Past screening

Midnight Traveler

Directed by: Hassan Fazili
Runtime: 1hr 27min Year: 2019
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Directed by: Hassan Fazili
Runtime: 1hr 27min Year: 2019
Country: United States, United Kingdom, Qatar, Canada
Last Screened: Tue 28th Jan 2020

When the Taliban threatens filmmaker Hassan Fazili’s life, he goes on the run with his wife and two small daughters. Filmed entirely on their mobile phones, this festival favourite places us deep inside the refugee journey.

When his life is threatened by the Taliban, filmmaker Hassan Fazili goes on the run with his wife and two small daughters. Shooting on their mobile phones, the family takes us with them on a harrowing and gruelling journey, through many countries, trying to find asylum.

A festival favourite, Midnight Traveler places us inside the refugee journey, in its waves of danger, tedium, exhaustion and tenderness. As the family endures endless walks, refugee camps, duplicitous smugglers and filthy accommodation, they are constantly at the mercy of forces far beyond their control. A moving reminder that family life goes on even in the most difficult of circumstances.