| A Kandahar Away | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Aisha Jamal | 
| Written by | Aisha Jamal | 
| Produced by | Deborah Parks | 
| Cinematography | Max Armstrong John Westheuser | 
| Edited by | Geoff Matheson | 
| Music by | Bruce Fowler | 
| Release date | 
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| Running time | 83 minutes | 
| Country | Canada | 
| Language | English | 
A Kandahar Away is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Aisha Jamal and released in 2019. [1] Centred on her own family, who came to Canada as refugees from Kandahar, Afghanistan during the War in Afghanistan, the film documents a family trip to Kandahar, Saskatchewan, where her father Abdul has purchased plots of land for his children as a way to give them back a small piece of their heritage. [2]
The film premiered at the 2019 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival. [3] and later received a television broadcast on Documentary. [4]
The film was longlisted for the 2019 DGC Discovery Award. [5]