My Childhood My Country - 20 Years in Afghanistan
The South Asian Film Festival of Montreal (MSFF) is dedicated to exploring and introducing Montreal audiences to the work of filmmakers of South Asian origin. This 12th edition is an opportunity to discover many recent works, both documentary and fiction, that focus on the Indian subcontinent and its diaspora.
Award-winning filmmakers Phil Grabsky and Shoaib Sharifi present a real-life epic of childhood and manhood, filmed over twenty years in one of the most besieged corners of the globe.
Phil Grabky
Phil Grabsky is a BAFTA-winning British documentary filmmaker who has received multiple awards for his directing, writing, producing and cinematography. He and his company Seventh Art Productions are behind cinema films such as Muhammad Ali – Through the Eyes of the World, In Search of Beethoven, In Search of Mozart and the landmark, My Childhood, My Country – 20 Years in Afghanistan, which won Best Single Documentary at the 2022 BAFTA. He has made over 250 films which have played in cinemas and on TV and digital platforms worldwide.
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