Barmak Akram, ( fa, برمک اکرم) (born in 1966 in Kabul), is an Afghan filmmaker. Akram lives in Paris, where he studied fine arts. His first feature film, ''

Kabuli Kid ''Kabuli Kid'' is a 2008 French-Afghan drama film directed by Barmak Akram. It stars Haji Gul Aser, Leena Alam, Valéry Schatz and Amélie Glenn. The film, about a Kabul-based taxi driver who finds an infant left in his back seat, was screened at ...

'' (2008), won several awards and has been shown at the Venice Film Festival. In 2013, he received the Best Screenplay award at the

Sundance Film Festival The Sundance Film Festival (formerly Utah/US Film Festival, then US Film and Video Festival) is an annual film festival organized by the Sundance Institute. It is the largest independent film festival in the United States, with more than 46,66 ...

for the film '' Wajma (An Afghan Love Story)''. He has also made experimental and documentary films, including ''Toutes Les Teles Du Monde'' (2009).

Filmography

(2008) Toutes Les Teles Du Monde (2009) Wajma (An Afghan Love Story) (2013)

References

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