KDK Factory
KDK Factory is an international film production and multimedia distribution company based in California[1]. It began by producing short films and then moved to feature-length documentary productions of which 16 Days in Afghanistan is the most known and Mohsen Makhmalbaf's The Gardener being the most recent.
| Industry | Media |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2002 |
| Headquarters | San Diego, Los Angeles, Mumbai |
| Products | Motion pictures Video on demand Digital distribution Calendars Film Festival Books Multimedia |
| Website | www |
The company mainly produces and distributes documentaries for a number of non-profit organizations that deal with a variety of issues, such as human rights, the civil rights movement, women equality and universal education.
In 2009, the company produced a film about the life of Azim Khamisa who chose to forgive his son's murderer and the events that surrounded that true inspiring story. It was produced in association with the Tariq Khamisa Foundation.[2]
In 2011, it produced a series of shorts and web spots for the Miracle Babies Foundation which was started by a doctor from the CNN Heros TV series.[3]
In 2012, the company celebrated its 10th anniversary with a production status of 20 film and five multimedia projects over those years.
In 2013, the company distributed Mohsen Makhmalbaf's feature film, The Gardener in theatrically in North America along with a number of other films via VOD.[4]
In 2018, the company produced a Virtual Reality web series with Facebook as well as a mini-series on United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals[5].