tsiteladze was born in post-soviet Georgia. He studied film-making at the Hybrid Conservatory, Los Angeles. At age 21, he won the title of World Champion in martial arts, but in 2010, when film-making became the overpowering passion in his life, he left his fighting career and founded Art Way Film production. Rati directed several short films that were awarded internationally. His award-winning work DEDA was selected by around 200 film festivals. His feature film project, The Empty House, was shortlisted for Sundance Screen-writers Lab and was selected for the 64th International Film festival held in Mannheim-Heidelberg and for the 45th Kyiv International Film Festival.

48 Asia Peace Film Festival Asia Peace Film Festival 49 JAAWAR MOTHER Ahsan Shah. Pakistan. 0:14:45 Rati Tsiteladze. Georgia. 0:10:18

Synopsis: This movie portrays the mental condition of a common man who is living in violent surroundings of Lyari.

48 Asia Peace Film Festival Asia Peace Film Festival 49 MOTHER NUMBNESS Maria Mavoty. Iran. 0:30:00 Milad Jarmooz. Iran. 0:12:35

Synopsis: The story of a woman accused of infidelity on the day after her wedding. Synopsis: A mother fails to save her children when ISIS attacks Shengal, her hometown. Director's Biography: Finding it hard to live after the loss of her children she joins the convoy of Milad Jarmooz is a filmmaker and women and children fleeing to Syria. In the beginning she blames herself for the script writer. He was born in 1983 in tragedy but on her way to Syria she tells the real story. Esfahan, Iran. Milad's work focuses on humanizing people who have Biorgraphy: often been misrepresented by the Maria Mavoty is an Iranian film-maker and director based in Tehran. media. After 18 years in the industry Milad has made and written over eight feature films and six short films.

50 Asia Peace Film Festival Asia Peace Film Festival 51 MOTHER NUMBNESS Maria Mavoty. Iran. 0:30:00 Milad Jarmooz. Iran. 0:12:35

50 Asia Peace Film Festival Asia Peace Film Festival 51 THE SECRET OF COLOR SAAD’S OLIVE TREE Hamza Bangash. Pakistan, 0:10:00 Ahmad Zayeri. Iran. 0:23:53

Synopsis: A Hindu-Muslim couple elope one Synopsis: ‘Sa'ad's Olive Tree’ is about a boy who wants to excel as a sportsman. Sa'ad loves football and has a night in Pakistan. As the night wears dream to become a great footballer one day. Unfortunately, he loses his eyes and friends in a mortar on, they must reckon with the explosion. Traumatized by this event he locks himself up inside his home. His mother keeps on consequences. encouraging him. After a lot of efforts she succeeds in restoring his conﬁdence in himself. He starts believing in himself again. One day he decides to go out again.

Director's Biography: Biography: Hamza Bangash is a Pakistani writer Ahmad Zayery is an Iranian ﬁlm-maker and director and director.

52 Asia Peace Film Festival Asia Peace Film Festival 53 THE SECRET OF COLOR SAAD’S OLIVE TREE Hamza Bangash. Pakistan, 0:10:00 Ahmad Zayeri. Iran. 0:23:53

Director's Biography: Biography: Hamza Bangash is a Pakistani writer Ahmad Zayery is an Iranian ﬁlm-maker and director and director.

52 Asia Peace Film Festival Asia Peace Film Festival 53 THE SILENT MOB THE VIOLET Harvan Agustriansyah. Indonesia. 0:16:33 Baqer Al-Rubaie. Iraq. 0:18:30 Synopsis: Synopsis: This is a story of a child trying to ﬁgure out a way In the countryside people get picked up to be driven to a demonstration. When one day the driver to help his mother. In the meanwhile he meets a picks up a family in a far-away location, he has no idea that he has just picked up one big bag of girl who gave him a present in exchange for the trouble. This trouble has its roots in class inequality and it shows what happens when ideologies helping hand he extended to her. clash.

The movie is about a tragic political story. It also shows how the political power when used to further Director’s Biography: one's own interests becomes vicious affecting the lives of millions. It depicts the lives of people who Baqer Al-Rubaie is an Iraqi are struggling to survive poverty and political turmoil. The lack of educational facilities and economic director. He holds a opportunities make the life of common people miserable. It is a conflict between the humanitarianism Bachelor degree in cinema of the poor people and the shrewdness of political business community. from the College of Fine Arts, Baghdad University. He Director’s Biography: has directed three films. Harvan Agustriansyah was born in Jakarta, Indonesia, in 1980. He studied film direction at Jakarta Art Institute. After graduation, he worked as assistant director in many Indonesian feature-length films. As director he has produced several short films which were selected by several international film festivals. Currently, he is busy working on his first feature length film.

54 Asia Peace Film Festival Asia Peace Film Festival 55 THE SILENT MOB THE VIOLET Harvan Agustriansyah. Indonesia. 0:16:33 Baqer Al-Rubaie. Iraq. 0:18:30 Synopsis: Synopsis: This is a story of a child trying to ﬁgure out a way In the countryside people get picked up to be driven to a demonstration. When one day the driver to help his mother. In the meanwhile he meets a picks up a family in a far-away location, he has no idea that he has just picked up one big bag of girl who gave him a present in exchange for the trouble. This trouble has its roots in class inequality and it shows what happens when ideologies helping hand he extended to her. clash.

54 Asia Peace Film Festival Asia Peace Film Festival 55 Bahaa AL Kadumy. Iraq. 0:25:53

Synopsis: An old Jew was granted an opportunity to visit his old house in his country of birth (Iraq) to die there. But the Jew was granted access for ﬁve days only.

Director’s Biography: Bahaa Alkadumy has written and directed the series: DADYAA: THE WOODPECKERS OF ROTHA “Journey on the south Pooja Gurung and Bibhusan Banset. Nepal. 0:16:08 banks”, a three-part documentary 2006. He Synopsis: wrote and directed the Atimaley and Devi's village is haunted by memories. The old couple faces a dilemma when a dear documentary film “here lies friend leaves the village without saying goodbye. Now they have two options; either to keep living with the rain”, the biography of a the memories of their friend or to leave the village for good. great poet Al Sayab in 2008. Wrote and directed Director's Biography: the documentary film “The Pooja Gurung and Bibhusan Basnet are based in Kathmandu. The duo has been working together for Sailor” shown in Cairo the past six years. Their first short film was 'The Contagious Apparitions of Dambarey Dendrite' which festival 2009. He is also a was screened in numerous international film festivals including Abu Dhabi, Tampere, Locarno and director and author of the Kurzfilmtage Winterthur among others. It also won the 'Golden Comma for Fiction' at the Alpavirama short novelistic film “Men Short Film Festival in Ahmedabad, India. 'Dadyaa – The Woodpeckers of Rotha' is their second short Only” which was completed film. Dadyaa had its world premiere at the 73rd Venice International Film Festival and has also been in 2013. screened at Toronto, Busan and Sundance among many others.

The Duo is working on their ﬁrst-feature ﬁlm, The Whole Timers, selected at the Cinefondation L'Atelier of the Cannes Film Festival in 2016 and was developed within the Jerusalem International Film Lab.

56 Asia Peace Film Festival Asia Peace Film Festival 57 Bahaa AL Kadumy. Iraq. 0:25:53

Synopsis: An old Jew was granted an opportunity to visit his old house in his country of birth (Iraq) to die there. But the Jew was granted access for ﬁve days only.

56 Asia Peace Film Festival Asia Peace Film Festival 57 Synopsis: Kioumars. M. Chenari. Iran. 0:04:00 Synopsis: This is a story of a painter who as a result of war This is the story of Marzia, an eight year- develops some psychological and physical old victim of human trafficking. Her problems but he continues to paint a peaceful parents sell her to a man leading a world for all the children. begging group in Kabul. Marzia and many other children work for the group chief Director’s Biography: who abuses them as hand sales, beggar Kiumars Mohammad Chenari is an and labourers. She spends her time independent filmmaker. He has worked begging in the street instead of living in as set designer, costume designer in Sayed Jalal Rohani. Afghanistan. 0:13:46 the protective family environment. One many movies and series. He is the day she is trying to pick the empty can of director of two short films The Gentle Pepsi when the teacher calls on her… Giant and Whistle. He has also made a documentary titled Sacrifice.

Director’s Biography: Sayed Jalal Rohani is an Afghan born writer and director. Rohani graduated from Kabul University in Fine Arts/Film Direction. He is an active member of Cine Club of French Cultural and Entertainment Institute in Afghanistan. He has actively participated in film making workshops conducted by foreign film makers in the Fine Arts department of Kabul University. He has directed four films; Successful Women of Afghanistan, Voice Reed, Life, and Water.

58 Asia Peace Film Festival Asia Peace Film Festival 59 Synopsis: Kioumars. M. Chenari. Iran. 0:04:00 Synopsis: This is a story of a painter who as a result of war This is the story of Marzia, an eight year- develops some psychological and physical old victim of human trafficking. Her problems but he continues to paint a peaceful parents sell her to a man leading a world for all the children. begging group in Kabul. Marzia and many other children work for the group chief Director’s Biography: who abuses them as hand sales, beggar Kiumars Mohammad Chenari is an and labourers. She spends her time independent filmmaker. He has worked begging in the street instead of living in as set designer, costume designer in Sayed Jalal Rohani. Afghanistan. 0:13:46 the protective family environment. One many movies and series. He is the day she is trying to pick the empty can of director of two short films The Gentle Pepsi when the teacher calls on her… Giant and Whistle. He has also made a documentary titled Sacrifice.

58 Asia Peace Film Festival Asia Peace Film Festival 59 Synopsis: A kid works as a shoe polisher. He falls asleep and another kid does his job.

Director’s Biography: Saeid Pashaei was born in 1974 in Iran. He studied ABOUT ARIF filmmaking. As writer and Hasan Kalender. Turkey. 0:12:17 director he has done two Synopsis: Director Biography: films which include 'The Arif has down syndrome. His Cotton Beater Old Man' and Hasan Kalender studied cinema at D.E.Ü Faculty only purpose in life is to dance 'A Short Nap'. of Arts. His documentary film called “Remains from with a woman. But all of his History” has been included in Documentary Movies Saeid Pashaei. Iran. 0:06:00 neighbours know that Arif lives Association (BSB) and has been on display in in an imaginary world. He lives some European Countries. with his mother. He helps her mother with household chores. “For One Last Breath” and “Last Decision” which he made with the He tidies up; washes the financial support of Ministry of Cultural Affairs got rewarded both at dishes, and takes his mother local and foreign festivals. out for a walk. Shopkeepers in the neighbourhood provide Arif He was an assistant director for two years and then started making with groceries and other commercial films. He won the award for ‘Best Fiction’ at 48th edibles saying “Your mother Golden Orange Awards. pays us at the beginning of each month”. But the truth He became the director of the series on National Channel called known to the neighbourhood is “Love Abroad” after the 6th episode between 2013-2104. He did different. the editing and post production supervision of the movie titled ‘Dairy Philosopher’ which was on display in 2014. He also directed ‘Sebahat and Melahat’ in 2015 which was produced by Mint Production.

60 Asia Peace Film Festival Asia Peace Film Festival 61 Synopsis: A kid works as a shoe polisher. He falls asleep and another kid does his job.

60 Asia Peace Film Festival Asia Peace Film Festival 61 Yesim Tonbaz. Turkey. 0:05:39

AMBIGUOUS Liu Ziyang. China. 0:18:48 Synopsis: A white grocery nylon bag is being dragged on the street by the wind. The dirty bag rolls to the door of a house. A hand picks the bag, washes and dries it, puts Synopsis: something in it and hangs on the wall. We hear a baby This is a true story of a female student who is cry. The same hand reaches to the baby, takes and molested by a professor. It reveals an uneasy truth breastfeeds him. We see that she is a little girl. about the current education system, media credibility and the importance of public opinion. Director's Biography: Yesim Tonbaz, born in Sivas in 1984, is a graduate of Director's Biography: the Department of Arabic Language and Literature, Liu Zi Yang is from Shenzhen Guangdong Province of China. He studied Istanbul University. She has been acting as editor and at Shanghai Theatre Academy, majoring in film production. His films manager for various cinema publications. She is convey a humanistic reflection on interpersonal relationships and social married and a mother of one child, Tonbaz continues phenomena. making films as well as writing on and about cinema in various publications.

