Taj Kahn is making the treacherous two-day jeep ride through the mountains of the Hindu Kush, 4,500 meters above sea-level, in the isolated tribal regions along the rugged Pakistani-Afghan border. Beyond the mountains lies the home of the non-Muslim tribe of Kalash Kafirs—translated literally, the Black Infidels. These tribal areas are volatile, and best known to the West as the place where Osama Bin Laden is believed to be in hiding. But for young Taj, he is just on his way home, to the Kalash Valleys. Taj is returning home to present his people with a very special gift: an alphabet, created from scratch to preserve his peoples exclusively oral history. He is also there to collect the knowledge of his elders and publish the very first Kalash book, Taj takes us on his ambitious journey as he struggles to save his endangered culture, one story at a time. With more than 6,000 Kalash already converted to Islam, can a book prevent the tribe from becoming a mere footnote in history? Can a book preserve a pagan minority culture in a majority Islamic state?

This film, about the importance of language to our global heritage, the struggle for cultural survival, and the passion of one young storyteller, set in the verdant, enchanting Kalash Valleys of Northern Pakistan, will be shot in High Definition video, and will be approximately 80 minutes long.