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Fereshta Kazemi

Born June 10, 1979 · Kabul, Afghanistan (age 47)

Fereshta Kazemi is an Afghan-American actress and filmmaker, born on June 10, 1979, in Kabul, Afghanistan. Her family fled the country during the Soviet invasion, living in Thailand before settling in the United States. She was raised in New York and the San Francisco Bay Area. Kazemi studied acting and writing at Marymount Manhattan College and earned a degree in Philosophy and Cultural Anthropol…

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Heal

In the midst of the ongoing conflict in Afghanistan and Pakistan, a gifted child makes an extraordinary effort for his people.

Targeting

Targeting · 2014

A female soldier returns from Afghanistan and begins running surveillance on an Afghan person-of-interest that she learns is living in her hometown.

The Icy Sun

The Icy Sun · 2013

A woman is raped. Instead going after her attacker, the law and society imprison the victim.

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Heal

In the midst of the ongoing conflict in Afghanistan and Pakistan, a gifted child makes an extraordinary effort for his people.

Noor Jan

Targeting

Targeting · 2014

A female soldier returns from Afghanistan and begins running surveillance on an Afghan person-of-interest that she learns is living in her hometown.

Fereshta Attaqi

The Icy Sun

The Icy Sun · 2013

A woman is raped. Instead going after her attacker, the law and society imprison the victim.

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