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Mina Walking is a 2015 Canadian-Afghani drama film written and directed by Yosef Baraki. It was screened in the Generation 14+ section of the 65th Berlin International Film Festival where it competed for the Crystal Bear.[1]

Mina Walking
Film poster
Directed byYosef Baraki
Written byYosef Baraki
Produced byAndrew Korogyi
Asef Baraki
StarringFarzana Nawabi
CinematographyYosef Baraki
Edited byYosef Baraki
Andrew Korogyi
Music byVaheed Kaacemy
Production
company
Baraki Film
Release date
  • 12 February 2015 (2015-02-12) (Berlin)
Running time
110 minutes
CountriesCanada
Afghanistan
LanguageDari

The film follows a 12-year-old Afghan street seller named Mina as she tries to balance her education with her responsibly as the main breadwinner of the family.


Cast



Production


Yosef Baraki has stated that he was inspired to write the film after meeting with a group of child street sellers in Kabul. "What I noticed and [what] eventually led to writing this movie was the dynamic between them. In a country like Afghanistan it was interesting to see that the girls were making more money than the boys and were able to outsmart them. These children spent such a long time on the streets every day and didn't go to school, either because they were orphaned or because war has affected their parents in a way that the children had to support the family".[2]

The film was shot on location in Kabul, Afghanistan in 19 days with a crew of 5-6 people. Only a few professional actors appear in the film. Baraki developed the character of Mina by placing Farzana Nawabi in real-life situations and only feeding her parts of the script every day. To capture real-life Kabul, the crew needed to shoot unnoticed. "Sometimes I would climb onto the roofs of buildings and shoot down with a long lens to capture Mina at the market without being seen. If there were too many people on the street, we would reduce the number of our crew if we were too noticeable. We were trying to blend in because we had to move forward, due to our tight budget and our short schedule. We could not afford to being told we can't film somewhere, so we had to improvise".[2]


Awards and nominations


4th Canadian Screen Awards (2016)

Berlin International Film Festival (2015)

Asia Pacific Screen Awards (2015)

International Film Festival of India (2015)

Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival (2015)

Zlín Film Festival (2015)

SAARC Film Festival (2015)

Der Neue Heimatfilm Festival (2015)

International Film Festival TOFIFEST (2015)

Mumbai Film Festival (2015)

Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival (2015)

All Lights India International Film Festival (2015)

Festival Cinema Africano, Asia and Latin America (2016)


References


  1. "Mina Walking". Berlin International Film Festival. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
  2. Rottger, Corina (February 16, 2015). "Next Projection. Berlin: Interview with Mina Walking's Yosef Baraki". Archived from the original on February 22, 2015. Retrieved February 22, 2015.
  3. "Mina Walking Honoured with Inaugural Discovery Award". Cision. January 19, 2016. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
  4. Kay, Jeremy (January 28, 2015). "Telefim Canada unveils Berlin talent list". Screen Daily. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
  5. "16 Berlinale-Filme FÜR Amnesty-Filmpreis 2015 Nominiert" (in German). February 5, 2015. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
  6. "Mina Walking". Asia Pacific Screen Awards. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
  7. T'cha Dunlevy, "A street-level view of Kabul". Montreal Gazette, September 3, 2015.
  8. "55th Zlín Film Festival: Winning Films". March 6, 2015. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
  9. "SAARC Film Festival" (PDF). p. 11.
  10. Kay, Jeremy (November 18, 2015). "US Briefs: Cinema Eye announces Heterodox Award finallists". Screen Daily. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
  11. "'Masaan', 'Mina Walking' win top laurels at ALIIFF 2015". News18. November 20, 2015. Retrieved October 18, 2021.




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