Children of Kabul

Bulbul, the city bird by Reza Hossaini ; The young musicians of Kharabat by Waheed Nazir ; Bricks and dreams by Sediqa Rezaei ; Sahar, the young carpet maker by Taj Mohammad Bakhtari & Once upon a time Noor Jehan by Ali

Five 26 min documentaries on the theme "Children of Kabul" were shot by five young Afghan filmmakers during a production workshop led in 2007 and 2008 by Atelier Varan Kabul.

Afghanistan is reconstructing. But there is still so much to do for it's youth : children labour remains common law and girls too often have a hard time finding schools.

The subjects rank  from an idealist and courageous teenage girl to a gang of young and witty car washers. Tough realities filmed in a way that is never sordid.

Bonus :

Each films starts with an interview : it's director telling us his or her story - they all have experienced war and exile - and how they chose to trat their subjects.

Pictures by Reza Hosseini