01/01/1973
Hyderabad, India:
Nelofer Pazira is an Afghan-Canadian filmmaker, actress, journalist, and author, born in 1973 in Hyderabad, India. She was raised in Kabul, Afghanistan, and lived through a decade of Soviet occupation before fleeing to Pakistan in 1989 and immigrating to Canada in 1990. She studied journalism and English literature at Carleton University and earned a master’s degree in anthropology, sociology, and religion from Concordia University. In 2001, she starred in the film “Kandahar,” based on her real-life attempt to find a childhood friend. She later co-directed “Return to Kandahar” and authored the memoir “A Bed of Red Flowers.”
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In the Room (2025) as Self |
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آهنگ سیما (2024) as Suraya (older) |
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The Giant Buddhas (2005) as |
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The Return to Kandahar (2003) as herself |
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Safar e Ghandehar (2001) as Nafas |
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This Is Not a Movie: Robert Fisk and the Politics of Truth (2019) Producer |
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This Is Not a Movie: Robert Fisk and the Politics of Truth (2019) Co-Writer |
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This Is Not a Movie: Robert Fisk and the Politics of Truth (2019) Researcher |
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Act of Dishonour (2010) Writer |
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Act of Dishonour (2010) Executive Producer |
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Act of Dishonour (2010) Director |
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The Return to Kandahar (2003) Director |