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Meet our 2025–26 Buffett Faculty Fellows as they embark on international research, filmmaking, and more: buffett.northwestern.edu/programs/facul… Fellows include: Lina Britto Brent E. Huffman Dean Karlan katrina quisumbing king KB Dennis Meade Sally A. Nuamah Kennetta Hammond Perry sulafa zidani

Meet our 2025–26 Buffett Faculty Fellows as they embark on international research, filmmaking, and more: buffett.northwestern.edu/programs/facul…

Fellows include:
<a href="/BrittoHistory/">Lina Britto</a>
<a href="/Brent_Huffman/">Brent E. Huffman</a>
<a href="/deankarlan/">Dean Karlan</a>
katrina quisumbing king
KB Dennis Meade
<a href="/sally_nuamah/">Sally A. Nuamah</a>
Kennetta Hammond Perry
<a href="/sulafaz/">sulafa zidani</a>
Brent E. Huffman (@brent_huffman) 's Twitter Profile Photo

"Far from Home" is now an Oscar-qualified The Academy short documentary! Please join me in supporting this beautiful and moving award-winning film chronicling the situation for #Afghan #refugees in #India!s

"Far from Home" is now an Oscar-qualified <a href="/TheAcademy/">The Academy</a> short documentary!

Please join me in supporting this beautiful and moving award-winning film chronicling the situation for #Afghan #refugees in #India!s
Brent E. Huffman (@brent_huffman) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Thank you Screen Magazine for the wonderful story about the The Academy qualification of "Far from Home" and the recent news about legendary thespian Naseeruddin Shah (“Monsoon Wedding”) joining the #documentary as executive producer: screenmag.com/afghan-refugee…

Thank you <a href="/screenmag/">Screen Magazine</a> for the wonderful story about the <a href="/TheAcademy/">The Academy</a> qualification of "Far from Home" and the recent news about legendary thespian Naseeruddin Shah (“Monsoon Wedding”) joining the #documentary as executive producer:
screenmag.com/afghan-refugee…
Brent E. Huffman (@brent_huffman) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Medill Documentary Journalism Northwestern Medill Ankita Kumar (AK) Many upcoming screenings: November 22, 2 - 4 pm: Rodeo Screening Room, Downtown Beverly Hills November 22, 5 - 7 pm: JBG Imagination, 3480 1st Street Los Angeles, CA (followed by Q&A and reception)

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Your First Look at "Far From Home" by Ankita Mukhopadhyay Kumar. Check out the full trailer below on our Youtube channel: youtu.be/m1edYHrzPfs

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Are you in LA this weekend? Then come watch my film, Far from Home - a documentary on Afghan refugees in India! Far from Home is produced by Brent E. Huffman and Bollywood actor Naseeruddin Shah is its Executive Producer. RSVP for either screening below:

Are you in LA this weekend? Then come watch my film, Far from Home - a documentary on Afghan refugees in India! Far from Home is produced by Brent E. Huffman and Bollywood actor Naseeruddin Shah is its Executive Producer. RSVP for either screening below:
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Far from Home is the story of Samira Faizi, an Afghan refugee who fled to India in 2021 and is now grappling with a limbo situation. It's an important story about refugee rights and migration, which is why I urge you to watch the film.

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#WashingtonDC friends - please join us for a very special screening of the award-winning documentary "Far from Home." (I'll be joining virtually!) Director Ankita Kumar in person! FREE event - Please RSVP below. Thank you to the National Press Club and Pulitzer Center

#WashingtonDC friends - please join us for a very special screening of the award-winning documentary "Far from Home." (I'll be joining virtually!)

Director Ankita Kumar in person!

FREE event - Please RSVP below.

Thank you to the National Press Club and <a href="/pulitzercenter/">Pulitzer Center</a>
🚶🏻Curtis S. Chin (@curtisschin) 's Twitter Profile Photo

#WhatToWatch! #ForYourConsideration: “Far from home.” #DocumentaryFilm. At the #nationalpressclub, Dec. 3. “Imagine being forced to flee your home only to be persecuted in the next.” #refugeesmatter. USA for UNHCR Medill Documentary Journalism Brent E. Huffman Jose B. Collazo The Academy AAJA DC

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Please join us #WashingtonDC 'Far From Home' Oscar Consideration Screening #Afghanistan #India #refugees pulitzercenter.org/event/far-home…

🚶🏻Curtis S. Chin (@curtisschin) 's Twitter Profile Photo

#USA 🇺🇸 #DC — As the countdown continues to #US #ThanksgivingDay 🦃, ponder being #FarFromHome & this… 'Far From Home' #Oscar Consideration Screening Event Date: Dec. 3, 2025 | 6-8:00 PM EST Zenger Room The National Press Club 529 14th ST NW Washington, DC 20045 WHCA Asian American Journalists Association est. 1981

#USA 🇺🇸 #DC — As the countdown continues to #US #ThanksgivingDay 🦃, ponder being #FarFromHome &amp; this…

'Far From Home' #Oscar Consideration Screening

Event Date:
Dec. 3, 2025 | 6-8:00 PM EST

Zenger Room
The National Press Club
529 14th ST NW
Washington, DC 20045

<a href="/whca/">WHCA</a> <a href="/aaja/">Asian American Journalists Association est. 1981</a>
Brent E. Huffman (@brent_huffman) 's Twitter Profile Photo

A big thank you to the extraordinarily talented Ankita Kumar (AK) for speaking to my Northwestern Medill class about her award-winning doc "Far from Home" that recently quantified for The Academy Awards. You can catch the film on Wed. Dec. 3rd: pulitzercenter.org/event/far-home…

A big thank you to the extraordinarily talented <a href="/muk_ankita/">Ankita Kumar (AK)</a> for speaking to my <a href="/MedillSchool/">Northwestern Medill</a> class about her award-winning doc "Far from Home" that recently quantified for <a href="/TheAcademy/">The Academy</a> Awards. 

You can catch the film on Wed. Dec. 3rd:
pulitzercenter.org/event/far-home…
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Director Ankita Kumar came on The Afghanistan Project Podcast to talk about her excellent documentary, 'Far From Home.' Please listen, share, and subscribe: youtu.be/9NYwl-2xhLA?si…