62 Asia Peace Film Festival Asia Peace Film Festival 63 Yesim Tonbaz. Turkey. 0:05:39

62 Asia Peace Film Festival Asia Peace Film Festival 63 BIRTHDAY SURPRISE Annie Tsai. Taiwan. 0:25:00

Synopsis: This is a story of a father named A. Yang who wants to give his 14-year old daughter, Mei, a remarkable birthday surprise. However, a drunken passenger ruins his plan. This passenger not only destroys Yang's plan but also quarrels with him. Eventually, Yang plucks up and still keeps going on ﬁnishing the birthday surprise because of his love for his daughter.

Director's Biography: Annie Tsai was born in Taichung in 1989. She graduated from the Department of Mass Communication at Providence University. She majored in Masters of Motion Picture from Taiwan University of Arts. She focuses primarily on social issues. Birthday Surprise is her ﬁrst short ﬁlm. CARAVAN Suzannah Mirghani. Qatar. 0:07:13

Synopsis: Caravan comes from the ancient Middle East to describe a procession of travellers on camel back—a concept that has evolved into present day traffic routes. In a lyrical relay of thoughts, this film narrates the stream of consciousness flowing through a cross- section of Qatari society. In the suspended time and space of a Doha traffic jam on reclaimed land, a random group of people create a temporary urban society—a metaphor for the largely transient countries of the Gulf.

Director's Biography: Suzannah Mirghani is a Communication and Media Studies graduate and an independent ﬁlmmaker working on highlighting stories from the Gulf region, with a particular focus on Qatar. Because of her multicultural background she is interested in stories that examine the interconnectedness of multiple—and sometimes seemingly opposing—ethnicities and identities. She is especially interested in exploring the wealth of multicultural encounters that occur in a traditionally cosmopolitan place like Qatar. Suzannah is the writer and director of several short ﬁlms, including most recently, Hind's Dream (2014) and Caravan (2016).

64 Asia Peace Film Festival Asia Peace Film Festival 65 BIRTHDAY SURPRISE Annie Tsai. Taiwan. 0:25:00

64 Asia Peace Film Festival Asia Peace Film Festival 65 Ali Kareem Obaid. Iraq. 0:10:12

Synopsis: ISIS occupation of north and west Iraq causes severe security deterioration in Baghdad. This THE END OF THE GOOD OLD DAYS creates psychological problems for Mehmet Basak.Turkey. 0:02:45 Asaad who lost his wife in a car Synopsis: bomb. Afterwards, he decides not to Humeyra is preparing for her university entrance exams. She is inspired by her elder sister leave home even for work to keep his who is studying abroad. Their mother is in the midst of a risky pregnancy – she desires her only son (Fadi) alive. Fadi wishes to daughter to study at home. Their father does all that he can to support his eldest daughter but go to school with his friends, but he is he is caught between supporting the dreams of his daughters and the reality of their situation. scared to take this decision alone. The girl's grandmother has just returned home to help Humeyra's mother during the Then Alaa' – a family friend – helps pregnancy. She tries to resolve the tension. But will Humeyra be able to fulﬁl her dream? them to go out.

Director's Biography: Ali Kareem Obaid is a director, born in 1984 in Baghdad. He has studied art at the University of Baghdad and did his Masters in choreography and performance in Germany. Over the years he has collaborated in various theatrical projects in Iraq, Director's Biography: Germany and Italy as an actor and director. He has written various screenplays for short Mehmet Basak was born and lives in Istanbul. His first short films such as City's Heart, Marjam and Happy Birth Day which were selected at the 2012 film A Matter of Life and Death was screened at over 50 Berlin Film Festival. ‘Hassan in Wonderland’ is his first work as writer and director. festivals around the world from India to Belize. The End of The Good Old Days is his second short film.

66 Asia Peace Film Festival Asia Peace Film Festival 67 Ali Kareem Obaid. Iraq. 0:10:12

66 Asia Peace Film Festival Asia Peace Film Festival 67 MAMA HOMA Afshin Akhlaghi. Iran. 0:09:38 Davoud Jalili. Iran. 0:13:00 Synopsis: The cap reminds Saghar of her association with the driver. It transports her back to her Synopsis: childhood days... One of the friends of a soldier has been killed in the war. The soldier is ordered to make the mother of his killed friend aware of what has happened to him. When the soldier gets Director's Biography: to the house of his late friend, he sees that there is a wedding ceremony being held in Afshin Akhlaghi Feiz was born in 1988 at Mashhad, Iran. He entered the cinema world his house… as director and theatre-actor in 2005. He has acted in many plays including Victory of Previous King, Benighted, I am called McKenna, The Second Role Actor Memories , Director's Biography: New Year Eve, Equus, Iranian heritage and Protesting Letter of Lady Taranom. Davoud Jalili was born in Qom, Iran, in 1979. He began his career in filmmaking in 2002. In 2002 he won the Great Award from the 21st Short Film Festival of Tehran for his first His endeavours as director include; Equus, The Colonel and the Birds, Anna in the short film ‘The Road’ which was also screened in 2007 in Austria's Festival of Nations. tropic, I am not There and Scenes of my Father's Life. He has also worked as assistant director for following movies; 'Waiting for a Miracle', Every Night Alone, In 2010 he directed ‘Maybe Somewhere Else’ which won the special award from Rahmat Night, My Father's Bones, and Lock means the Key. Pari, Love her like a Sister, and Film Festival in Iran. The film was also screened in The Religions of the World Festival in Taste of Selfie are his short films. Italy and Nancy Film Festival in France. In 2016 he directed ‘The Vacant Closet’ which was screened in International Short Film Festival and International 100sc Film Festival in His work has been screened in national and international festivals including Fajr Tehran and was selected by Ammar Film Festival. Mama Homa has been screened in International Film Festival, Moj Short Film Festival in Kish- Iran, Scotland RGU Festival more than 7 international film festivals in Tehran. It won six different awards. and Regional Festival of Iranian Youth Cinema.

68 Asia Peace Film Festival Asia Peace Film Festival 69 MAMA HOMA Afshin Akhlaghi. Iran. 0:09:38 Davoud Jalili. Iran. 0:13:00 Synopsis: The cap reminds Saghar of her association with the driver. It transports her back to her Synopsis: childhood days... One of the friends of a soldier has been killed in the war. The soldier is ordered to make the mother of his killed friend aware of what has happened to him. When the soldier gets Director's Biography: to the house of his late friend, he sees that there is a wedding ceremony being held in Afshin Akhlaghi Feiz was born in 1988 at Mashhad, Iran. He entered the cinema world his house… as director and theatre-actor in 2005. He has acted in many plays including Victory of Previous King, Benighted, I am called McKenna, The Second Role Actor Memories , Director's Biography: New Year Eve, Equus, Iranian heritage and Protesting Letter of Lady Taranom. Davoud Jalili was born in Qom, Iran, in 1979. He began his career in filmmaking in 2002. In 2002 he won the Great Award from the 21st Short Film Festival of Tehran for his first His endeavours as director include; Equus, The Colonel and the Birds, Anna in the short film ‘The Road’ which was also screened in 2007 in Austria's Festival of Nations. tropic, I am not There and Scenes of my Father's Life. He has also worked as assistant director for following movies; 'Waiting for a Miracle', Every Night Alone, In 2010 he directed ‘Maybe Somewhere Else’ which won the special award from Rahmat Night, My Father's Bones, and Lock means the Key. Pari, Love her like a Sister, and Film Festival in Iran. The film was also screened in The Religions of the World Festival in Taste of Selfie are his short films. Italy and Nancy Film Festival in France. In 2016 he directed ‘The Vacant Closet’ which was screened in International Short Film Festival and International 100sc Film Festival in His work has been screened in national and international festivals including Fajr Tehran and was selected by Ammar Film Festival. Mama Homa has been screened in International Film Festival, Moj Short Film Festival in Kish- Iran, Scotland RGU Festival more than 7 international film festivals in Tehran. It won six different awards. and Regional Festival of Iranian Youth Cinema.

68 Asia Peace Film Festival Asia Peace Film Festival 69 MY HEART Yaser Talebi. Iran. 0:02:00 MY BA’S RADIO Victor Chen. Malaysia. 0:10:15 Synopsis: Synopsis: A touching story about the love students have for their teacher who is sick and admitted in a hospital. An ailing father living in a bubble continues to find connections with his deceased wife through a small In just two minutes My Heart tells the heartbreaking and heartwarming tale of the students who want radio. This is much to the disapproval of his adult son who has returned from the city to take care of their teacher to recover through drawings. him. Director's Biography: Director's Biography: Yaser Talebi was born in Sari, North of Iran, in 1982. Yaser Talebi is an Iranian film Victor Chen is an emerging filmmaker and crisis relief worker from Malaysia. He was director, producer, screenwriter, editor and a documentary director. Yaser Talebi is the first runner-up in the Hypp TV reality show ‘I Want to be a Filmmaker’. He is the known as a documentarian who makes poetic and social environmental films. He also grand prize winner of the Panasonic Digital Short Film Competition for his short film teaches in movie training institutes and makes documentary series and telefilms for ‘My Ba's Radio’. In the past he was affiliated with Pinewood Iskandar Malaysia Studios Iranian TV channels. He travels around his home town meeting its people and exploring and Imagica SEA. the environment, history and culture of different regions. He has also worked as cameraman and editor in many projects. Yaser Talebi is also an active member of Iranian Documentary Filmmakers Association (IRDFA).

70 Asia Peace Film Festival Asia Peace Film Festival 71 MY HEART Yaser Talebi. Iran. 0:02:00 MY BA’S RADIO Victor Chen. Malaysia. 0:10:15 Synopsis: Synopsis: A touching story about the love students have for their teacher who is sick and admitted in a hospital. An ailing father living in a bubble continues to find connections with his deceased wife through a small In just two minutes My Heart tells the heartbreaking and heartwarming tale of the students who want radio. This is much to the disapproval of his adult son who has returned from the city to take care of their teacher to recover through drawings. him. Director's Biography: Director's Biography: Yaser Talebi was born in Sari, North of Iran, in 1982. Yaser Talebi is an Iranian film Victor Chen is an emerging filmmaker and crisis relief worker from Malaysia. He was director, producer, screenwriter, editor and a documentary director. Yaser Talebi is the first runner-up in the Hypp TV reality show ‘I Want to be a Filmmaker’. He is the known as a documentarian who makes poetic and social environmental films. He also grand prize winner of the Panasonic Digital Short Film Competition for his short film teaches in movie training institutes and makes documentary series and telefilms for ‘My Ba's Radio’. In the past he was affiliated with Pinewood Iskandar Malaysia Studios Iranian TV channels. He travels around his home town meeting its people and exploring and Imagica SEA. the environment, history and culture of different regions. He has also worked as cameraman and editor in many projects. Yaser Talebi is also an active member of Iranian Documentary Filmmakers Association (IRDFA).

70 Asia Peace Film Festival Asia Peace Film Festival 71 PARALLEL WORLD Tareq Baddar. Jordan. 0:08:00

Synopsis: SOLDIERS LIKE THE STORKS In 2011, the people of the Arabian lands revolted demanding Saeed Nejati. Iran. 0:06:52 their dignity, and what followed was a series of horriﬁc events.

Synopsis: The commander orders the soldiers to destroy stork nests at the turret top….

