Hashim Khan: A Squash Champion’s StoryA Documentary by Josh Easdon
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“Hashim Khan: A Squash Champion’s Story” is a documentary about the unique and beautiful life of a squash legend, currently being produced by filmmaker and squash professional, Josh Easdon. This is the first of a series of updates to this project. We recently visited Hashim’s home in Denver, where we interviewed Hashim and many of his family and friends. We were allowed to film at Hashim’s mosque and learned of the positive impact Hashim has had in his community. |
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A Muslim born to a poor family of herdsmen in Peshawar,
Hashim Khan is a champion who changed the sport of squash. More significantly,
like all the greatest champions, Hashim’s excellence on the court
became a passport that allowed him to embark on an eight-decade journey
crossing economic, geographic and generational boundaries and transcending
social, cultural and religious biases. To learn more about Hashim Khan
and this timely production, you can view our trailer at http://www.squashfilms.com.
This is an extraordinary opportunity to tell the story of squash as well as the role of one of its great champions in the formation of a fledgling nation’s identity. Because Hashim’s rise to dominance in squash coincided with Pakistan’s independence, the filming of Hashim’s story is indelibly interwoven with Pakistan’s history. We have already started filming Hashim and have compiled terrific interview footage from several other notable members of the squash community. We expect to film in London and Pakistan in December. To view a trailer of current footage, go to http://www.squashfilms.com/trailer.html. Please join us in supporting Hashim Khan: A Squash Champion’s Story by making a tax-deductible contribution to the project through our sponsor, the New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA), a 501(c) (3) non-profit whose mission is to support New York based artists. |
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Please make out your tax-deductible check to: NYFA, Fiscal Sponsorship Program Or to make a secure donation by credit card follow the
instructions at: Josh welcomes your questions and comments about this project. He can be reached by phone at 917.584.5929 or via email at josh@squashfilms.com Josh Easdon, the documentary filmmaker who conceived
this film, is an experienced filmmaker and a squash professional. Josh
is a graduate of Vassar College who received his Masters Degree in
Filmmaking from the New School. His most recent project is “Inside
Dyslexia”; a video documentary that follows three learning
disabled students for three years to document their unique ways of
seeing the world. |
