ABOUT THE PROJECT

LOGLINE
When the Taliban puts a bounty on Afghan director Hassan Fazili’s head, he is forced to flee with his wife and two young daughters. Capturing their uncertain journey, Fazili shows firsthandthe dangers facing refugees seeking asylum and the love shared betweena family on the run.

SYNOPSIS
MIDNIGHT TRAVELER is a feature-length autobiographical documentary chronicling the struggles of family of Afghan filmmakers on the run after becoming targets of the Taliban. Touching on topics of broad political interest like the refugee crisis in Europe, the film puts a human face on these issues by providing first-person access to one family’s choices, anxieties, and hopes as they try to survive deportation, a life in hiding, and the smuggling route to Europe.

PROJECT TYPE Documentary Feature

DIRECTOR Hassan Fazili
SCREENWRITER Emelie Mahdavian
PRODUCER Emelie Mahdavian, Su Kim