Documentaries

12 SIEVed Years

As spring brings new hope to Australia, The 12 SIEVed Years poetically unravels the decade-long struggles of refugees torn from their families, trapped by restrictive policies, and longing for a place to call home amidst an enduring state of uncertainty.

12 SIEVed Years, a short documentary by Musa Yawari about migrants in Australia.12 SIEVed Years, a short documentary by Musa Yawari about migrants in Australia.
Echoes of the Sea

After surviving a migrant boat disaster in 2011, the survivors still cope with the haunting echoing memories of those 3 days spent in the ocean without any help.

Breaking out of the Cage
Many of Pakistan’s top female karate players belong to the Hazara ethnic minority, which has faced decades of persecution. The deadliest attack occurred in 2013 in Quetta, killing over 200 people. Today, Hazara women use karate to fight back against restrictions.
Breaking out of the Cage, a short documentary for BBC News, by Musa Yawari and Kevin Kim. Breaking out of the Cage, a short documentary for BBC News, by Musa Yawari and Kevin Kim.
The Same Road
Many of Pakistan’s top female karate players belong to the Hazara ethnic minority, which has faced decades of persecution. The deadliest attack occurred in 2013 in Quetta, killing over 200 people. Today, Hazara women use karate to fight back against restrictions.
The Same Road is a short documentary by Musa Yawar about a Hazara taxi driver in Quetta Pakisatan. The Same Road is a short documentary by Musa Yawar about a Hazara taxi driver in Quetta Pakisatan.

Projects in Progress

If I were a prophet...

In the shadow of Pakistan's highest mountains, a writer confronts the child he once was—a boy who believed the Taliban's call to martyrdom.

If I were a prophet is a documentary about a former suicider bomber from Pakistan. By Musa Yawari.
If I were a prophet is a documentary about a former suicider bomber from Pakistan. By Musa Yawari.
The Green Hell

Fleeing genocide in Pakistan, a young Hazara man reaches safety in Indonesia, only to spend more than a decade trapped in bureaucratic limbo, unable to work, unable to leave, slowly dying from the inside out.

Green Hell is about Hazara migrants in limbo in Indonesia spent more than a decade to be resettled.
Green Hell is about Hazara migrants in limbo in Indonesia spent more than a decade to be resettled.