Buzkashi Boys Explained

Buzkashi Boys
Director:Sam French[1]
Producer:Ariel Nasr[2]
Starring:Fawad Mohammadi
Jawanmard Paiz
Wali Talash
Music:Jim Dooley
Studio:Afghan Film Project
Development Pictures
Distributor:ShortsHD
Released:[3]
Country:Afghanistan
United States
Language:Dari

Buzkashi Boys is a 2012 film directed by Sam French, and co-produced in Afghanistan and the United States. It was nominated for the 2013 Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film.[4] [5] [6]

After being nominated for an Oscar, the film was released along with all the other 15 Oscar-nominated short films in theaters by ShortsHD.[7] [8]

Plot

Filmed entirely on location in Kabul, Afghanistan, Buzkashi Boys tells the coming of age story of two best friends – a street urchin and a blacksmith's son who dream of a better life. Rafi, whose family has long worked in blacksmith trade, bridles under his father's insistence that he follow in his footsteps.

His best friend Ahmad, a penniless orphan, survives by begging for coins in exchange for a puff of incense from his makeshift censer—a tin can swung from a piece of wire. Seeking to escape their destinies, the two friends dream of becoming champion horsemen in Afghanistan's national sport, Buzkashi—a dangerous form of polo played on horseback with a headless goat carcass instead of a ball. When Ahmad decides to steal a horse to prove he can realize his dreams, things spiral out of control and Rafi must come to terms with the reality of his situation.

Set against the harsh and stunning backdrop of Kabul city, Buzkashi Boys is a tale of two boys growing to adulthood in one of the most war-torn countries on earth.

Filmed entirely on location in Kabul by an alliance of Afghan and international filmmakers, Buzkashi Boys is a look at life that continues beyond the headlines of war in Afghanistan.

Accolades

Film festival awards

Award nominations

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Buzkashi Boys Team. BuzkashiBoys.com. 10 January 2013.
  2. News: Afghan teen stars to accompany Canadian Oscar nominee to show. Oliveira. Michael. 17 February 2013. CTV News. The Canadian Press. 18 February 2013.
  3. Web site: Release dates for Buzkashi Boys. IMDb. 10 January 2013.
  4. Web site: 11 Live Action Shorts Advance in Oscar® Race. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 10 January 2013.
  5. News: Goldstein. Caroline. Wayne Native's Film to Play at Bryn Mawr Film Institute. 10 January 2013. RadnorPatch. 2012-12-22.
  6. Web site: 2013 Oscar Nominees. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). January 10, 2013.
  7. Web site: The New York Times. Oscar Nominated Short Films 2013. 2013.
  8. Web site: The New York Times. Buzkashi Boys. 2013.
  9. Web site: BUZKASHI BOYS WINS BEST DRAMA AT LA SHORTSFEST!. Development Pictures. 10 January 2013. https://archive.today/20130215193740/http://www.developmentpictures.com/166348/press_and_awards/buzkashi-boys-wins-best-drama-at-la-shortsfest#. 2013-02-15. dead.
  10. Web site: AWARD WINNERS. LA Shorts Fest. 10 January 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130105023016/http://lashortsfest.com/content.asp?PageID=2. 5 January 2013.
  11. Web site: Afghan film "Buzkashi Boys" shortlisted for Oscar. British & Irish Agencies Afghanistan Group. 10 January 2013.
  12. Web site: Screening of "Buzkashi Boys" in Alumni Hall. University of King's College. 10 January 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304055030/http://www.ukings.ca/event/screening-buzkashi-boys-alumni-hall#. 2016-03-04. dead.
  13. Web site: Buzkashi Boys Makes Oscar Shortlist. 30 November 2012.
  14. Web site: Winners Palma de Mallorca 2012. Evolution International Film Festival. 10 January 2013.
  15. Web site: 2012 Film Festival Award Winners Announced. Rhode Island International Film Festival. 10 January 2013.
  16. Web site: ECU Filmfestival 2013. 1 April 2013.
  17. Web site: Short Film (Live Action) / BUZKASHI BOYS. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 10 January 2013.
  18. News: Oscar Nominations List 2013: Complete Rundown Of Academy Award Nominees. 10 January 2013. Huffington Post. 2013-01-13.

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