Jawed Taiman

Jawed Taiman was born in Kandahar, Afghanistan and now lives in London. Jawed made his first short non-fiction film “Zendan/Prison” in Afghanistan about Allam, a teacher who secretly educated girls in his home in Kabul. It was Broadcast on Tapesh TV in the USA and was awarded Best Short Film, at EICAR Film School, Paris 2006. Zendan also screened at the Short Film Corner Cannes 2007. “Addicted in Afghanistan” is his first documentary. —filmfestankara.org