Afghan Film was juggling 22 films at different stages of production — three from female directors — that will be lost for the ... There are now more women than ever looking to become directors.

The Cannes Film Festival has a long tradition of showing films about world events and this year is no exception.. Afghan director Sahra Mani’s documentary Bread and Roses, capturing the ...

‘Writing Hawa’ Documents a Woman’s Journey of Emancipation in Afghanistan (Exclusive Trailer) “Director Najiba Noori films her mother Hawa and her niece Zahra in their aspirations to ...

Roya Sadat’s “Sima’s Song,” which world premiered at the Tokyo Film Festival, chronicles a pivotal moment in Afghanistan’s history through the lens of two college students in 1978.

Getting footage from the ground was essential for filmmaker Sahra Mani, the director of Bread & Roses. Her documentary, which profiles three women who engage in protests, is now streaming on Apple ...

Writing Hawa by Afghan filmmaker Najiba Noori and co-directed by Rasul Noori is set to world premiere in the international competition at the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam ...

The Nobel Peace Prize winner is among the producers of “Bread & Roses,” a new documentary from director Sahra Mani about women in Afghanistan after the Taliban takeover in 2021.

Afghan filmmaker Shahrbanoo Sadat has secured German financing for "No Good Men," with Berlin-based Amerikafilm joining the director's long-gestating romantic comedy set inside a Kabul newsroom ...

Afghan Filmmaker Roya Sadat on the film setImage: Royas Filmhouse. But the women directors who had gained artistic and political terrain will not be silenced - they are continuing to produce work ...

Sponsored by Empower Women Media, the film competition elevates women’s voices as they explore the importance of women’s empowerment and freedom of belief. The grand prize winner receives a ...

Ongoing global conflicts such as those in Ukraine and the Middle East, and shifting international priorities are exacerbating ...

Documentary Hollywoodgate has been a hit at international film festivals In August 2021, the world watched desperate scenes of multitudes fleeing Afghanistan as the Taliban swept into the capital ...