​THE RED BICYCLE
​Short Narrative - 12 minutes - Dari - Canada - 2020

SYNOPSIS
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​In rural Afghanistan, Farzana runs away from her abusive marriage. Meanwhile, in the city, Mahal is arrested for a "moral crime," falling in love before marriage.​

AWARDS
2018 Lindalee Tracey Award, Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival
CAST & CREW

STARRING
Mahal Wak
Farzana Nawabi

WRITER, DIRECTOR
Fazila Amiri

PRODUCER, CINEMATOGRAPHER
Salar Pashtoonyar

SOUND RECORDIST
Musa Rustami

MUSIC
Steve Singh

SOUND DESIGNER
Scott Hitchon
​Technicolor (Toronto)
FESTIVAL SCREENINGS
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Canadian Film Festival, presented by Super Channel, FUSE | 2020
Norrkoping Film Festival Filmmer, Sweden | 2021
Jaipur International Film Festival | 2020
Sardinia Film Festival (Alghero, Sardinia, Italy) | 2020
Female Filmmakers Film Festival (Berlin, Germany) | 2020
Porto Femme International Film Festival (Competition, Porto, Portugal) | 2020
International Female Film Festival Malmö, Sweden
20th Short Film Days Schweinfurt, Germany
FEMCINE9 International Short Film Competition (Santiago de Chile) 
MALMÖ International Film Festival, (Malmö, Sweden)
20th Short Film Days Schweinfurt (Schweinfurt, Germany) 
8th Smita Patil Documentary and Short Film Festival (Pune, India)
11th Fastnet Film Festival (Cork, Ireland) 
51st Fotogramma D'Oro Short Film Festival (Messina, ME, Italy) 
4th Crossing The Screen International Film Festival (Eastbourne, UK)
5th Minikino Film Week (Bali, Indonesia)