Mithaq Kazimi
| Mithaq Kazimi | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Film producer/director, non-profit/technology founder |
| Years active | 1999–present |
Mithaq Kazimi (Pronunciation: Mi-sáq Ka-zi-mi) is a media producer, founder of a technology and non-profit organization.
He founded the Dawn Breakers International Film Festival, a "Top 25 Film Festival of the World" nominee, along with KDK Factory, a media production house and an accelerator-backed tech company. Recently, he was a founding member launching Wion Tv, a digital/tv news network from South Asia.
His notable films include the production of 16 Days in Afghanistan, an iconic film about the country and distribution of The Gardener, an award-winning Mohsen Makhmalbaf documentary.
His media projects include a series of narratives, Ad films and documentaries about HIV, American race and economic issues and profiles of America Got Talent and German Idol participants. His non-profit focused films include videos for Child Rights and You organization with music written by Javed Akhtar, the widely televised Quenching The Light social video campaign and the CNN Hero's foundation that support women and premature births.
His international work include Through Her Eyes, produced in India and scored by Farhad Darya. The film is currently on IMDB's Most Popular Short Films of India and has been discussed in film festivals and retrospectives held in South Asia His Spanish film, El Hombre Sencillo has received praise for the positive portrayal of Mexico and Hispanic culture.
In 2010, he made a film about the life of Azim Khamisa and Tony Hicks, the first adolescent tried as an adult in a murder case in California, United States. It featured the now social activist Nate Howard in the lead role.
In 2011, a television show, two episodes of which he wrote and directed won the regional Emmy Awards.
His year-long photographic work, Humans of San Diego, inspired by Humans of New York gained attention and following on social media. Exhibition of his photographic work from Mexico has been held in galleries in California including the WorldBeat Cultural Center.
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