Midnight traveler / a film by Hassan Fazili & Emelie Mahdavian ; a co-production of Old Chilly Pictures, LLC, American Documentary/POV, and Independent Television Service (ITVS) ; directed by Hassan Fazili ; produced & written by Emelie Mahdavian ; produced by Su Kim ; co-producer, Fatima Hussaini ; co-producer, Ahmad Imami.

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When the Taliban puts a bounty on Afghan director Hassan Fazili's head, he is forced to flee with his wife and two young daughters. Capturing their uncertain journey, Fazili shows firsthand the dangers facing refugees seeking asylum and the love shared between a family on the run.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Jude, Gretchen (Composer)
Corporate Authors:	Old Chilly Pictures (Production company) American Documentary, Inc (Production company) Independent Television Service (Production company) Oscilloscope Laboratories (Firm) (Publisher)
Other Authors:	Fāz̤ilī, Ḥasan (Film director, on-screen participant.) Mahdavian, Emelie (Film director) Kim, Su (Film producer) Hossaini, Fatima (Film producer, on-screen participant.) Imami, Ahmad (Film producer) Fazili, Nargis (on-screen participant.) Fazili, Zahra (on-screen participant.)
Language:	Persian English
Language of the Original:	Persian
Language and/or Writing System:	In Persian with optional English subtitles; intertitles in English.
Published:	[New York, New York] : Oscilloscope Laboratories, [2019]
Subjects:	Fāz̤ilī, Ḥasan. Hussaini, Fatima. Political refugees > Afghanistan > Biography. Political refugees > European Union countries > Biography. Motion picture producers and directors > Afghanistan > Biography. Families > Afghanistan. Taliban. Families. Motion picture producers and directors. Political refugees. Afghanistan. European Union countries. Biographical films. Biographies. Documentary films. Feature films. Nonfiction films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Video, Persian.
Genre:	Biography. Biographical films. Biographies. Documentary films. Feature films. Nonfiction films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Video, Persian.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (89 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	Video DVD

Description
Summary:	When the Taliban puts a bounty on Afghan director Hassan Fazili's head, he is forced to flee with his wife and two young daughters. Capturing their uncertain journey, Fazili shows firsthand the dangers facing refugees seeking asylum and the love shared between a family on the run.
Note:	Program content: ©2019. Wide screen (1.78:1).
Call Number:	HV640.5.A28 M533 2019 VideoDVD
Audience:	Not rated by the MPAA.
Awards:	Sundance Film Festival, Special Jury Award, World Documentary; San Francisco International Film Festival SFFLM, Golden Gate Award, Documentary Winner; Sheffield International Documentary Festival, Grand Jury Award; Berlinale Film Festival, Audience Award/Doc, Special Mention
ISBN:	9786318061810 6318061819
Credits:	Composer of original score, Gretchen Jude.
System Details:	DVD; NTSC, all regions; widescreen presentation, 1.78:1 aspect ratio; Dolby digital 5.1 surround & stereo.
Participant or Performer:	Featuring Hassan Fazili, Fatima Hussaini, Nargis Fazili, Zahra Fazili.