Heartland Film
Champions of the Golden Valley | Encore Screening with Exodus Refugee
Thursday, May 1, 2025 7:00 PM EDT
Heartland Film Headquarters - The Basile Event Center

The 2024 HIFF Overall Audience Choice Award-winning film, “Champions of the Golden Valley,” is back for an encore screening in partnership with Exodus Refugee! Don't miss your second chance to see the documentary that won the hearts of the Heartland International Film Festival attendees. After the screening, there will be a Q&A with two Afghan refugees who work with Exodus Refugee. 

Champions of the Golden Valley

In the high peaks of Afghanistan, young villagers from rival ethnic groups ​build makeshift wooden skis and convene for an exuberant mountain race that ​requires incredible camaraderie and resilience–lessons they must call upon when they experience the shocking collapse of their country.



Showings
Thu, May 1st, 7:00 PM @ Heartland Film Headquarters - The Basile Event Center
  • Year:
    2024
  • Runtime:
    81 minutes
  • Language:
    English, Dari
  • Country:
    United States
  • Premiere:
    Midwest Premiere
  • Genre:
    Documentary Feature
  • Subtitle Language:
    English
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  • Director:
    Ben Sturgulewski
  • Producer:
    Katie Stjernholm
  • Executive Producer:
    Doug Blush (Madpix Films), Chris Temple & Zach Ingrasci ​(Optimist), Justin Lacob & Bryn Mooser (XTR), Ari Hyman and Tara Razavi (Happy ​Place), Nadia Samadani (Apripiste), Jo Jensen & Liz Stiff (Little Lion Impact), ​Janet, Gottfried & Peter Tittiger (Tiger Tales Media)
  • Cast:
    Sayed Alishah Farhang, Mujtaba Hussaini, Hussain Ali Nazari
Heartland Film Headquarters - The Basile Event Center
8950 Otis Ave,
Indianapolis, IN 46220
May 1, 2025, 7:00 - 9:00 PM EDT

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