Trailers
Described by director Tamana Ayazi as “the story of Afghanistan and its people from 2020 until now,” “In Her Hands” follows Zarifa Ghafari, one of Afghanistan’s first...
News
“Hava, Maryam, Ayesha” filmmaker Sahraa Karimi is among the tens of thousands of civilians who have fled Afghanistan. Along with her family, she managed to escape first to Istanbul and then make...
As the U.S. pulls out of Afghanistan and the Taliban continues to seize power, one of the many looming humanitarian crises involves what the future will hold for Afghan women. The Taliban has...
Interviews
Interview by Gabriela Rico Shahrbanoo Sadat is an Afghan writer and director based in Kabul. Her first feature film, “Wolf and Sheep,” was developed with the Cannes Cinéfondation Residence in...
Mariam Ghani is a visual artist whose first feature, “What We Left Unfinished,” premiered at 2019 Berlinale and won the Critics Choice Award at the Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival....
Sahraa Karimi comes from the second generation of Afghan refugees in Iran. At the age of 15, she acted in two Iranian films, which led to her studying cinema in Slovakia. She graduated with a PhD in...
A trailer has arrived for Sahraa Karimi’s history-making feature debut. “Hava, Maryam, and Ayesha” tells the story of three women at major crossroads in life. The trio are...
Shahrbanoo Sadat is an Afghan writer and director based in Kabul. Her first feature film, “Wolf and Sheep,” was developed with the Cannes Cinéfondation Residence in 2010. Twenty years old at the...
Sahra Mani is an award-winning documentary filmmaker, university lecturer, and founder of Afghanistan Documentary House. Her films include “Kaloo School” and “Beyond the Burka.” “A...
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