I am very thankful to finally be able to share my work for WeDpro Inc. I directed this documentary short for their NGO sometime after super storm Haiyan slammed into the Philippines killing thousands. You can check out the documentary here: Hope After Haiyan (Padayon sa Pag-laum In this story, there are several heroes – […]
No matter what, eventually all our work arrived at Jawed’s NLE and he had the considerable (and unenviable) task of single-handedly putting together 40 or 50+ hours of TV per production season. That’s why he was placed at the very center of the office, so that all our producers could quickly come to him with […]
“… the people who NEVER stop trying to make their films, no matter how hard it is for them to pursue it – those are the people who succeed…”
Dear Colleagues. Though I have been away from Afghanistan for months now, the memory of my time working with you all remains bright in my mind and heart. Like all of you, I was devastated last week to hear of the attack on our comrades as they came home from work. I worked closely with […]
In the names of our fallen friends and colleagues – and the name of every Afghan man, woman and child taken by this horrible conflict, Tolo must continue.
At the start of the New Year I am honored to have the opportunity to work with Jenny Logico-Cruz, her husband Blonski Cruz and the rest of the Langgam Performance Troupe on the encore run of their debut theater production Swear Not By The Moon – an experimental take on the Shakespeare classic Romeo & Juliet. […]
Earlier today I discovered through my friend’s Alessandro Pavone timeline that VICE journalist/producer Mohammed Rasool has been released by the Turkish authorities. This is very welcome news for VICE and any journalist, local or foreign, working out of Turkey these days and important step the Turkish authorities needed to make in order to win back the trust […]
As I get ready to leave Afghanistan, possibly for a great long while, my thoughts go back to everyone I was fortunate enough to meet and befriend over the past year here in Kabul. I will especially miss the great people I worked with on Afghan Star Season 10, Sesame Street: Afghanistan Season 4 and […]
Almost six months ago, a young woman named Farkhunda was beaten to death by angry mob – right here, in the heart of Kabul. She was killed and her body was desecrated on a street I drove by everyday on my commute to work. I have never looked at the street or the people that […]
