Private Project

Water

●Synopsis:
This is the story of Marzia, an 8 years-old girl victim of human trafficking. Her parent sold her to a man leading a begging group in Kabul. Marzia and many other children work for him and he misuses them as hand sales, bigger and labor. Instead being in a family and getting education she spent the time in the street. One day she is trying to pick the empty can of Pepsi while the teacher calls on her…

  • sayed jalal rohani
    Writer
  • sayed jalal rohani
    Director
  • sayed jalal rohani
    Producer
  • Khushbo yousofzai
    Key Cast
    "Sadaf"
  • Faridoon azizmi
    Key Cast
    "zelgi"
  • Arsh Rahimi
    Key Cast
    "salaman"
  • Sediq rahimi
    Key Cast
    "mubariz"
  • Dawood salam
    Key Cast
    "Qais"
  • Rahmat safi
    Key Cast
    "Nazir"
  • Mahbob Ehsan
    Key Cast
    "Zafar "
  • Ahmad Ahmadi
    Key Cast
    "Azam khan"
  • Project Type:
    Student
  • Runtime:
    13 minutes 37 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    April 15, 2014
  • Country of Origin:
    Afghanistan
  • Country of Filming:
    Afghanistan
  • Shooting Format:
    H.264 MP4/1080p Full HD
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2.1.1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes
  • Negah National Film Festival in Afghanistan
    kabul
    Afghanistan
    May 10, 2014
    Best cinematography, Negah National Film Festival in Afghanistan
  • Afghanistan Human Rights International Film festival
    kabul
    Afghanistan
    December 15, 2015
    Best actress, Afghanistan Human Rights International Film festival
  • Kabul Student Film Festival in Afghanistan
    kabu
    Afghanistan
    December 5, 2015
    Best Directing Kabul Student Film Festival in Afghanistan
  • Heart International Women’s Film Festival
    kabul
    Afghanistan
    October 22, 2016
    Best short film, Heart International Women’s Film Festival
  • Mehragan International Film festival.
    kabul
    Afghanistan
    July 26, 2017
    Best script, Mehragan International Film festival.
  • Asia Peace Film Festival from Pakistan
    Islamabad
    Pakistan
    September 20, 2017
    Best actress, Asia Peace Film Festival from Pakistan
  • SAARC film festival in Sri Lanka
    Col
    Sri Lanka
    November 25, 2017
    Best short film, SAARC film festival in Sri Lanka
  • Presidential Palace of the Islamic republic of Afghanistan
    kabul
    Afghanistan
  • The Afghan International Film Festival in Stockholm
    Stockholm
    Sweden
  • The Swiss Cooperation in Afghanistan
    kabul
    Afghanistan
  • International Young Directors’ Festival, Xian, China
    xian
    China
    October 11, 2018
  • SCO Film Festival, Qingdao, China
    Qingdao
    China
    June 14, 2018
  • American University of Afghanistan, Kabul
Director Biography - sayed jalal rohani

Sayed Jalal Rohani (b. 1989) is a film writer, producer, and director from Ghazni province, Afghanistan. He is a graduate of Kabul University, where he earned his BA in Fine Arts. Since 2016 he has worked in the Afghan Film department of the Ministry of information and Culture in Kabul. In April 2017 he participated in the Fajr International Film Festival, held at Dar ul-Funun, Tehran, Iran. As a freelancer, Jalal has worked with filmmakers inside and outside of Afghanistan. He is an active participant in filmmaking workshops conducted in Kabul University's Fine Arts department, as well as the British Council and Goethe Institute in Kabul. He has also managed the film club at the French Culture Institute in Kabul

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Director Statement

● His discography includes:

The One hundred years independence of Afghanistan (2019) Long Documentary.
When the pomegranates Scream (2019), Iranian film (director: Geranaz Mousavi),
First Assistant Director.
Director and writer
The Elephant Bird (2018), fiction film, producer
The Lady with the Purple Shoes (2016), fiction film, director and writer
The Water (2014), fiction film, director
Kabuliwood (2013), French film (director: Louis Meunier), production manager
The Voice of the Reed (2013), documentary film, director
Successful Women of Afghanistan (2012), documentary film, director
The Life (2011), fiction film, director

● Awards for The Water (2014)
Best cinematography, Negah National Film Festival in Afghanistan.
Best actress, Afghanistan Human Rights International Film festival.
Best directing, Kabul Student Film Festival in Afghanistan.
Best short film, Heart International Women’s Film Festival.
Best script, Mehragan International Film festival.
Best actress, Asia Peace Film Festival from Pakistan.
Best short film, SAARC film festival in Sri Lanka

● Screening of The Water at National and International film festivals:
Presidential Palace of the Islamic republic of Afghanistan
The Afghan International Film Festival in Stockholm
The Swiss Cooperation in Afghanistan.
International Young Directors’ Festival, Xian, China.
SCO Film Festival, Qingdao, China.
American University of Afghanistan, Kabul