Qasimpur Mohammad

Born in 1991, in Balkhab, Afghanistan, Mohammad Qasimpur is a filmmaker, actor and photographer. In 2011 he entered the university of fine arts in Kabul where he studied cinema. He directed 6 introspective short films about social issues in Afghanistan (Anti-Facebook, Friendship, Choc, Conditions, Creatures, Problem Cycle) . He participated in the Mehregan Festival with his short film Friendship; he collaborated with other movie directors, and he participated in workshops. He worked as the lighting director and as an actor for the series Roya, broadcasted on the Afghan channel Khorchid Network, he acted in the series Third Line and he was the script supervisor in the series Shahrbanoo broadcasted on the Afghan network Tamadon. During his last shooting, where he was the lighting director for the series Turning Point on Netflix, he was exposed to violence from the Taliban; he felt threatened and had no choice but to leave Afghanistan. He arrived in France in 2021 and is a member of the agency of artists in exile.