8th Ghan International Film Festival Australia (GIFFA)

Name: 8th Ghan International Film Festival Australia (GIFFA)
Start: 2023-11-25T18:45:00+1100
End: 2023-11-26T21:00:00+1100
Location: 159-175 Church St

Sat, 25 Nov, 6:45pm - 26 Nov, 9pm 2023 AEDT

159-175 Church St

parramatta, australia

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Join us to Watch Award-winning films from Afghanistan, Australia and the region.

Sat 25 November 2023 | Day 1

Laughing in Afghanistan | by Anneta Papathanassiou

Synopsis: A young Afghan actor, Karim Asir, the Afghan Charlie Chaplin, wants to change the world using pantomime and humor. Amidst bombs and destruction, laughter is his only weapon. After the Taliban takeover Karim receives death threats and fears for his life. A difficult decision seems unavoidable. Can laughter change the world?

Sun 26 November 2023 | Day 2

Watandar |Jolyon Hoff, Writer/Director/Producer

When former Afghan Refugee Muzafar Ali, discovers that Afghans have been an integral part of Australia for over 160 years, he begins to photograph their descendants in a search to define his own new Afghan-Australian identity. Then the Taliban take over Afghanistan and his old country comes calling.

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2023 marks the 8th year of the home grown Ghan International Film Festival Australia (GIFFA) started in Adelaide in 2016 by migrant Afghan film maker Fahim Hashimy. This thriving event now runs for 6 days and screens across Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney from 28th October at Mercury Cinema Adelaide. As always, proceeds from GIFFA support women and children in Afghanistan. this year proceeding will be donated to Herat Earthquake victims.

In addition to short films of high artistic merit by unknown film makers, highlights from previous GIFFAs have included special screenings of films such as Letter to the President by Roya Sadat, Hava, Maryam, Ayesha by Sharaa Karimi, and the Oscar award nominated film Boz Kashi Boys.

This year, GIFFA will expand to include original films from Australian based directors such as Fahim Faiz and his film Wanted.

What was originally a rare opportunity for emerging Afghan film makers to show their work to international audiences has now become almost a lifeline for creativity and activism under the current state of oppression, hardship and turmoil in Afghanistan. Come along to show your support and be inspired by the astounding capacity, determination and visual beauty embodied in the GIFFA selections.

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