On November 19, 2017, a Hazara girl named Zahra Khawari committed suicide while attending the University of Kabul. In Kamay, the filmmakers pick up the story of her Hazara family’s struggle to reconcile the official story of their eldest daughter’s death: It is taking years to navigate Afghanistan’s judicial landscape, even to just receive Zahra’s personal effects. Zahra’s younger sister, Freshta, continues to gather the Kamay- plant intended for her late sister’s research, high up in the mountains near their home, but the mystery surrounding Zahra’s death and the great loss felt by the family affects her deeply – as she herself is nearly ready to enter University next. But the family’s struggles, trauma and grief are playing out against the backdrop of the advancing Taliban, and their fight for social justice and Zahra’s truth is about to run out of road to travel upon.
On November 19, 2017, a Hazara girl named Zahra Khawari committed suicide while attending the University of Kabul. In Kamay, the filmmakers pick up the story of her Hazara family’s struggle to reconcile the official story of their eldest daughter’s death: It is taking years to navigate Afghanistan’s judicial landscape, even to just receive Zahra’s personal effects. Zahra’s younger sister, Freshta, continues to gather the Kamay- plant intended for her late sister’s research, high up in the mountains near their home, but the mystery surrounding Zahra’s death and the great loss felt by the family affects her deeply – as she herself is nearly ready to enter University next. But the family’s struggles, trauma and grief are playing out against the backdrop of the advancing Taliban, and their fight for social justice and Zahra’s truth is about to run out of road to travel upon.