Director's Biography: Saeed Nejati was born in 1981 at Arak, Iran. He did his Master in Cinema Studies from Soore University of Tehran. He has made over 100 Director's Biography: documentaries, teasers, and music videos for governmental and Tareq Baddar is a film producer with a graduation degree nongovernmental organizations. He has participated in over 110 films as set from the New York Film Academy. He has been working in designer, cinematographer, editor, and production manager. the media field for more than eight years. He has produced, directed and edited educational episodes for ‘Instructit’ - an His work has been screened at over 250 local, national, and international Arabic online academy. He has also produced a short film festivals including Korea SESIFF Festival, Iranian Films Festival in Canada, titled ‘AlQEEQ’ which was selected to be part of the Short Iranian Films Festival in the U.S., Italian religion today festival, Italy cortisone Film Corner in Cannes Film Festival - 2016. He has also festival, Dresden International Festival of Germany and Istanbul international worked as a producer of ‘The Black Box’ documentary in the film festival 2017 among others. episode that talked about ‘The Fall of the Golan’. He has conducted several filmmaking, branding, and new media workshops and courses in various countries. He directed his first short film ‘Parallel World’ in 2017. He has just finished shooting his first documentary talking about Burmese refugees in Bangladesh.

72 Asia Peace Film Festival Asia Peace Film Festival 73 PARALLEL WORLD Tareq Baddar. Jordan. 0:08:00

Synopsis: SOLDIERS LIKE THE STORKS In 2011, the people of the Arabian lands revolted demanding Saeed Nejati. Iran. 0:06:52 their dignity, and what followed was a series of horriﬁc events.

Synopsis: The commander orders the soldiers to destroy stork nests at the turret top….

72 Asia Peace Film Festival Asia Peace Film Festival 73 SPRING LEAVES Stephane Ly-Cuong. Vietnam. 0:12:54 STANDING DEATH Mohameed Sameer. Iraq. 0:05:06 Synopsis: Mrs Pham is an old Vietnamese lady who lives alone since the death of her husband. Her social worker is her only link to the world outside. But one day, Grégoire, a young man, replaces her. He will try to gain her trust despite their differences…

Director's Biography: Stephane Ly-Cuong is a French-Vietnamese writer, director, and journalist. He studied film-making in Paris and New York (Brooklyn College) and has directed several short films, including the award winning Paradisco (2002) starring Anthony Rapp and Jérôme Pradon, which has been screened in numerous film festivals around the world, from Los Angeles to Manila. Director's Biography: Synopsis: Mohammad Sameer Naji al- The idea of the movie was taken from a real life In Paris, he has directed several musicals, including Les Nouveaux Romantiques (2005), C'est Issa was born in 1981 in story. It is about a farmer who loves his land and toujours ça de pris! (2007-2014), and Vilaines Filles Mauvais Garçons (2009). He has also staged two Basrah, Iraq. He has done has grown old and blind. He thinks that his land is Christmas shows in Tokyo (2006) and has directed the French premieres of Pasek and Paul's Edges some remarkable short films still full of plants and trees like before but all of and Jason Robert Brown's The Last Five Years (2013). and documentaries as writer the plants and trees are already dead by the wars. and director during the past One day he tries to climb a palm tree but falls He wrote and directed Cabaret Jaune Citron, which has had four succesful runs in Paris. four years which include; a down and dies. documentary about blacks in Most recently, he co-wrote a new musical - 24 heures de la vie d'une femme, based on the short story Basra, a documentary about with the same name by Stefan Zweig, which opened in Paris in July 2015. the exodus of Christians from Basra, a documentary about oil He also wrote directed Spring Leaves, a short film featuring French film star Frédéric Chau. projects in Basra, a film about Stéphane is currently working on his first feature script, Dans la cuisine des Nguyen. the arms industry, a film about the food products and a short He writes regularly for Playbill Online and is editor-in-chief for www.regardencoulisse.com, the pre- feature film titled ‘Die eminent French musical theatre website. Stéphane is a member of the French Screenwriters Guild. Standing’.

74 Asia Peace Film Festival Asia Peace Film Festival 75 SPRING LEAVES Stephane Ly-Cuong. Vietnam. 0:12:54 STANDING DEATH Mohameed Sameer. Iraq. 0:05:06 Synopsis: Mrs Pham is an old Vietnamese lady who lives alone since the death of her husband. Her social worker is her only link to the world outside. But one day, Grégoire, a young man, replaces her. He will try to gain her trust despite their differences…

74 Asia Peace Film Festival Asia Peace Film Festival 75 THE SCARECROWS ALSO DIE Perviz Rostami. Iran. 0:14:37

Synopsis: This is a story of an old couple who lost their son and his wife in a bomb blast at their wedding during the war between Iran and Iraq. The couple is reminded of the war by the guns left behind and landmines that surround the mountains around their village. They are worried about the war starting again. The movie is written based on the stories told by a survivor who, like them, is a citizen of Dezli village.

Director's Biography: Parviz Rostami was born in 1977 in Oraman Takht village. He entered into the realm of art in 1996 by studying visual arts in university. He did a UNIDENTIFIED photography course from the Vedat Oyan. Turkey. 0:08:43 Youth Cinema Society in 1999. Shortly afterwards he directed his first short film ‘A Synopsis: singing to the river’ in 200. By In 1990s, approximately 17 thousand unidentified murders were committed in Turkey. The 2006 he had made six short perpetrators of these murders were organizations called ‘JITEM’. The murderers who films and three fiction films. were riding ‘Renault 12’ also named Renault Toros in Turkey. These cars became a symbol He has won many awards for unidentified murderers. The film compares the production purposes of the vehicle in and his films have been France and its uses in Turkey. screened in various national and international festivals. Director's Biography: Vedat Oyan is a film-maker and director based in Turkey.

76 Asia Peace Film Festival Asia Peace Film Festival 77 THE SCARECROWS ALSO DIE Perviz Rostami. Iran. 0:14:37

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Asia Peace Film Festival 79 DYAB Mazin M. Sherabayani. Iran. 0:21:24

Synopsis: This is a story of a 12-year-old Dyab, a Kurdish Yazidi boy. It is about his life in Arbat refugee camp in the aftermath of horrendous attacks by the Islamic State on his village at Shingal Mountains (Sinjar). However, Dyab's dream is to become a ﬁlmmaker and actor and tell the stories and show sufferings of his people to the outside world.

Director's Biography: Mazin M. Sherabayani was born in Iraqi Kurdistan. Currently, he is based in London. He holds MA in Film, Television and Screen Media from the Birkbeck University. He FROM THE EDGE OF SANITY did his BSc. Honours in Digital Media & Cultural Studies. He has won several awards Milana Majar. Bosnia and Syria. 0:26:35 for his short ﬁlms and documentaries. Synopsis: From the Edge of Sanity tells the story of a Christian family from Syria. At the peak of the war two sons and a daughter of Younes Ayoub and Helen Alashehab leave the war-torn fatherland. Fear of terrorists and a desire to preserve the family together forces the 65-year-old Helen to go after their children. The family sells most of the property and bribes smugglers who promise them to help enter Europe. But the protagonist of the ﬁlm, 70-year old Younes Ayoub, stays back in Damascus...

Director's Biography: Milana Majar was born in Banja Luka, Republic of Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. She studied theatre and ﬁlm and philosophy. She lived and worked in Syria for nine years (from 1992 to 2001). She has been working in the Foreign News Program at Radio-Television of Republic of Srpska in Bosnia and Herzegovina since 2005. She has participated in the International "Silk Road" Festival in Syria. She worked as a representative of Radio Television of Republic of Srpska from 2009 and 2010. She was stationed in Cairo as correspondent of Radio Television Republic of Srpska at the time of the Egyptian revolution in 2011.

80 Asia Peace Film Festival Asia Peace Film Festival 81 DYAB Mazin M. Sherabayani. Iran. 0:21:24

80 Asia Peace Film Festival Asia Peace Film Festival 81 Synopsis: Listen is a documentary portrait of revolutionary artist Chaw Ei Then. Exiled from her homeland of Myanmar, she uses visually striking and emotionally unsettling performance art KARATAGAN CIREMAI and artwork as a means of Ady Mulyana. Indonesia. 0:17:15 dissent, both to express her political views and to Synopsis: give voice to her victimized This is a story of Anih Kurniasih, 15, who lives in an Indonesian village and experience and inner has to face discrimination owing to his belief system. Because the state struggles. does not recognize the religion Anih and her family adhere to. Her birth certificate shows she is an adopted child of her own parents as their marriage was not legally acknowledged by the state. Consequently, Anih and her sister find it hard to obtain the correct birth certificates and the other official administrative documents. Apparently she is not aware of the discrimination she is being subjected to because of her ancestral belief system as the discrimination is deeply rooted in the system. The question this Min Min Hein. Myanmar. 13:08 Director's Biography: documentary raised is that whether or not she will be able to get Min Min Hein is a Burmese film director and director her documents issued she needs to pursue higher education. What of photography from Myanmar. Min has learned basic happens to Anih and her family is clearly a structured discrimination. and advanced acting courses at the Myanmar Motion There are many others like them in the archipelago? What have we done to help them? Picture Organization from 2008 to 2012. In 2011, as Min realized his aspiration to share his experience and perspective on life with others, he came to Director's Biography: Ady was born in Garut, West Java. He was educated at SMAN 27 in Jakarta. He has believe that film was one of the best ways to self-taught himself by watching movies he got from the film library of Doloro-sa interpret his inner motives and stories he had Sinaga, an artist. In addition to that, Ady has worked as a facilitator in a series of witnessed throughout his life. Min was a fellow of workshops and film discussions in diverse communities. Currently, Ady is working on Asian Film Academy in 2014. He has earned MFA in his long documentary ‘Rindu Minds for Silent Ties’. Film from the City College of New York as a Fulbright scholar.

82 Asia Peace Film Festival Asia Peace Film Festival 83 Synopsis: Listen is a documentary portrait of revolutionary artist Chaw Ei Then. Exiled from her homeland of Myanmar, she uses visually striking and emotionally unsettling performance art KARATAGAN CIREMAI and artwork as a means of Ady Mulyana. Indonesia. 0:17:15 dissent, both to express her political views and to Synopsis: give voice to her victimized This is a story of Anih Kurniasih, 15, who lives in an Indonesian village and experience and inner has to face discrimination owing to his belief system. Because the state struggles. does not recognize the religion Anih and her family adhere to. Her birth certificate shows she is an adopted child of her own parents as their marriage was not legally acknowledged by the state. Consequently, Anih and her sister find it hard to obtain the correct birth certificates and the other official administrative documents. Apparently she is not aware of the discrimination she is being subjected to because of her ancestral belief system as the discrimination is deeply rooted in the system. The question this Min Min Hein. Myanmar. 13:08 Director's Biography: documentary raised is that whether or not she will be able to get Min Min Hein is a Burmese film director and director her documents issued she needs to pursue higher education. What of photography from Myanmar. Min has learned basic happens to Anih and her family is clearly a structured discrimination. and advanced acting courses at the Myanmar Motion There are many others like them in the archipelago? What have we done to help them? Picture Organization from 2008 to 2012. In 2011, as Min realized his aspiration to share his experience and perspective on life with others, he came to Director's Biography: Ady was born in Garut, West Java. He was educated at SMAN 27 in Jakarta. He has believe that film was one of the best ways to self-taught himself by watching movies he got from the film library of Doloro-sa interpret his inner motives and stories he had Sinaga, an artist. In addition to that, Ady has worked as a facilitator in a series of witnessed throughout his life. Min was a fellow of workshops and film discussions in diverse communities. Currently, Ady is working on Asian Film Academy in 2014. He has earned MFA in his long documentary ‘Rindu Minds for Silent Ties’. Film from the City College of New York as a Fulbright scholar.

