Tue 24 March 2026
Q&A: Beri Shalmashi in conversation with filmmaker Dawood Hilmandi and Sarah Hilmandi
Following the screening, Beri Shalmashi will speak with filmmaker Dawood Hilmandi about the personal story behind Paikar: his father, breaking through silence, and the taboo of a son confronting an authoritarian father. Dawood’s little sister Sarah will also be present.
Paikar
Afghan artist-filmmaker Dawood Hilmandi returns home from Amsterdam after suffering a great loss to restore his relationship with his aging, authoritarian father. But has the gap between father and son grown too wide to bridge?
Afghan artist-filmmaker Dawood Hilmandi is called paikar – the Persian word for ‘war’ or ‘w...
Speakers
Beri Shalmashi
moderator
Dawood Hilmandi
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