Acting
Fereshta Kazemi
Born
1979-06-10 (47)
Place of birth
Kabul, Afghanistan
Known for
Acting
Credits
7 titles
Fereshta Kazemi is an Afghan-American actress and filmmaker, born on June 10, 1979, in Kabul, Afghanistan. Her family fled the country during the Soviet invasion, living in Thailand before settling in the United States. She was raised in New York and the San Francisco Bay Area. Kazemi studied acting and writing at Marymount Manhattan College and earned a degree in Philosophy and Cultural Anthropology from the University of California, Davis. She later completed an MBA in Film Production from Chapman University. Her film credits include “Heal,” “The Icy Sun,” and “Targeting,” with work often focused on social issues and women’s rights.
Known for
5.1A female soldier returns from Afghanistan and begins running surveillance on an Afghan person-of-interest that she learns is living in her hometown.
Targeting
2014
7.0In the midst of the ongoing conflict in Afghanistan and Pakistan, a gifted child makes an extraordinary effort for his people.
Heal
2010
NRA woman is raped. Instead going after her attacker, the law and society imprison the victim.
The Icy Sun
2013
Five friends live their lives to the fullest in Kabul, Afghanistan on the cusp of an ending era that tests friendship and their very lives, to the limit.
Afghan Friendship
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Film credits
2010s · 3 titles
5.1A female soldier returns from Afghanistan and begins running surveillance on an Afghan person-of-interest that she learns is living in her hometown.
Targeting
2014
7.0In the midst of the ongoing conflict in Afghanistan and Pakistan, a gifted child makes an extraordinary effort for his people.
Heal
2010
NRA woman is raped. Instead going after her attacker, the law and society imprison the victim.
The Icy Sun
2013
Behind the camera
Five friends live their lives to the fullest in Kabul, Afghanistan on the cusp of an ending era that tests friendship and their very lives, to the limit.
Afghan Friendship
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Five friends live their lives to the fullest in Kabul, Afghanistan on the cusp of an ending era that tests friendship and their very lives, to the limit.
Afghan Friendship
—
Five friends live their lives to the fullest in Kabul, Afghanistan on the cusp of an ending era that tests friendship and their very lives, to the limit.
Afghan Friendship
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