Mithaq Kazimi
| Mithaq Kazimi | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Film producer/director, non-profit/technology founder |
| Years active | 1999–present |
Mithaq Kazimi (Pronunciation: Mi-sáq Ka-zi-mi) is a media producer, founder of a technology and nonprofit organization.
He founded the Dawn Breakers International Film Festival, a "Top 25 Film Festival of the World" nominee,[1] along with a media production and an accelerator-backed tech company.[2] His notable films include the production of 16 Days in Afghanistan, an iconic film about the country[3] and distribution of The Gardener, an award-winning Mohsen Makhmalbaf documentary.[4]
His projects include a series of narratives, Ad films and documentaries about HIV, American race and economic issues and profiles of America Got Talent and German Idol participants. His non-profit focused films include videos for Child Rights and You organization with music written by Javed Akhtar,[5] the widely-televised Quenching The Light social video campaign and the CNN Hero's foundation that support women and premature births.[6]
His international work include Through Her Eyes, produced in India and scored by Farhad Darya.[7] The film is currently on IMDB's Most Popular Short Films of India[8] and has been discussed in film festivals [9] and retrospectives held in South Asia[10][11] His Spanish film, El Hombre Sencillo has received praise for the positive portrayal of Mexico and Hispanic culture.
In 2010, he made a film about the life of Azim Khamisa and Tony Hicks, the first adolescent tried as an adult in a murder case.[12] It featured the now social activist Nate Howard[13] in the lead role and used in TKF's high school programs throughout the United States. In 2011, a television show, two episodes of which he wrote and directed won the regional Emmy Awards.[14]
His photographic work, Humans of San Diego, inspired by Humans of New York has gained attention and following.[15][16] Exhibition of his photographic work from Mexico has been held in a gallery in California[17] as well as in WorldBeat Cultural Center.[18]
In 2015, he was nominated for Social-Cause Entrepreneurship prize at the 31st annual Boulder Chamber of Commerce business awards, in recognition of his focus on building socially impactful businesses.[19][20]
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role(s) | Country | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Untitled Occupy Movement Film | Producer, Director | US | English |
| 2013 | To Serve Humanity | Segment Producer | US | English, Spanish |
| 2013 | El Hombre Sencillo | Producer, Director | Mexico | Spanish |
| 2011 | Just Shoot Me Please | Producer, Writer, Director | US | English |
| 2011 | Both Sides of The Gun | Producer, Co-writer, Director | US | English |
| 2010 | A Living Miracle | Producer | Guam, US | Chamorro, Eng |
| 2010 | One Way Alley | Writer, Director | US | English |
| 2010 | Bridges in Between | Cinematographer | US | English |
| 2010 | A Time Will Come | Producer | India, US | Hindi, Urdu, Eng |
| 2009 | Amor in Motion | Editor | Brazil, US | Portuguese |
| 2009 | An Affair | Producer | China, US | Mandarin, Eng |
| 2009 | Quenching the Light | Producer | Iran, US | Persian |
| 2008 | Into the Blues | Director | US | English |
| 2008 | 16 Days in Afghanistan | Producer, Editor | Afghanistan | Dari, Pashtu, Eng |
| 2008 | Strangers At Night | Producer, Co-writer, Director | US | English |
| 2007 | He Was the Beginning | Producer, Editor | US | English |
| 2006 | Through Her Eyes | Co-Producer, Writer, Director, Editor | India | Hindi |
| 2004 | Wasted Drops | Producer, Director | US | English |
| 2002 | Dream Possessor | Writer, Director, Producer | US | English |
References
- ↑ "Coolest Film Festivals: Vote For The Environmental/Social Cause Fests Most Likely To Save The World by Lara Colocino". MovieMaker Magazine.
- ↑ "Boomtown Boulder blasts off nine startups". Tech+.
- ↑ http://cinesourcemagazine.com/index.php?/site/broll_fa/facin
- ↑ http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/09/movies/the-gardener-mohsen-makhmalbafs-inquiry-into-religion.html
- ↑ http://america.cry.org/site/awards/2009/sandiegoac.html
- ↑ "Miracle Babies - Non-Profit San Diego, CA". Miracle Babies : Non Profit.
- ↑ "Afghanland.com Afghanistan Fims Movies". afghanland.com.
- ↑ "IMDb: Most Popular Short Films With Country of Origin India". IMDb.
- ↑ "Awards". gffn.org.
- ↑ "Retrospective of Films of Rituparno Ghosh at Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre at Gulshan in Dhaka Inauguration at 6:30 PM on June 13, 2013, June 20, June 27 and July 4, 2013". hcidhaka.gov.in.
- ↑ "Mixed recipe lacks punch". The Hindu.
- ↑ http://www.azimkhamisa.com/blogs/view/143517/?topic=17883
- ↑ "USC Students Allege Racial Profiling By LAPD". NPR.org. 8 May 2013.
- ↑ http://nataspsw.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/2011-Recipients.pdf
- ↑ "Everyday San Antonians, extraordinary photos". San Antonio Express-News.
- ↑ "Humans of San Diego". Facebook.
- ↑ "Mehr International Cultural Center (M. Gallery)". Kodoom.com.
- ↑ http://events.worldbeatcenter.org/
- ↑ http://cm.boulderchamber.com/news/details/boulder-chamber-announces-2015-esprit-entrepreneur-award-honorees
- ↑ http://www.dailycamera.com/boulder-business/ci_29034122/boulder-chamber-announces-2015-esprit-entrepreneur-honorees