Film Projects

 
 
 

THE HUNT FOR ALIA

23 Minute documentary for bbc our world - Broadcast on BBC World News/BBC News

Yalda Hakim travels to Afghanistan to investigate the disappearance of policewoman, Alia Azizi. She meets activists and protestors, asking the Taliban why they

are not doing more.

WATCH HERE

REPORTER - YALDA HAKIM

PRODUCER/DIRECTOR - GUS PALMER

EDITOR - STEVE CHAPPEL


 

THREE MILLION REFUGEES AND COUNTING

23 minute documentary for BBC Our World. Broadcast on BBC World News

On 24 February, Russia's president, Vladimir Putin, ordered a military invasion of neighbouring Ukraine, triggering the largest refugee crisis in Europe since the Second World War. Almost six million Ukrainians have fled the country, half of them to next-door Poland.

During a week in April, Our World follows Warsaw's mayor, Rafal Trzaskowski, as well as refugees and volunteers living through the crisis. How have the people of Warsaw dealt with such a sudden increase in the city's population. And what is the long-term plan for all the new arrivals?

WATCH HERE

PRODUCER/DIRECTOR - GUS PALMER

EDITOR - TRISTAN MARTIN

COMPOSITION - JOE MUNDAY

 

INSIDE THE TALIBAN REGIME

23 Minutes for BBC Our World/ABC Australia

With access to the new Taliban government, Yalda Hakim travels back to Afghanistan to find out what the country is like under their rule. The economy is close to collapse, millions face starvation and the one-time terrorist group now face a terror threat of its own. Can the Taliban form a government that can put their violent past behind them and help rebuild this broken country?

WATCH HERE

PRODUCER/DIRECTOR - GUS PALMER

REPORTER - YALDA HAKIM

EDITOR - TRISTAN MARTIN

COMPOSITION - JOE MUNDAY

 

THE RETURN OF THE TALIBAN

43 Minutes for BBC Our World/BBC Panorama/ABC

Yalda Hakim reports from Afghanistan at a critical juncture in its history. As American and allied forces withdraw, the country is now at risk of falling to the Taliban.

WATCH HERE

PRODUCER/DIRECTOR - GUS PALMER

REPORTER - YALDA HAKIM

EDITOR - TRISTAN MARTIN

COMPOSITION - JOE MUNDAY