Midnight Traveler (2019)
September 18, 2019Release Date
Midnight Traveler (2019)
September 18, 2019Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
Currently Midnight Traveler is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Hoopla, Amazon Video, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, YouTube, OVID, Fandango At Home, Kanopy
Streaming in:🇺🇸 United States
Cast & Crew.
Hassan Fazili
Himself / Director
Fatima Hussaini
Herself / Director of Photography
Nargis Fazili
Herself
Zahra Fazili
Herself
Su Kim
Producer
Emelie Coleman Mahdavian
Producer / Editor / Screenplay
Gretchen Jude
Original Music Composer
Media.
Details.
Release DateSeptember 18, 2019
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 28m
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Wiki.
Midnight Traveler is a 2019 documentary film directed by Hassan Fazili. Filmed on three smartphones by Fazili and his wife, Fatima Hussaini, and their two daughters, it chronicles their three-year journey from their home in Afghanistan to Europe in search for asylum.
The film premiered in the World Cinema Documentary Competition at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2019, where it won the Special Jury Award for No Borders. It also screened in the Panorama section at the Berlin International Film Festival in February 2019, where it won the second prize in the documentary section. It was nominated for Best Documentary at the 2019 Gotham Independent Film Awards. PBS aired the film as part of the POV series on December 30, 2019. As an episode of the series, the film received a Peabody Award in 2020.