Interview with Salar Pashtoonyar, director of Koha wa Tapaha [Hills and Mountains] In Koha wa Tapaha, we hear the voice of the main character as she tells her story, but we don’t see her. What was your intent behind this choice? There are two reasons. One was a creative choice and the second out of a solution to an obstacle imposed on us. Creatively, […]
Watch the interview with the Afghan filmmaker Salar Pashtoonyar about his short film Bad Omen selected in the 2021 International Competition (I13 programme).
Interview with Salar Pashtoonyar, director of Bad Omen Can you tell us more about your choice of title? We were at a wedding ceremony. I was probably around 12 years old. One of the wedding traditions is that guests go up to the stage to take photos with the bride and groom. I noticed my mom didn’t participate in that. I asked her […]
