
About
Nelofer Pazira
Overview
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.”
Known for
Acting |
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2024 | Sima's Song | Actor | Suraya (older) | 58 Average |
2005 | The Giant Buddhas | Actor | 59 Average |
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2003 | The Return to Kandahar | Actor | herself | N/A N/A |
2001 | Kandahar | Actor | Nafas | 59 Average |
Directing |
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2010 | Act of Dishonour | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
2003 | The Return to Kandahar | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
Writing |
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2019 | This Is Not a Movie: Robert Fisk and the Politics of Truth | Writing | Co-Writer | 58 Average |
2010 | Act of Dishonour | Writing | Writer | 58 Average |
Production |
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2019 | This Is Not a Movie: Robert Fisk and the Politics of Truth | Production | Producer | 58 Average |
2019 | This Is Not a Movie: Robert Fisk and the Politics of Truth | Production | Researcher | 58 Average |
2010 | Act of Dishonour | Production | Executive Producer | 58 Average |