82 Asia Peace Film Festival Asia Peace Film Festival 83 Synopsis: Long Yearning is a cinematic exploration of the lives of Chinese factory workers and the nature of repetitive industrialised work. The ﬁlm is intermixed with written excerpts of traditional Chinese poetry, creating a surreal merging between modern and ancient China. RUN (d) FOR FEEDOM Furiassi Francesco Regia. Italy and Iraq. 0:23:00

Synopsis: Eliot Spencer. China. 0:29:00 Rand is 21-year old and she is a refugee. On 6th August 2014 she escapes from her hometown, Qaraqosh, with her family and the whole Christian community, to save herself from the Daesh madness. Today, after two years, she runs the marathon for the peace and she has the possibility to go back to her Director's Biography: town, but just for few hours. Elliot Spencer is a freelance producer/director. He grew up in the Darling Downs region of Australia where he first started filmmaking. His short films have won various awards internationally including craft awards for editing and cinematography. Bond University granted Elliot a full academic scholarship to study Film and Television, which he completed in 2009. Elliot works across a diverse range of genres including Documentary, Experimental, Music Video, and Commercials.

Usually telling strong human stories Elliot's work has tackled many challenging Director's Biography: contemporary matters from refugees, indigenous issues and the environment. While Furiassi Francesco Regia is a director of ISPAJO - Borderlands ﬁlmmaking in the Solomon Islands and China Elliot learned to speak Mandarin and Agostini Francesco Regia director of Berber Tajine. Pijin languages which give him a unique insight and creative freedom while ﬁlmmaking abroad.

84 Asia Peace Film Festival Asia Peace Film Festival 85 Synopsis: Long Yearning is a cinematic exploration of the lives of Chinese factory workers and the nature of repetitive industrialised work. The ﬁlm is intermixed with written excerpts of traditional Chinese poetry, creating a surreal merging between modern and ancient China. RUN (d) FOR FEEDOM Furiassi Francesco Regia. Italy and Iraq. 0:23:00

84 Asia Peace Film Festival Asia Peace Film Festival 85 Risham Waseem. Pakistan. 0:15:42

Synopsis: The film pays tribute to Sepoy Didar Ali, a deceased Ismaili Soldier from Gilgit-Baltistan as well as his community who sacrificed their lives in the fight against extremism. Apart from these contributions, the film further looks into the biases and discrimination faced by religious minorities in Pakistan.

Karam Ghossein. Lebanon 0:22:00

Synopsis: Director’s Biography: Street of Death juxtaposes footage from the wedding of Risham Waseem is a documentary film maker based in Lahore, Pakistan. director's friend with the footage of stunts kids performed on She is the creative director of Maati TV, Pakistan's first web based the road while going towards Beirut airport. interactive video platform developed by Interactive Resource Centre. She is also the festival director of an international film festival known as Vasakh Documentary Film Festival. She has received her BA honours in Film and Director's Biography: Television from the National College of Arts and since then has been part of Karam Ghossein was born in 1970. He is a Lebanese several documentary productions with a particular focus on human rights. filmmaker.

86 Asia Peace Film Festival Asia Peace Film Festival 87 Risham Waseem. Pakistan. 0:15:42

Karam Ghossein. Lebanon 0:22:00

86 Asia Peace Film Festival Asia Peace Film Festival 87 Director's Bio: Vikram Ahluwalia (producer/director) is an activist and creative consultant. He produces events and campaigns in support of human rights and humanitarian causes. He has curated major projects for Amnesty International, The Guardian and International Alert Vikram Ahluwalia. Syria and UK. 0:13:54 and a range of grassroots organisations.

A LIFE IN CHAINS Synopsis: Synopsis: Federica Vairani. Italy and Bangladesh. 22:00 The real-life story of Aeham Ahmad who is a classically-trained musician attempting to escape the This is a true story of violence, human war in Syria. Aeham rose to international prominence in 2014 after being filmed singing songs of trafficking and social stigma. The main peace amid the rubble of his beloved hometown of Yarmouk – a besieged Palestinian refugee camp themes of the documentary are, alcohol, on the outskirts of Damascus, Syria. Surrounded by war, starvation and displacement, he sought to culture, inequalities, women, drugs, bring hope to the children of Yarmouk, and spread a message of friendship to the outside world. economy, employment, child labor, social When invading fighters threatened his life, Aeham was forced to flee with his wife and children, issues, disease, gender equity, poverty, embarking on a perilous voyage across land and sea. This 14-minute debut documentary film prostitution, child prostitution and violence. combines animation, original music and interviews, with performance and archive footage, to share Aeham's remarkable journey. Director's Biography: Federica Vairani is an Italian documentary filmmaker.

88 Asia Peace Film Festival Asia Peace Film Festival 89 Director's Bio: Vikram Ahluwalia (producer/director) is an activist and creative consultant. He produces events and campaigns in support of human rights and humanitarian causes. He has curated major projects for Amnesty International, The Guardian and International Alert Vikram Ahluwalia. Syria and UK. 0:13:54 and a range of grassroots organisations.

88 Asia Peace Film Festival Asia Peace Film Festival 89 BABA USTA Abdurrahman Bastug and Ozgun Kabakcioglu. Turkey. 0:22:23 ARZ-E-PAKISTAN Synopsis: Baba Usta is a graveyard worker. Ali Sohail Jaura. Pakistan. 0:03:43 Director's Biography: When his workplace is Ali Sohail Jaura was born in threatened, he has to face both 1994 in Karachi, Pakistan. He the municipality and a mysterious became interested in cinema in rival with powerful connections. his teenage years and studied This film represents not just one ilm-making from Iqra University specific story in time, but all of in 2012. ‘Prohibited’ was his the oppressed people who debut short film he did during his struggle every day to overcome 3rd academic year as final injustice and fear of speaking up. project of his direction course. It was screened at Pakistan's largest International film festival ‘Karawood International Film Festival’ and won the Special Festival Mention Award at the Director's Biography: 3rd Indian Cine Film Festival - Abdurrahman Bastug was born in Turkey 2015 in India. It also won ‘Best in 1993. He graduated in Film & TV from Foreign Short (Student) Film’ Bahcesehir University in 2016. He award at Los Angeles directed several short films, and has Independent Film Festival helped many independent film projects. Awards-2015. Ozgun Kabakcioglu was born in Ankara and raised in Istanbul. He spent his childhood in a multicultural chaotic city Synopsis: which has shaped his worldview. He The purpose of the project is to promote both local and made many short films during his days as international tourism in the Northern regions of Pakistan. It a student at BAU's Cinema and Television tries to make people aware of the environmental treasures programme. He has worked in a variety of and how to preserve these. It brings about the positive roles including as a writer and editor. cultural image of Pakistan that is often neglected by the mainstream media.

90 Asia Peace Film Festival Asia Peace Film Festival 91 BABA USTA Abdurrahman Bastug and Ozgun Kabakcioglu. Turkey. 0:22:23 ARZ-E-PAKISTAN Synopsis: Baba Usta is a graveyard worker. Ali Sohail Jaura. Pakistan. 0:03:43 Director's Biography: When his workplace is Ali Sohail Jaura was born in threatened, he has to face both 1994 in Karachi, Pakistan. He the municipality and a mysterious became interested in cinema in rival with powerful connections. his teenage years and studied This film represents not just one ilm-making from Iqra University specific story in time, but all of in 2012. ‘Prohibited’ was his the oppressed people who debut short film he did during his struggle every day to overcome 3rd academic year as final injustice and fear of speaking up. project of his direction course. It was screened at Pakistan's largest International film festival ‘Karawood International Film Festival’ and won the Special Festival Mention Award at the Director's Biography: 3rd Indian Cine Film Festival - Abdurrahman Bastug was born in Turkey 2015 in India. It also won ‘Best in 1993. He graduated in Film & TV from Foreign Short (Student) Film’ Bahcesehir University in 2016. He award at Los Angeles directed several short films, and has Independent Film Festival helped many independent film projects. Awards-2015. Ozgun Kabakcioglu was born in Ankara and raised in Istanbul. He spent his childhood in a multicultural chaotic city Synopsis: which has shaped his worldview. He The purpose of the project is to promote both local and made many short films during his days as international tourism in the Northern regions of Pakistan. It a student at BAU's Cinema and Television tries to make people aware of the environmental treasures programme. He has worked in a variety of and how to preserve these. It brings about the positive roles including as a writer and editor. cultural image of Pakistan that is often neglected by the mainstream media.

90 Asia Peace Film Festival Asia Peace Film Festival 91 MAXAMBA Suzanne Barnard and Sofia Borgies. Portugal and India. 25:00 FAREWELL, GODDESS Synopsis: Amit Agarwal. India. 0:05:11 With the demolition of Quinta da Vitória neighbourhood (Lisbon, Portugal), our film aims to create a living archive of the history and memory of its inhabitants, as well as to mobilize an Synopsis: intervention in their representation in the city. The film is focused on the daily life of an older Seeing idols of Hindu Gods that have been crafted with love and care and worshipped fervently, couple, descendant of an Indian family, who emigrated from Mozambique, a former colony of being immersed in a river made me ask a fundamental question. That question goes to the nerve Portugal, to Lisbon in the 1970s. The husband and wife both work out of their home in the centre of our attitude towards the environment and shines a very clear light on our abusive neighbourhood. As tailors, they both have a close relationship with the other inhabitants, and relationship with nature. they are especially integrated into the Hindu community that lives in this neighbourhood.

Directors' Biography: Suzanne Barnard is Associate Professor of Psychology at Duquesne University, a filmmaker, and a licensed clinical psychologist. She received her Ph. D. in Clinical Psychology from Loyola University of Chicago, and completed postdoctoral studies at Georgetown University. She is co-editor, with Bruce Fink, of Reading Seminar XX: Lacan's Major Work on Love, Knowledge, and Feminine Sexuality, and has published widely on Lacanian, French feminist, and Foucauldian Director's Biography: approaches to the body and subjectivity. She also writes in film theory (focused on Deleuzean Amit Agarwal spent his formative years in Kolkata, India. After an MBA from a premier business approaches to cinema, affect and subjectivity), and has presented on the film work of Pedro school in India he worked in the agricultural sector in Africa, India and Europe for over 10 years and Costa, Ben Russell, and John Akomfrah. decided to pursue his passion for cinema. He assisted Mr Girish Kasaravalli, the master Indian filmmaker in his acclaimed National Award Winning feature film ‘Kurmawatara’ (The Tortoise, An Sofia Borges is a researcher and visual artist. She works in relation to local communities, Incarnation). He was the associate director to Mr Kasaravalli on a documentary based on the films politics and in the media of installation and film. She studied Painting and Sculpture at the of Mr. Adoor Gopalakrishnan called ‘Images/Reflections’. His first short film ‘Ek Khaas Aadmi’ 2015 Faculty of Fine Arts of Lisbon and Ar. Co. She received her M.F.A. in Curatorial Studies from the (A Special Man) premiered on NDTV Prime Channel. Currently he is working on a book on Indian University of Lisbon, where she focused on the collaborative process in the visual arts and film. Art House Cinema classics. Beginning in 2006, she worked in the Quinta da Vitória neighbourhood of Lisbon (until its final demolition in 2014), where she coordinated and performed research, documentation and artistic projects, involving the local residents and other disciplines, including Anthropology, Cinema, Architecture and Botany.

92 Asia Peace Film Festival Asia Peace Film Festival 93 MAXAMBA Suzanne Barnard and Sofia Borgies. Portugal and India. 25:00 FAREWELL, GODDESS Synopsis: Amit Agarwal. India. 0:05:11 With the demolition of Quinta da Vitória neighbourhood (Lisbon, Portugal), our film aims to create a living archive of the history and memory of its inhabitants, as well as to mobilize an Synopsis: intervention in their representation in the city. The film is focused on the daily life of an older Seeing idols of Hindu Gods that have been crafted with love and care and worshipped fervently, couple, descendant of an Indian family, who emigrated from Mozambique, a former colony of being immersed in a river made me ask a fundamental question. That question goes to the nerve Portugal, to Lisbon in the 1970s. The husband and wife both work out of their home in the centre of our attitude towards the environment and shines a very clear light on our abusive neighbourhood. As tailors, they both have a close relationship with the other inhabitants, and relationship with nature. they are especially integrated into the Hindu community that lives in this neighbourhood.

