Early life and education

Born and raised in India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

, Kazimi graduated from St. Stephen's College, Delhi

St. Stephen's College, Delhi

St. Stephen's College is a constituent college of the University of Delhi located in Delhi, India. The college admits both undergraduates and post-graduates, and awards degrees under the purview of the University. Famous for its rich history and many traditions, St...

 in 1982. He went to Canada on a scholarship to study filmmaking

Filmmaking

Filmmaking is the process of making a film, from an initial story, idea, or commission, through scriptwriting, casting, shooting, directing, editing, and screening the finished product before an audience that may result in a theatrical release or television program...

 at York University

York University

York University is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is Canada's third-largest university, Ontario's second-largest graduate school, and Canada's leading interdisciplinary university....

 in Toronto

Toronto

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, Ontario

Ontario

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. Kazimi is now a film professor at York University, he joined the Department of Film as a full-time faculty member in 2006.

Filmography

• A Song for Tibet
  A Song for Tibet
  A Song for Tibet is a 1991 Canadian short documentary film about efforts of Tibetans in exile, led by the Dalai Lama, to free their homeland and preserve their heritage...
  
  (1991) (cinematography)
• Narmada: A Valley Rises (1994)
• Shooting Indians (1997)
• Some Kind of Arrangement (1998)
• Continuous Journey (2004)
• Runaway Grooms (2005)

See also

Not to be mistaken with American filmmaker, Mithaq Kazimi

Mithaq Kazimi

Mithaq Kazimi is a film director and producer, mostly known for his documentary film 16 Days in Afghanistan and founding member of Dawn Breakers International Film Festival...

, who has also made films in India.

External links

• "Peripheral Visions — The Films of Ali Kazimi" (Accessed December 24, 2009)