Migrants, Refugees & Displaced Communities

Elephantbird

Amir Masoud SoheiliAfghanistan, Iran - 15 min
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A mini-bus is on a journey across the mountains to Kabul. Each person on the bus has a reason to take this journey. An old man is traveling to give a turkey to his grandchild, as his last wish before dying. However, the main road is blocked by insurgents. They decide to use an alternative road, which is not very secure, and there is still the possibility of getting caught by insurgents.

Masoud Soheili

He is a film director and festival manager. He has won 30 awards from over 300 film festivals with his movies Blue-eyed boy (2014) and Elephantbird(2019).
He was a member of the juries of 9 film festivals including Yogya Netpac Asian Film Festival (2015) and Avanca International Film Festival in Portugal (2016 and 2018). Masoud is co-founder and creative director of the "Asia Peace Film Festival" in Islamabad, Pakistan, and programmer of the "Changing Perspective Intentional Film Festival" in Istanbul, Turkey. He also worked as a festival director of the Inaugural "Safe Community" International Film Festival in Mashhad, Iran (2017).