Mithaq Kazimi
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Mithaq Kazimi is a film director and producer, mostly known for his documentary film 16 Days in Afghanistan which he produced and edited. His other projects include few short films, Through Her Eyes made in India with Bollywood cast and crew, Dream Possessor, Wasted Drops and few public service announcement videos about HIV, The Five Year Plan, and Martin Luther King's speech. He wrote and produced Quenching The Light in 2008, a video about the persecution of Baha'is in Iran.
He has appeared in major Afghan TV channels, including on a consecutive three week series on Salaam Afghanistan. Many well-known musicians have provided the score for his film including Farhad Darya, Ahmad Shah Hassan Hariprasad Chaurasia.
His company Kaz Da Kovenant Factory (KDK Factory) also distributes films online, currently The Game of Chess, The Silent Cry and Legacies.
[edit] Current Projects
He is currently promoting his documentary film, 16 Days in Afghanistan. The website mentions that the documentary is in few film festivals and under consideration of TV stations. On an interview in Afghan TV he said that he has plans to make a feature film in Afghanistan with the help of Afghan Film in near future.
He is also involved in making a feature film about the life of Tariq Khamisa and what followed with Azim Khamisa and Tariq Khamisa Foundation.