92 Asia Peace Film Festival Asia Peace Film Festival 93 MY HERITAGE SINGING Fatemeh Mosavi. Iran. 0:30:27

Synopsis: Social status of women has been unsteady and pendulous throughout Iranian history. The prohibition of women singing Kasiet Kubanychbek kyzy. Kyrgyzstan. 21:23 in public after 1979 revolution is a recent and elucidative example which prevents them from singing even in religious rituals such as Ta'zïye. Bushehr port, having a history of around 5000 years, is the only exception where local Synopsis: women strive to preserve their old traditions of singing. The One day an eagle breeder Aman ﬁnds an injured eagle. He movie takes us to the old tradition of Boushehris and follows brings him home for treat. At home he has another eagle the women for whom singing is a really important part of life. Oymok, whom he brought many years ago. Oymok They talk about their life, their enthusiasm for singing and becomes jealous at his owner`s new eagle. Aman gives a why they are determined to be involved in their religious rites name Chyrak to the new eagle and creates all the the way they always have been. condıtıons to treat him in a short time. Seeing all these things Oymok, out of jealousy ﬂies away back to his lands... Director's Biography: Fatemeh Moosavi was born on 23 August 1983 in Bushehr, Director's Biography: South Iran. She is an Iranian director, producer, poet and Kasiet Kubanova was born in 1993 in Kyrgyzstan. She did painter. She received her bachelor degree in Architecture her masters in Radio, Television and Cinema from the from Tehran University. Her movies are mostly about women, Kyrgyzstan-Turkey Manas University. ‘Youth teacher’ is her music and history of Iran, especially of the South. She major work as director and script writer which was started her career as researcher and scriptwriter. competed in 2015. She directed ‘Shumaher’ in 2015 and ‘Debut’, a TV program production, in 2014-2015. She wrote and directed ‘Oymok’, a documentary, which is also her diploma work completed in 2017.

94 Asia Peace Film Festival Asia Peace Film Festival 95 MY HERITAGE SINGING Fatemeh Mosavi. Iran. 0:30:27

94 Asia Peace Film Festival Asia Peace Film Festival 95 Synopsis: It is a satiric take on the habit of cursing and fighting among Tehranian people from the point of view of a director who has his own nervous problems. RUNNING AGAINST THE WIND Reza Moayedi. Iran. 0:29:58 Synopsis: Negar is an Iranian young girl who claims to be the first parkour tutor girl in Iran where parkour is banned. And it's not possible for girls to play sports on the streets because of religious sensitivities. She lives in a small town and tries to teach parkour to the girls in this closed society and make Director's Biography: them believe in themselves and their abilities. They have no Mehdi Boostani was born in 1978 in place to practice and no support. But Negar finds a way to Kerman (Iran). He did his B.F.A in film show her team to the world. direction from Soureh College and PRESENT COMPANY EXCEPTED earned his M.A degree in dramatic Mehdi Boostani Shahrbabaki. Iran. 0:37:00 literature from the department of Fine Director's Biography: Arts, Tehran University. He is also a Reza Moayedi was born in 1977 in Tehran, Iran. He has member of ISFA (Iranian Short Film been working as Associate Cinematographer at the Association). University of Applied Science and Technology since 2014. He obtained his film-making certificate from Iranian Youth Cinema School in 2004. Following are his short films; Phoenix made in 2008, The Eternal Slaves made in 2011, The Last performance made in 2013, 0.5 made in 2014 and The First Shot made in 2015 (as editor).

96 Asia Peace Film Festival Asia Peace Film Festival 97 Synopsis: It is a satiric take on the habit of cursing and fighting among Tehranian people from the point of view of a director who has his own nervous problems. RUNNING AGAINST THE WIND Reza Moayedi. Iran. 0:29:58 Synopsis: Negar is an Iranian young girl who claims to be the first parkour tutor girl in Iran where parkour is banned. And it's not possible for girls to play sports on the streets because of religious sensitivities. She lives in a small town and tries to teach parkour to the girls in this closed society and make Director's Biography: them believe in themselves and their abilities. They have no Mehdi Boostani was born in 1978 in place to practice and no support. But Negar finds a way to Kerman (Iran). He did his B.F.A in film show her team to the world. direction from Soureh College and PRESENT COMPANY EXCEPTED earned his M.A degree in dramatic Mehdi Boostani Shahrbabaki. Iran. 0:37:00 literature from the department of Fine Director's Biography: Arts, Tehran University. He is also a Reza Moayedi was born in 1977 in Tehran, Iran. He has member of ISFA (Iranian Short Film been working as Associate Cinematographer at the Association). University of Applied Science and Technology since 2014. He obtained his film-making certificate from Iranian Youth Cinema School in 2004. Following are his short films; Phoenix made in 2008, The Eternal Slaves made in 2011, The Last performance made in 2013, 0.5 made in 2014 and The First Shot made in 2015 (as editor).

96 Asia Peace Film Festival Asia Peace Film Festival 97 Synopsis: Shi Fuhua was a farmer before becoming a builder. Like most Chinese workers he is responsible to earn money and fulﬁl his family responsibilities. He works hard to keep his wheel moving but THE ANGEL OF THOUSANDS STONES the problem is that he is aging and his father is ill who wants him to Keivan Majidi. Iran. 0:21:04 be at home, in the village. Shi lives on his work-site in Qingdao, far from home. His only holiday break and opportunity to spend time with his family is the 7- day Spring Festival. He is worried about his family but he can't leave the city. However, this time around the spring festival is different because his brother's son is getting married and all of them must go home ahead of time to prepare for the wedding where certain decisions must be made.

Director's Biography: Zou Qiaoling was born in October 1988 in Shandong, Qingdao, China. She has a master's degree from Northeast Normal THE BUILDER University of China. She is working as a teacher at the Beijing Film Zou Qiaoling. China. 29:54 Academy and Modern Creative Media College in Huangdao where she teaches Chinese Film History. The Builder is her ﬁrst documentary.

Synopsis: This ﬁlm is about a Kurd Muslim old woman who tries to make a cross for a Christian doctor's grave. The doctor has been killed there and...

Director's Biography: Keivan Majidi is a writer and ﬁlm-maker based in Tehran, Iran.

98 Asia Peace Film Festival Asia Peace Film Festival 99 Synopsis: Shi Fuhua was a farmer before becoming a builder. Like most Chinese workers he is responsible to earn money and fulﬁl his family responsibilities. He works hard to keep his wheel moving but THE ANGEL OF THOUSANDS STONES the problem is that he is aging and his father is ill who wants him to Keivan Majidi. Iran. 0:21:04 be at home, in the village. Shi lives on his work-site in Qingdao, far from home. His only holiday break and opportunity to spend time with his family is the 7- day Spring Festival. He is worried about his family but he can't leave the city. However, this time around the spring festival is different because his brother's son is getting married and all of them must go home ahead of time to prepare for the wedding where certain decisions must be made.

Synopsis: This ﬁlm is about a Kurd Muslim old woman who tries to make a cross for a Christian doctor's grave. The doctor has been killed there and...

Director's Biography: Keivan Majidi is a writer and ﬁlm-maker based in Tehran, Iran.

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100 Asia Peace Film Festival Asia Peace Film Festival 101 Synopsis: This is a ﬁlm about big adventure of one small turtle which is trying to ﬁnd his family.

Directors' Biography: Olga Poliektova and her twin sister Tatiana were born in St-Petersburg, Russia. She graduated in animation and computer graphic from the Art School of the University of Cinema and Television. Both sisters CHIRIPAJAS started work together as film director duo Olga Polioktowa & Jaume Quiles. Russia. 0:01:55 and animators. During these years they made several short animation films which took part in more than 150 festivals worldwide and earned over 60 awards. Their last film “My grandfather was a cherry tree” was in long list for Oscar 2017.

A SHARE OF SHARE Jaume Quiles claims to bea film-maker by Kaveh Jahed. Iran. 0:01:30 birth. He was born in Elche, Alicante (Spain). He has directed many short films and has Synopsis: won many awards for his works. He is an A man in a refugee camp protests over not receiving the active part of "Spanish Cinema" as assistant due share of food for his family. director. Director's Biography: Kaveh Jahed was born in Iran in 1987. He studied Cinema from the Iranian Youth Cinema Society film school. He has worked as assistant director, editor, production manager and assistant of photography in several short films. He has directed, written and produced four short films which include; Open Close, Manmade, A Share of Share, and Samar.

102 Asia Peace Film Festival Asia Peace Film Festival 103 Synopsis: This is a ﬁlm about big adventure of one small turtle which is trying to ﬁnd his family.

102 Asia Peace Film Festival Asia Peace Film Festival 103 Farhad Najaﬁfard. Iran. 0:2:27

Synopsis: Azar Mansoori. Iran. 0:01:00 A man is pushing a cube while people pass by him without paying heed to what he is doing and then…

Director's Biography: Farhad Najafi Fard is an Iranian filmmaker from Qazvin. So far he has made three short films and six animation films. The cube has already participated in five international festivals. It has already won some national awards.

Synopsis: This is a story of a man in the desert who is trying to ﬂee because of the threat by a terrorist group. Suddenly he ﬁnds escape but...

Director's Biography: Azar Mansoori was born in 1986. She started ﬁlming in 2013. So far, she has done two short ﬁlms and two short animations. She has participated in about 30 International and Iranian festivals and has won several awards.

104 Asia Peace Film Festival Asia Peace Film Festival 105 Farhad Najaﬁfard. Iran. 0:2:27

Synopsis: Azar Mansoori. Iran. 0:01:00 A man is pushing a cube while people pass by him without paying heed to what he is doing and then…

Synopsis: This is a story of a man in the desert who is trying to ﬂee because of the threat by a terrorist group. Suddenly he ﬁnds escape but...

104 Asia Peace Film Festival Asia Peace Film Festival 105 IN MEDITERRANEAN ARMS Arvin Medghalchi. Iran. 0:01:40

Synopsis: Whether we like it or not the reality is that many families are still suffering from wars.

Director's Biography: Arvin Medghalchi was born in June 1983. He is an LEAVE WITH ME Iranian film maker, script writer, editor, animator, Mel Wong. HongKong. 0:03:36 director, graphic designer and illustrator. He gained his Bachelor of Fine Arts in Visual Arts and Visual Communication Design from Cyprus. Arvin was always interested in storytelling; he made his first animation in 2004. He has made several animations Synopsis: in 2D and stop motion which have succeeded in 'Leave with me' is an animation about a little schoolgirl whose many local and international festivals. imagination has taken over her world. Mocked by her classmates and belittled by her teachers, her world becomes twisted and the people in it turn into alien beings. Something is amiss in her surroundings however, and she must find it out and confront it. It is a psychological film about a little schoolgirl whose imagination has become illusion.

Director's Biography: Mel Wong is an artist from Hong Kong and is currently based in the US. Her work is characterized by a playful yet dark vibe. While pursuing her degree in animation at Savannah College of Art and Design she became very much enchanted by animation. Her recent ﬁlm Leave with Meis an attemptin the traditional 2D aesthetic in CG and a stop-motion style in 3D animation.

106 Asia Peace Film Festival Asia Peace Film Festival 107 IN MEDITERRANEAN ARMS Arvin Medghalchi. Iran. 0:01:40

Synopsis: Whether we like it or not the reality is that many families are still suffering from wars.

106 Asia Peace Film Festival Asia Peace Film Festival 107 MY CLAY CONCEPTION Zanyar Muhammadineku. Iran. 0:03:34

Synopsis: Memories of war.

Director's Biography: Zanyar Muhammadineko is a young Kurdish poet and film-maker from Iran. He has made many films which have been screened in a number of national and international film festivals.

