Afghan filmmaker Hassan Fazili directed a film about the Taliban—and in March 2015, the Taliban put a bounty on his head. After 14 months of asylum applications and waiting for protection, Fazili, his wife and two daughters are forced to make the long journey from Afghanistan to Europe. Refugee stories are often told by outsiders, but Midnight Traveler is a powerful first-person account, with each family member picking up the camera over several years. Fazili stitches together the heart-warming intimacy between a husband and wife caught in a dire situation, while revealing one of life's great treasures: family belonging. The miraculous story of the Fazili family is the kind of testament to compassion and empathy that validates why we create, present and watch documentary film. Ravi Srinivasan
Co-presented with Toronto Reel Asian Film Festival.
World Showcase program sponsored by Delta Air Lines.
Sunday, May 5 screening presented in partnership with The Aga Khan Museum.