17 September 2025, 06:30 pm
My Childhood, My Country – 20 Years in Afghanistan
Programme Type
Films and Exhibitions
Venue
C.D. Deshmukh Auditorium, IIC main building

(90 minutes;2022; English Subtitles)

Directors: Phil Grabsky & Shoaib Sharifi

Winners of Best Documentary at the BAFTA Television Awards, Best Documentary at the Tiburon Film Festival (Golden Reel); Best International Documentary at the DC Independent Film Festival 2022; and Best Feature Documentary at the Titan International Film Festival and Bali International Film Festival 2022

Spanning two decades in the life of one boy—growing up in a cave beside the Bamyan Buddhas—this film journeys through war, hope, and transformation in Afghanistan. My Childhood, My Country is an intimate, soul-stirring portrait of resilience that invites us to reflect on innocence, loss, and the enduring human spirit. A must-see.

(Collaboration: Foundation for Universal Responsibility of His Holiness The Dalai Lama)