LEE ON 21ST CENTURY Sajedur Rahman. Bangladesh. 0:1:00 Synopsis: This is a story of a child who muses in colour in a grey forest of concrete and bricks.

Director's Biography: Sajedur Rahman is a director, editor, writer and producer based in Dhaka, Bangladesh. He has made several feature documentaries, corporate documentaries, music videos, TV commercials, TV fictions and feature length fiction films. He has also worked as production designer and visual editor.

108 Asia Peace Film Festival Asia Peace Film Festival 109 MY CLAY CONCEPTION Zanyar Muhammadineku. Iran. 0:03:34

Synopsis: Memories of war.

LEE ON 21ST CENTURY Sajedur Rahman. Bangladesh. 0:1:00 Synopsis: This is a story of a child who muses in colour in a grey forest of concrete and bricks.

108 Asia Peace Film Festival Asia Peace Film Festival 109 Ozgul Gurbuz & Cenk Koksal. Turkey. 0:03:20

Synopsis: A little girl is playing house by herself. She makes food out of toys and sets the table. Then a little boy comes in. She greets him Saeed Naghavian. Iran. 0:1:44 with joy. But things get darker while they pretend...

Director Biography: Synopsis: Cenk Köksal was born in Do you want to immigrate? Yes or no? Are you in search of a Istanbul, 1981. He graduated better life? Is there another way? In this low-tech film, the from Anadolu University in complicated issue of immigration and refugees is made 2004. He specialises in Fine simple. It is an exploration of war, immigration, and humanity. Arts and Animation. ‘Talented Mr. Koksal’ was his first short film which he did Director's Biography: as part of his graduation project in 2004. He Saeed Naghavian was born in 1992 in Bojnourd, an Eastern has also worked as storyboard artist, animator city of Iran. Saeed became a theatrical actor although his and clean-up artist in cartoon projects. He has educational background is in Electrical Engineering at Urmia also worked as 3d animator and animation University. He started his career as director in Iran in 2016. director for TV commercials. He has been living and working from Istanbul since 2005.

110 Asia Peace Film Festival Asia Peace Film Festival 111 Ozgul Gurbuz & Cenk Koksal. Turkey. 0:03:20

110 Asia Peace Film Festival Asia Peace Film Festival 111 Synopsis: While a politician is drinking a glass of water at the beginning of his speech about disaster, many other tragic events are happening around the world... Synopsis: This is a story of a young girl who has no hope left in Majid Amiri Mendi. Iran. 0:1:40 her life but despite that she continues to live. All of a sudden she finds herself surrounded by entirely a different set of circumstances. Ali Zare Ghanatnowi and Bahareh Amadi. Iran. 0:01:40 Director's Biography: Ali Zare Ghanatnowi is an Iranian director born in 1987. He got interested in cinema and theatre studies when he was just a teenager. His interest led him to work as play-write and assistant director in Iran Radio & TV where he has been working since 2008. He graduated in animation from the University of Shiraz. The lives of others is his first film.

Director Biography: Majid Amiri Mendi did a course in film making in 2006from the Iranian Youth Cinema Society. Immediately after the completion of his course he began making short films including animation films and documentaries. Some of his notable works are; Birth in 120th Second, the Friend, ‘Dance of the Earth’ and the last one is ‘So Easy’. ‘Dance of the Earth’ was accepted in the 10th Kazan International Film Festival (in Russia).

112 Asia Peace Film Festival Asia Peace Film Festival 113 Synopsis: While a politician is drinking a glass of water at the beginning of his speech about disaster, many other tragic events are happening around the world... Synopsis: This is a story of a young girl who has no hope left in Majid Amiri Mendi. Iran. 0:1:40 her life but despite that she continues to live. All of a sudden she finds herself surrounded by entirely a different set of circumstances. Ali Zare Ghanatnowi and Bahareh Amadi. Iran. 0:01:40 Director's Biography: Ali Zare Ghanatnowi is an Iranian director born in 1987. He got interested in cinema and theatre studies when he was just a teenager. His interest led him to work as play-write and assistant director in Iran Radio & TV where he has been working since 2008. He graduated in animation from the University of Shiraz. The lives of others is his first film.

112 Asia Peace Film Festival Asia Peace Film Festival 113 Jubrail Abubaker Rehman. Iraq. 0:01:40

Synopsis: The story of this film is about humankind's dream for freedom. THE VACANT CLOSET Davoud Jalili. Iran. 0:01:36 Director's Bio: Jubrail Abubaker was born in Synopsis: 1983 in Iraq. He now lives in Irbil. A girl is playing hide and seek with He started his career in 2001 as her friends while her city is occupied Director's Biography: an assistant cameraman. He did by ISIS and she is shocked when she Davoud Jalili was born in Qom, Iran, in 1979. He 40 short films as an assistant finds about her friends… began his career in film-making in 2002. In 2002 he camera person and 13 films as a camera person. won the Great Award from the 21st Short Film Festival In 2010, he started his film making journey as a of Tehran for his first short film ‘The Road’ which was director and made four short films. His film was also screened in 2007 in Austria's Festival of Nations. screened at many international film festivals and achieved 20 international awards. In 2010 he directed ‘Maybe Somewhere Else’ which won the special award from Rahmat Film Festival in Iran. The film was also screened in The Religions of the World Festival in Italy and Nancy Film Festival in France. In 2016 he directed ‘The Vacant Closet’ which was screened in International Short Film Festival and International 100sc Film Festival in Tehran and was selected by Ammar Film Festival.

114 Asia Peace Film Festival Asia Peace Film Festival 115 Jubrail Abubaker Rehman. Iraq. 0:01:40

114 Asia Peace Film Festival Asia Peace Film Festival 115 ASIA PEACE FILM FESTIVAL LET’S FILM FOR PEACE!

WE FORGOT ABOUT THE CHILDREN Gilb Baldoza. Phillipines. 0:01:36

Synopsis: War is a generational cycle. It is a continuous cycle of blood and ignorance which affects children the most. This short animation ﬁlm explores the current situation of the Philippines and its children. It also sheds light on its bloody history which keeps repeating itself again and again. ANIMATIONS

Director's Biography: Gilb Baldoza is a film student from UP Film Institute. He is an activist struggling for liberal and free representation of LGBTQIA in pictures. As a film student he gained exposure for making queer-centric ASIA PEACE short films in a realist third-world setting. His previous short film, Nandito Naman Tayo Para Sa Isa't Isa, Di Ba?' tells the story of a gay drug-dealing couple celebrating their anniversary amidst the country's FILM FESTIVAL war on drugs. It won Best Screenplay award in the Black Beret Competition of the UPFI directing class of 14 films.

116 Asia Peace Film Festival Asia Peace Film Festival 117 ASIA PEACE FILM FESTIVAL LET’S FILM FOR PEACE!

WE FORGOT ABOUT THE CHILDREN Gilb Baldoza. Phillipines. 0:01:36

116 Asia Peace Film Festival Asia Peace Film Festival 117 CROW’S NEST GENESIS Amritha Warrier. India. 0:5:29 Abtin Mozafari. Iran. 0:10:49

Synopsis: Synopsis: This is a story of a little girl from This is a fantasy short film with a critical perspective on the Kerala who 'lost her roots' after horrible situation in Syria. This is the first episode of the moving to a big city. She Director's Biography: series of films. Second and third episode will follow soon. In struggled hard but later Amritha Warrier studied engineering in telecommunication this part you will see a container and the story behind this became a part of the common and worked for three years in an IT company called TCS. container will be told in the second episode. crowd consumed by the She decided to pursue her interest by enrolling as a student globalization. Now she wonders of animation film design at National Institute of Design in if she can go back to her 2014. hometown, back to her culture. This film throws a subtle question to the audience ‘Have you lost your roots?’ Director's Biography: Abtin Mozafari was born in 1980. He did his Bachelor in Cinema Studies from the Tehran Soureh University. He is a film director, animator, film editor, supervisor of visual effects, sound designer and script writer.

118 Asia Peace Film Festival Asia Peace Film Festival 119 CROW’S NEST GENESIS Amritha Warrier. India. 0:5:29 Abtin Mozafari. Iran. 0:10:49

118 Asia Peace Film Festival Asia Peace Film Festival 119 Synopsis: A pet bird goes through a trouble time with its greedy owners.

Director's Biography: Srinivas Bhakta is a graduate from National Institute of Design, India. Currently he is working as an animation lecturer at the School of Interactive and Digital Media, GOLDEN EGG Nanyang Polytechnic, Singapore. Srinivas Bhakta. Singapore. 0:08:20 HORSPEECH Han Seung-yeon, Mo Hyeonjin, An Hyunjeong. Korea. 0:04:36

Synopsis: One handicapped girl stayed in the class room alone after the gym class was over. She fell asleep and was suspected as a thief. She became a monster to herself or so she believed. She thinks that every word lasts forever. In Korean, the word for 'horse' and 'word' sounds same. This animation directly uses this homonym.

Director's Biography: Han Seung-Yeon was born in Seoul in 1998. She graduated from Kyungnam Art High School in 2017. She went on to study Comics and Animation from Sejong University. Her ﬁlm Horspeech has won Korea Youth Media Festival Grand Prize, Sangmyung University Comics and animation Contest Gold Prize and SICAF Youth Comics and Animation Contest Silver Prize.

120 Asia Peace Film Festival Asia Peace Film Festival 121 Synopsis: A pet bird goes through a trouble time with its greedy owners.

120 Asia Peace Film Festival Asia Peace Film Festival 121 Synopsis: Synopsis: The happy life of a Syrian kid alters instantly in the aftermath ‘I am going to die’. ‘I should kill myself’. People do not find it easy to talk about THE BOX of the war and suddenly he finds himself in a state of struggle. suicide even in jokes. Suicidal impulse is the most serious issue especially in Merve-Cirisoglu-Cotur. Turkey. 0:06:48 The war changes not only his life, but also the role of his box; Korea as it has highest suicide rate among OECD countries. In this animation first as a toy house, then as a place in a refugee camp and film we talk about the phenomenon of suicide with ordinary people. finally as a boat that sails for a journey towards hope.

Director's Biography: Director's Biography: Shin Sujin was born in Geoje in 1999. She is studying at the Kyungnam Art Merve Cirisoglu Cotur is an award-winning animation director, High School now. Her ﬁlm won the Chungkang College of Cultural Industries an illustrator, a scriptwriter, a 2D animator and a Comic and Animation Contest Silver Prize in 2017. mathematician. She received her BA in Mathematics from Bogazici University and MA in Animation from University of the Arts London with the highest grade. IMPULSE She is primarily interested in producing animation ﬁlms and Sin Sujin, Kim Eunjeong, Kim Hyemi, Kang Sooah. Korea. 0:06:07 illustrations regarding kids. She has been doing animation and illustration productions in her own company based in London.

122 Asia Peace Film Festival Asia Peace Film Festival 123 Synopsis: Synopsis: The happy life of a Syrian kid alters instantly in the aftermath ‘I am going to die’. ‘I should kill myself’. People do not find it easy to talk about THE BOX of the war and suddenly he finds himself in a state of struggle. suicide even in jokes. Suicidal impulse is the most serious issue especially in Merve-Cirisoglu-Cotur. Turkey. 0:06:48 The war changes not only his life, but also the role of his box; Korea as it has highest suicide rate among OECD countries. In this animation first as a toy house, then as a place in a refugee camp and film we talk about the phenomenon of suicide with ordinary people. finally as a boat that sails for a journey towards hope.

122 Asia Peace Film Festival Asia Peace Film Festival 123 THE EDGE Alexandra Averyanova. Russia. 0:12:00

Synopsis: An elderly woman lives at a small station. There's not a single living creature for miles away. Every day, for many years, she makes the round of the metals. The only event in the woman's life is a train that passes her station without a stop. THE FIGHT OF BULLS Tushar Waghela. India. 4:00 Synopsis: This film is an experiment with changing forms of bull. It is about the fight of two bulls on an Indian street. They fight vigorously, create chaos and transform into two fighting super powers, then into two competing Director's Biography: ideologies, then into two great nations at war with each other, then into Alexandra Averyanova was born in 1974. two orthodox religions, and then into inflated egos etc… She is a Russian film-maker.

