#Afghanistan

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Trailer Watch: An Afghan Politician Fights for Women’s Education Rights in “In Her Hands”

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...

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Sahraa Karimi Is Making a Film About Her Escape from Afghanistan

“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...

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Women Make Movies Virtually Screening “Voices of Afghan Women” Collection for Free Through End of August

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

Shahrbanoo Sadat Reflects on Showing a Different Side of Afghanistan in “The Orphanage”

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...

Interviews

DOC NYC 2019 Women Directors: Meet Mariam Ghani – “What We Left Unfinished”

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....

Interviews

Mill Valley Film Fest 2019 Women Directors: Meet Sahraa Karimi – “Hava, Maryam, Ayesha”

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...

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Trailer Watch: “Hava, Maryam, and Ayesha” Are Pregnant and Determined to Change Their Lives

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...

Interviews

Cannes 2019 Women Directors: Meet Shahrbanoo Sadat – “The Orphanage”

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...

Interviews

Full Frame 2019 Women Directors: Meet Sahra Mani – “A Thousand Girls Like Me”

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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