Bay Area Premiere of an Anti-War Film

Afghanistan is not the kind of place one would expect to witness happiness, especially in the eyes of children who cannot truly comprehend concepts like war and hatred. All they see are their homes demolished daily, their families torn from them, and their own bodies ravaged by pain, fatigue, and hunger.

Twenty-one clown doctors from around the world embark on a mission to carry cheerfulness and perhaps distraction to children injured in a country devastated by war. Their initial impact with the reality of Afghan pediatric hospitals hits hard, and at the end of the first day, the shock is written on their faces, providing an added impetus for continuing their work. In the following days, they are to bring their joy of life and vivacity to all the hospitals of Kabul. But Kabul is merely the first stage of their journey. The road still lies before them.

Enzo Balestrieri and Stefano Moser’s Clown In’ Kabul moves beyond familiar images of war. And in exquisitely poignant moments, it allows glimpses of a people who suffer every day but are still capable of hope that this suffering will end.