Peter Bussian is an American independent filmmaker, photographer and
visual media consultant who is known mainly for his work with refugees
and other international development issues. He has received awards for
his photographs from the International Photography Awards (Lucies) and
Interaction.Bussian has held several photographic exhibitions,
including "The Afghans: Pictures of Resilience 2001 â€" 2011", which
was exhibited at Gallery 169 and Sharq Gallery, both in Los Angeles.
The exhibit was also on display at the Council on Foreign Relations in
New York throughout 2012. He is the author and photographer of the
book "Passage to Afghanistan" (Skyhorse, 2016).Bussian played the lead
role in Afghan Director Siddiq Barmak's film, Opium War, which was
Afghanistan's official submission to the 2009 Academy Awards and won
several film festival awards, including the Golden Marc’Aurelio
Critics’ Award for Best Film at the Rome Film Festival.Bussian is
currently developing several independent feature film projects,
including Scarlet Poppy, an authentic love story set in Afghanistan.
The project has been featured at the Busan International Film
Festival, International Film Festival of India, the Independent
Filmmaker Project "No Borders" and the Dubai International Film
Festival
visual media consultant who is known mainly for his work with refugees
and other international development issues. He has received awards for
his photographs from the International Photography Awards (Lucies) and
Interaction.Bussian has held several photographic exhibitions,
including "The Afghans: Pictures of Resilience 2001 â€" 2011", which
was exhibited at Gallery 169 and Sharq Gallery, both in Los Angeles.
The exhibit was also on display at the Council on Foreign Relations in
New York throughout 2012. He is the author and photographer of the
book "Passage to Afghanistan" (Skyhorse, 2016).Bussian played the lead
role in Afghan Director Siddiq Barmak's film, Opium War, which was
Afghanistan's official submission to the 2009 Academy Awards and won
several film festival awards, including the Golden Marc’Aurelio
Critics’ Award for Best Film at the Rome Film Festival.Bussian is
currently developing several independent feature film projects,
including Scarlet Poppy, an authentic love story set in Afghanistan.
The project has been featured at the Busan International Film
Festival, International Film Festival of India, the Independent
Filmmaker Project "No Borders" and the Dubai International Film
Festival
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