Sat 28 March 2026
Q&A: Sahar Shirzad in conversation with filmmaker Dawood Hilmandi
Following the screening, Sahar Shirzad will speak with Dawood Hilmandi about the wider themes of Paikar; diaspora, families in exile, and the long shadow that war and displacement cast across generations scattered around the world.
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
Sahar Shirzad
moderator
Dawood Hilmandi
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