Director's Biography: Tushar Waghela was born in 1975. He is an Indian ﬁlm- maker. This is his experimental animation ﬁlm.

124 Asia Peace Film Festival Asia Peace Film Festival 125 THE EDGE Alexandra Averyanova. Russia. 0:12:00

Director's Biography: Tushar Waghela was born in 1975. He is an Indian ﬁlm- maker. This is his experimental animation ﬁlm.

124 Asia Peace Film Festival Asia Peace Film Festival 125 THE STORY OF A MOTORBIKE Junqing Duanmu. Japan and China. 0:06:03

Synopsis: This is a story of a motorbike which always wants to go back to the past. When I was a child, I met this motorbike. Then it was sold out, but ten years later, I met it again in front of my university. It had grown old with many scars, and no keys. I think it must have met a lot of people, must have been THE PAINTINGS through a lot of things and ﬁnally came here in front of me. We talked a lot this time. And we Baran M. Reihani. Iran. 0:07:07 decided to say goodbye to the past and ﬂy to our future.

Synopsis: This is a short movie on war in the mood of Guernica about a painter who sees the world through Director's Biography: colours and paintings. She has interest in war news because she is seriously concerned about the Junqing Duanmu was born in 1992. She earned her Bachelor's degree in animation lives of people affected by war and somehow lives within it. The idea it tries to convey is that people from Shanghai Theatre Academy. She obtained her second Bachelor's degree in who watch war news are in a way also victims of war. French from East China Normal University. Currently, she is enrolled as a master's student in the department of animation at Tokyo University of Arts.

Director's Biography: Baran Mohamad Reihani was born in 1985. She is a Kurdish ﬁlm-maker from Iran.

126 Asia Peace Film Festival Asia Peace Film Festival 127 THE STORY OF A MOTORBIKE Junqing Duanmu. Japan and China. 0:06:03

Director's Biography: Baran Mohamad Reihani was born in 1985. She is a Kurdish ﬁlm-maker from Iran.

126 Asia Peace Film Festival Asia Peace Film Festival 127 Synopsis: I used to be with the tree all the time. It gave me shelter from the rain. It taught me how to ﬁsh. Although I have grown old but the tree is still young and is there for my help, like always.

Director's Biography: Han Seung-Yeon was born in Seoul in 1998. He graduated from Kyungnam Art High School in 2017. He went on to study Comics and Animation from Sejong University. His ﬁlm The Tree has won Kyunkuk University Comics and Animation Contest Award, Sangmyung University Comics and Animation Contest Silver Prize and Chungkang College of Cultural Industries Comic and Animation Contest Award. THE TREE Han Seung, Yeon, Lee So Hee, Joe Yoonjeong, Kwak Eunsoo. Korea. 0:05:20 DIFFERENT Anna Fokina and Dante Rustav. Uzbekistan. 0:06:05

Synopsis: No matter what we are, what we do, where we live, which specie we belong to, we are all connected and interdependent. The depletion of habitat depletes us too. We live in a complex planetary system. We need to understand our circumstances and learn to adapt ourselves to the changing environment for peaceful coexistence.

Director's Biography: Hristina Belousova was born in Tashkent (Uzbekistan) in 1987. Immediately after her school she was accepted into Mark Weil's Theatre School in 2006. She did graduation from there. Later on she became an actress at the ‘Ilkhom’ theatre. She and Dante Rustav together founded the production company in 2015. She shot her debut movie the same year.

128 Asia Peace Film Festival Asia Peace Film Festival 129 Synopsis: I used to be with the tree all the time. It gave me shelter from the rain. It taught me how to ﬁsh. Although I have grown old but the tree is still young and is there for my help, like always.

128 Asia Peace Film Festival Asia Peace Film Festival 129 LIGHT SIGHT Seyed M. Tabatabaei. Iran. 0:07:34

Synopsis: M.E., the imprisoned character in a room is attracted to a hanging light and tries to catch it. But the room itself becomes an obstacle on his way.

Ahmed Khoshniat. Iran. 0:03:20

Synopsis: ‘For Freedom’ is an animation film showing the last moments of an Iranian poet and journalist's life in 1930s whose name is Mohammad Farrokhi Yazdi. He is a Director's Biography: publisher of a newspaper Toufan (Storm). He attains fame for his poetry about Seyed M. Tabatabaei has a BSc. in Architectural freedom and constant attacks against autarchy in his editorials. He is arrested and Engineering from Ajman University of Science & imprisoned for his hard-hitting editorials. His family is not permitted to meet him in Technology. He has worked as 3D visualizer in the prison on the new year-eve. Finally, he is killed by Dr Ahmadi's air injection. architectural firms in Dubai. His passion for Farrokhi is remembered as a martyr for freedom. multimedia activities encouraged him to devote a major amount of his time to photography, film Director's Biography: editing and production of short documentaries. In Ahmad Khoshniat was born in Iran in 1985. He received his Bachelor's degree 2012, he was accepted as a student of MA in majoring in Architecture and graduated as a top student. Because of his interest in Animation at Tehran University of Art. He is conceptual design, animation and film, he decided to change his area of study and currently planning to continue his study in the field took up animation as a medium for expressing his ideas on peace and freedom. of multimedia. Currently, he is studying ‘Animation Directing’ as part of his Masters course at Tehran University of Art. So far, he has made three short animated films titled Unjust Matches, For Freedom and Fashion Nazi.

130 Asia Peace Film Festival Asia Peace Film Festival 131 LIGHT SIGHT Seyed M. Tabatabaei. Iran. 0:07:34

Synopsis: M.E., the imprisoned character in a room is attracted to a hanging light and tries to catch it. But the room itself becomes an obstacle on his way.

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130 Asia Peace Film Festival Asia Peace Film Festival 131 Azar Mansoori. Iran. 0:07:11

Synopsis: O+AB- This is the story of a man living in a city where there is a rope hung above the head of the people. Reza Hadiani. Iran. 0:03:36 The people of the city try to escape the rope every day. But a man chooses a different way by discovering the great truth... Synopsis: It is a story about the circle of blood between little blue ﬁsh and big red ﬁsh.

Director's Bio: Azar Mansoori was born in 1986. She started filming in 2013. So far, she has done two short films Director's Biography: and two short animations. She has participated in about 30 International and Iranian festivals and Reza Hadiani was born in Iran in 1983. He majored in architecture. He started experimenting in has won several awards. animation in 2009 as RenderMan. He made some short films during 2010-2012. He has been supervising animation projects since 2013. He made his first animated short film in 2014.

132 Asia Peace Film Festival Asia Peace Film Festival 133 Azar Mansoori. Iran. 0:07:11

132 Asia Peace Film Festival Asia Peace Film Festival 133 SAMARIA Noh Hyeji, Shin Jisu, Lee Jeonghyang, Choi Yujeong. Korea. 0:04:17 THE ORANGISH TREE Synopsis: Synopsis: Amir Houshang Moein. Iran. 0:06:51 A little girl, who lives in an orange tree, begins a journey to The main character "A" is a self- save her city. centred man. He's just into the SNS not real life. He ignores everything happening on the street and then...

Director's Biography: Amir Houshang Moein was born in Esfahan in 1985. He did his Master’s in Animation from the Art University of Tehran in 2011. He began teaching animation and illustration at Soureh University of Tehran in 2013. He is an Director's Biography: animation director, concept artist in animation projects and No Hyeji was born in Daejeon in a number of TV series. He is a member of International 1997. She graduated from Animation Film Association since 2011. Kyungnam Art High School in 2016. Hyeji's Samaria has won Milal Youth His short animated ﬁlms are; The Tajrish-Parkway, The Film Festival Bronze Award, 20th Warp and the Weft, and The Orangish Tree. He has won SICAF Award, and KYMF Korea many awards including The Best Animation from The Youth Media Festival Grand Prize. It Iranian Alliance of Motion Picture, the Special Jury Prize at was also selected for WAF Web the 30th International Film Festival for Children, and the Animation Festival. Best Animation Award at the 6th International Urban Film Festival.

134 Asia Peace Film Festival Asia Peace Film Festival 135 SAMARIA Noh Hyeji, Shin Jisu, Lee Jeonghyang, Choi Yujeong. Korea. 0:04:17 THE ORANGISH TREE Synopsis: Synopsis: Amir Houshang Moein. Iran. 0:06:51 A little girl, who lives in an orange tree, begins a journey to The main character "A" is a self- save her city. centred man. He's just into the SNS not real life. He ignores everything happening on the street and then...

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138 Asia Peace Film Festival Asia Peace Film Festival 139 I’M YOUR APPRENTICE THE SHIP Eden Chan. China. 0:16:05 Yao Feng. China. 0:08:28 Synopsis: The story happens in a desert which is constantly plagued by the Synopsis: violent wind and sand. In this desert stand several absolutely Xiao ou and her grandfather's cultural ideas and social encounters are very different. Despite the derelict log cabins which are shattered nearly to pieces by the generation gap they both care for each other but their interaction is not always smooth. The hard-blowing wind. This scares most of the residents away. Only grandfather is a puppeteer who teaches his art to the younger generation including her grand- one person, the protagonist, chooses to stay back with his dog. daughter. This is a clever combination of plot which is going to attract the audience. Director's Biography: Director's Biography: Yao Feng was born in 1992 in Langfang city of Yanyuan Jing was born in 1996 in Shanxi. He is doing his Masters from Xi 'an Hebei Province, China. He has done his graduation Engineering University. He has worked for Shaanxi Radio and Television. He is also majoring in animation from Xi'an Polytechnic into drama production and documentary making. University in 2011. After his graduation, he got engaged with the TV variety industry as painter and animator. He has worked as member of the production team of Chinese Bridge, Wonderful Friends, Where are we going, dad, The Great Detective, and The perfect vacation.

140 Asia Peace Film Festival Asia Peace Film Festival 141 I’M YOUR APPRENTICE THE SHIP Eden Chan. China. 0:16:05 Yao Feng. China. 0:08:28 Synopsis: The story happens in a desert which is constantly plagued by the Synopsis: violent wind and sand. In this desert stand several absolutely Xiao ou and her grandfather's cultural ideas and social encounters are very different. Despite the derelict log cabins which are shattered nearly to pieces by the generation gap they both care for each other but their interaction is not always smooth. The hard-blowing wind. This scares most of the residents away. Only grandfather is a puppeteer who teaches his art to the younger generation including her grand- one person, the protagonist, chooses to stay back with his dog. daughter. This is a clever combination of plot which is going to attract the audience. Director's Biography: Director's Biography: Yao Feng was born in 1992 in Langfang city of Yanyuan Jing was born in 1996 in Shanxi. He is doing his Masters from Xi 'an Hebei Province, China. He has done his graduation Engineering University. He has worked for Shaanxi Radio and Television. He is also majoring in animation from Xi'an Polytechnic into drama production and documentary making. University in 2011. After his graduation, he got engaged with the TV variety industry as painter and animator. He has worked as member of the production team of Chinese Bridge, Wonderful Friends, Where are we going, dad, The Great Detective, and The perfect vacation.

