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Jawed Wassel

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Gender Male
Death23 years ago
Date of birth January 1,1959
Born Afghanistan
DiedQueens
New York
United States
Date of died October 3,2001
NationalityAfghan
American
Movies/Shows FireDancer
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Date of Upd.
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Jawed Wassel Life story


Jawed Wassel was an Afghan-American film director who made the film FireDancer, which was the first Afghan film to be submitted for an Academy Award. He was fatally stabbed on October 3, 2001, after getting into a dispute with another filmmaker, Nathan Powell, over earnings from the production of FireDancer.

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