Along the narrow three kilometres of the Qala-e Wahid, a street in Kabul, the horse-drawn cabs have a hard time amongst the cars. Sometimes there are collisions. The ancient business could fall prey to modernisation. Some shop owners would like to see that happen because the horses make a lot of mess. But despite their hectic lives, the drivers of the horse-drawn cabs still find time for fun – for the camera, but also just for themselves. The streets are Little Afghanistan – as the voice-over says – with all its conflicts and contradictions.
About the artist
Basir Seerat is a young filmmaker and photo-journalist with a long personal history of using his chosen career to fight for hope and peace in his country. In 1998 he lived for some time as a refugee. Basir Seerat graduated from Kabul University in 2005 with a Fine Arts degree from the Department of Theater and Cinema. In 2005, he was kidnapped by the Taliban in the Nuristan province while making a documentary film about the lives of women in that region. He escaped from the Taliban jail after ten days. He has worked with many filmmakers, particularly Samira Makhmal Baf, a noted Iranian director.
Caricaturist (2011)
Up to Alphabet (2011)
Gypsy Alphabet (2009)
Bird Street is my home (2009)
Voice of flown city (2005)
