project fiftyone | Film
Sun, 13 Apr
|Dome Cinema and Bar
A young Afghan-New Zealand couple make a risky journey to Afghanistan to change 51 lives following an event that changed their own.
Time & Location
13 Apr 2025, 6:30 pm – 10:30 pm
Dome Cinema and Bar, 38 Childers Road, Gisborne 4010, New Zealand
About the event
A young Afghan-New Zealand couple make a risky journey to Afghanistan to change 51 lives in honour of the 51 lives lost in the Christchurch mosque attacks.
Feature documentary told through the eyes of Bariz Shah and Saba Afrasyabi. In remembrance of the 51 people martyred in Christchurch’s two mosques on March 15, 2019, they travel to Afghanistan to empower some of Kabul’s most poverty stricken people through funding 51 micro-business projects. Using their personal footage filmed over three months in Afghanistan, we share in their determination to change lives, and see the dramatic changes in the people they meet. Together Bariz and Saba respond to an act of terror by creating hope and uplifting lives.
Limited Run
View the trailer here.
Bar and Pizza from 5 pm.
The film starts at 6:30 pm. End times are approximate.