140 Asia Peace Film Festival Asia Peace Film Festival 141 DEER AND FIREWORKS LIVING AT JIALA VILLAGE

Synopsis: Synopsis: The nondescript city is connected with This film was made in Yading, Daocheng County. It is part of Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Region of Sichuan the snowy forest that is close to the Province in China where the average altitude is from 3600 meters to 4600 meters. Grandmother in the city busy in firework shows. City film represents the old generation of Tibetans who spent her entire life believing in Buddhism. Father and people and a couple of deer were also mother are typical examples of the middle-aged Tibetans, hard-working and honest without any watching the fireworks. Finally the complaints. They think very differently from their previous generations yet are trapped in the same place. firework show ends and people get back to their normal life. This is how the story of the deer begins. Director’s Biography: Qi Xing has studied directing and editing from the Art and Engineering College of Xi'an Polytechnic University. She works as the editor of Rule of Law, one of the programs from China Education TV Station. She also works at Beijing Sanduotang Media Co., Ltd. Director's Biography: Yixuan Cheng is an independent animator and lives in Beijing. He graduated from the Xi'an Polytechnic University in 2014. Deer and Fireworks is his first work as director. This film has won some important awards including Animation Academy Awards of BFA, Chi Yong Zhi Ren Award, May Day Sustainability Best Short Animation Award. It was also shortlisted for the China Independent Animation Award in 2014.

142 Asia Peace Film Festival Asia Peace Film Festival 143 DEER AND FIREWORKS LIVING AT JIALA VILLAGE

142 Asia Peace Film Festival Asia Peace Film Festival 143 SOUL ASIA PEACE FILM FESTIVAL

Synopsis: LET’S FILM FOR PEACE! Three years after the rural people pass away it is time for the last memorial. The ﬁlms deals some philosophical questions such as what we leave behind when die. What is the meaning of our life and whether our soul rests in peace in the vast universe after we die? Where on earth do we come from and go? Death is the end of life and is the problem that everyone has to face.

Director’s Biography: Zhao Shuai studies at the animation department of the Art and Engineering College of Xi'an Polytechnic University. Flying like a Chicken Feather is his first film. He is primarily interested in short films. He has a number of award winning films to his credit.

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144 Asia Peace Film Festival Asia Peace Film Festival 145 BUNGA & TEMBOK Eden Junjung. Indonesia. 0:16:27

Synopsis: Dyah and her son travel to the city to make a death certiﬁcate for her husband (Wiji Thukul, an Indonesian poet). Dyah's journey turns into IJUM BOLOGO something strange since her family believes that he Husin. Indonesia. 0:02:20 is still alive.

Synopsis: Ijum is playing Balogo and Iki wants to join him.

Director's Biography: Director's Biography: Husin is an Indonesian film- Eden Junjung is an Indonesian filmmaker, born in maker, animator and music 1990. He studied Film and Television from the director. Institute of the Arts (Institut Seni Indonesia) in Yogyakarta. He started his career in the film industry as editor. Bunga Dan Tembok (Flowers in the Wall) is the first fiction short film that he wrote and directed which was selected in Jogja NETPAC Asian Film Festival 2016 for Lights of Asia category. It also won international fiction competition in Bogota Short Film Festival 2016 in Colombia and International competition in Busan Short International Film Festival 2017. Happy Family is his second short film which has been screened at the international competition in Valletta Internasional Film Festival, Malta 2017.

146 Asia Peace Film Festival Asia Peace Film Festival 147 BUNGA & TEMBOK Eden Junjung. Indonesia. 0:16:27

Synopsis: Ijum is playing Balogo and Iki wants to join him.

146 Asia Peace Film Festival Asia Peace Film Festival 147 Synopsis: In a desert, a hired driver gathers a group of men to be used as paid demonstrators. An encounter with a family and another greedy driver will soon test their humanity.

Harvan Agustriansyah. Indonesia. 0:16:33 REFORM M. Ramza Ardyputra. Indonesia. 0:06:06 Director's Biography: M. Ramza Ardyputra was born in South Jakarta Synopsis: on 17th January 1998. He won a scholarship Director' Biography: Villagers giving their hearts for study in college. He is 3rd year student of Harvan Agustriansyah was born in are content with a big the Animation Department at Multimedia 1980 at Jakarta. He graduated from container in the hope for Nusantara University. He won the Best Short Jakarta Institute of Art in 2007 reformation. 2D Animation and the Audience Choice majoring in film direction. Currently, Awards at UMN Animation Screening 2016… he is working as assistant director for many Indonesian films apart from making and writing his own short films.

He has written, produced and directed following short ﬁlms; The Silent Mob, Biang- Matter Of Time, His5eria, The Address, Orde, Sepeda, Bingkisan, and Jazz Talk. He has also worked as music video director with various bands.

148 Asia Peace Film Festival Asia Peace Film Festival 149 Synopsis: In a desert, a hired driver gathers a group of men to be used as paid demonstrators. An encounter with a family and another greedy driver will soon test their humanity.

148 Asia Peace Film Festival Asia Peace Film Festival 149 ASIA PEACE FILM FESTIVAL LET’S FILM FOR PEACE!

SEPANJANG JALAN SATU ARAH Bani Nasution. Indonesia. 0:16:00

Synopsis: Mr. Bani, the main character of the film, is asked to go home by his mother who tries to get all family members on board to choose Islam as the nominee for governor. AL-NAHJ Director's Biography: Bani Nasution was born in Surakarta, Central Java, Indonesia. He finished his bachelor of art from Surakarta Institute of Art Film & TV. His film Ealah was screened in the Fest Film Solo 2011 and Ganesha Film Festival. His film Seserahan was screened in Jogja NETPAC Asian Film Festival in 2013. His latest work, Along the One Way, was finalist in Yogyakarta Documentary Film Festival 2016. Currently, he is working on Setyowati, The Invisible Wife, a ASIA PEACE documentary about mythology and nature in Java, Indonesia. FILM FESTIVAL

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150 Asia Peace Film Festival Asia Peace Film Festival 151 Synopsis: The ﬁlm is set in the city of Karbala of the early 1990s. It describes the suffering of people during the popular uprising and the lack of the most basic necessities of life. The ﬁlm is inspired by a true story.

Director's Biography: Wathaab Mohammed Al Sagr has been working as a director and editor since 2006. He has worked in several satellite channels including Al Hurra Iraq, Alsumaria Channel, Al-Horreya Channel, Al- Furat Channel and Karbala Satellite Channel. IT’S BACK THEN I Wathab Siga. Iraq. 0:14:00 Oday Abdul-Khadim. Iraq. 0:O6:3O

Synopsis: The film is about two crabs. They finally recognize that all they have done is wrong and cooperate with each other to fix everything.

Director's Biography: Uday AbdulKazem Ali is an Iraqi animator and cartoonist born in 1981. He has been working in the ﬁeld of animation since 2006. He has won many recognitions and prizes from different events

152 Asia Peace Film Festival Asia Peace Film Festival 153 Synopsis: The ﬁlm is set in the city of Karbala of the early 1990s. It describes the suffering of people during the popular uprising and the lack of the most basic necessities of life. The ﬁlm is inspired by a true story.

Synopsis: The film is about two crabs. They finally recognize that all they have done is wrong and cooperate with each other to fix everything.

152 Asia Peace Film Festival Asia Peace Film Festival 153 Synopsis: After the fall of Mosul, a large number of families are fleeing the city to escape the atrocities of ISIS. This Synopsis: film is about a Muslim and a Christian family who The film is about a dangerous meet each other on the way to Baghdad. watch tower on the border where a new watch soldier comes in and takes revenge of his friend who was killed on duty.

Director's Biography: Ahmad Ashahawi is an Iraqi director and filmmaker. Director's Biography: Hussien M. Al- Ugaily is an Iraqi director, born in 1985 in Hilla-Iraq. He studied cinema in the college of fine art - Babylon University. He has directed many films which have been screened in many local and international festivals and events such as Gulf TOWER - G Film Festival, Dubai Film Festival, and Geneva Film Bebars Elshahawy. Iraq. 0:14:4O Festival among others. THE WAY TO BAGHDAD Muhamed Alshemar. Iraq . 0:18:22

154 Asia Peace Film Festival Asia Peace Film Festival 155 Synopsis: After the fall of Mosul, a large number of families are fleeing the city to escape the atrocities of ISIS. This Synopsis: film is about a Muslim and a Christian family who The film is about a dangerous meet each other on the way to Baghdad. watch tower on the border where a new watch soldier comes in and takes revenge of his friend who was killed on duty.

154 Asia Peace Film Festival Asia Peace Film Festival 155 VIRTUAL DREAM . Hussain Alsulamani.Iraq. 0:16:4O ASIA PEACE FILM FESTIVAL LET’S FILM FOR PEACE!

VIDDSEE Synopsis: A woman ensures the existence of her martyred son by breaking into a coffee shop to watch a football match. She believes she would tell her son the result when he comes in her dream.

Director's Biography: ASIA PEACE Hussein Al-Salman is an Iraqi author and director. He teaches cinematography at the Fine Art Institute. He holds a master's degree in cinematic direction. He has FILM FESTIVAL participated in many artistic and ﬁlm festivals and is the author of many books.

156 Asia Peace Film Festival Asia Peace Film Festival 157 VIRTUAL DREAM . Hussain Alsulamani.Iraq. 0:16:4O ASIA PEACE FILM FESTIVAL LET’S FILM FOR PEACE!

156 Asia Peace Film Festival Asia Peace Film Festival 157 INNER PEACE (PANCASONYA) Ihsan Fadli .Indonesia. 0:24:35 Synopsis: BEBAS A story about a father accused to be a communist who decides to learn Black Magic in order to be Shaiful Reezal. Singapore. 0:03:22 immortal. He seeks revenge for his wife's death and to protect his only son because they were accused of communism too.

Synopsis: Director: A man who spent four years in prison gets back his freedom on the eve of Hari Raya (Eid). Now Ihsan Fadli having the opportunity to enjoy the festive season, something hinders him from doing so.

Director: Shaiful Reezal

158 Asia Peace Film Festival Asia Peace Film Festival 159 INNER PEACE (PANCASONYA) Ihsan Fadli .Indonesia. 0:24:35 Synopsis: BEBAS A story about a father accused to be a communist who decides to learn Black Magic in order to be Shaiful Reezal. Singapore. 0:03:22 immortal. He seeks revenge for his wife's death and to protect his only son because they were accused of communism too.

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158 Asia Peace Film Festival Asia Peace Film Festival 159 LITTLE MISS JIHAD OUTSIDER Stephanie Law & Jessica Wu. Canada. 0:13:05 Mohit Bhasin & Aditya Tawde. India. 0:04:24

Synopsis: Synopsis: When a 10-year-old Afghani- Supari Studios in Association with Mai Family Services American girl named Sally Khan recently released an animated PSA film 'Outsider' which discovers that her father she never addresses the issue of domestic violence and abuse. knew about disappeared on The script, a spoken word poem, captures the turmoil of September 11, 2001, she becomes a young South Asian woman who faces abuse once convinced that he is a terrorist. Now if she relocates to America. The film uses a classical she could only figure out what that animation style to compliment the script. means! Directors: Directors: Mohit Bhasin and Aditya Tawde Stephanie Law and Jessica Wu

160 Asia Peace Film Festival Asia Peace Film Festival 161 LITTLE MISS JIHAD OUTSIDER Stephanie Law & Jessica Wu. Canada. 0:13:05 Mohit Bhasin & Aditya Tawde. India. 0:04:24

160 Asia Peace Film Festival Asia Peace Film Festival 161 TUTOB Kiss Campano. Philippines. 0:14:18

Synopsis: The spate of recent bombings in WHAT A PEACEFUL DAY the region drew authorities' Eden Chan. Taiwan. 0:04:45 attention. A mysterious Maranao is tasked to receive a consignment Synopsis: from his boss' acquaintance. He An old lady decides to go out to live in the woods seeking peace. Coincidentally, a conﬂict rides the motorcycle traversing the triggers as she meets a hunter there who is collecting antlers. mountains to meet the acquaintance who hands him a Director: huge bag. On his return, he is Eden Chan stopped at an army checkpoint. He is caught off guard when soldiers start to interrogate him.

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162 Asia Peace Film Festival Asia Peace Film Festival 163 TUTOB Kiss Campano. Philippines. 0:14:18

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166 Asia Peace Film Festival Asia Peace Film Festival 167 APFF TEAM APFF TEAM

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