Interview with Filmmaker Sami Khan (KHOYA)

I was fortunate enough to sit down with filmmaker Sami Khan to chat about his feature film KHOYA. It’s currently playing at the Carlton Cinemas in downtown Toronto, a place that I’m very familiar with as that’s where we do the FEEDBACK Film Festival every month.

Sami and I chatted a lot longer than the given 15 minutes as we really seemed to connect and understand each other quickly. Or perhaps it’s simply much easier to chat with a filmmaker about a film that you really enjoy. And I did really enjoy KHOYA. It’s a film that touches many themes taking you into a world that most of us living on the western side aren’t familiar with. That said, there’s something very comfortable about it. It’s a film that stays with you days after you view it.

Interview with Sami Khan:

Matthew Toffolo: What does KHOYA mean?

Sami Khan: It’s…