side on screen, the face of the country beyond the cliche. with the films produced, he reflect the countries social conflicts. the focus is usually on women. pipes, they have shaped afghans, cinema of the past 20 years. as female stars, in dramas, as directors. and as produces of award winning films. but since the taliban reclaimed power in august 2021. everything has changed over with mamma . we don't create cinema but takes into account islamic values, national traditions and afghan culture. the radical islamic taliban has deprived women of their basic human rights, and films are becoming tools for propaganda. is this the end of afghan cinema?

ah, lethal make as we are now in exotic car? to this movies we contents the mind of the people to take the friend a self assured movie culture had established itself in afghanistan with women as major contributors. royal sadat, ah, safa cutty, me. ringback busy ah, we profile 2 of the countries most prominent female filmmakers who have been fighting for afghan cinema for many years. we explain how afghans cinema developed into a serious film culture. ah, will show a female still makers managed to save themselves from the taliban. ah,

since early on they've had to learn how to fight back. we'll see how they support and protect each other and how afghan cinema lives on in exile. to understand how i've can a stand strong, female driven film scene developed, we go back to 1989 and soviet troops leave afghanistan after 10 years of occupation, a bloody civil war begins. 4 years later, the taliban takes over the regime of presses, women and bands any form of art. in response to the september 11th, 2001 attacks the u. s. and its allies pushed back against the taliban. but the islamist extremists remain still controlling rural parts of the country. shooting films in afghanistan during this time, especially outside of the cities, is dangerous. but royal for that,

from herat dares to do it. anyway. she told herself the basics of filmmaking through reading and learned the rest directly on set her films tell the stories of afghan women like sariah, a police officer from carbone. she wants to help a woman who has been sentenced to death by village elders for adultery. in doing so . she herself comes into conflict with the powerful tribal leaders. soon after i got rid of it. my number, you said you don't global solution. you got vocal joy, luxury of curriculum under curriculum drop are done. we always ultima i guido measure more both for they don't. cronyn so shows how freedom and the rule of law are undone by tribal traditions and an extremely conservative interpretation of islam. this especially affects women who

break that convention like saddam herself for whom cinema is everything. making a fellow making love to like it kind of work for me it's. it's a hall my life. she made her 1st film after afghanistan was liberated from the taliban in 2001. in her early twenties, she became one of the country's 1st female directors, a role model for many young afghan women, and a pioneer of afghan cinema. together with her sister aka documentary filmmaker and her husband, a film lecturer at cobble university, she founded her own production company. the royal film house has been assured she has produced more than 30 documentary films and television shows, showing the injustices in the lives of afghan women and their strength and courage

. in her latest work, she profiles for women's rights activists. and they will try to their rights and i would a new one. often. this has to be one united country with all of us. all women, old men develop of grandson are always in the headline of the news everywhere they are just only a victims. and also during the position that the always the man and political man still give this disposition for them to read this movies. for sure, we can, we can change even in the mind of the people to, to tank differently about that in 2013, to make these films accessible to afghanistan's female audience. so that created the herat international women's film festival. it became a meeting point for the countries. female filmmakers including director sarah coney,

me come. amy was born in turan and zone. he lived in afghanistan since 2012. a family fled from afghanistan to iran before she was born on while. why was it a few g somehow refugee and eat on the fugitive slovakia and i didn't have this feeling of being in home very much with me. these experience my return craft, honest on i gave me a very unique her feeling of being in home cut. amy studied at the film academy in bratislava where she earned her doctorate. but she wants to shoes and tell her stories right here in cobbled i wanted to be a storyteller of my own people, especially women of afghanistan. i wanted to see in 1st hand, what is going on inside my country. i

3 women are at the center of her latest film. ah, the women are strangers, but they share a common destiny. a texas nebraskan, but separate entity coverage because even i mean that the membership bishop of them are privileged or not all 3 of them. bristol, at the patriarchal structures in their country, this is the look into the daily lives of millions of afghan women ranita car. amy traveled throughout the country for 2 years, collecting stories, private donations, financed to shoes, and in the rainy and production company eventually covered the rest of the production costs. but she doesn't just want to tell stories. she also wants to promote cinema in afghanistan in 2019, she won the bid to become president of the state form organization act and film becoming the 1st woman to head the institution. again, phil supports new productions and houses the country,

entire film archive. at least what's left of it. afghan cinema is once again suffering from the taliban oppression. he is the new president of afghan, filled in all i the taliban. i must have the films that have been produced in the past 2 decades have been contrary to his law mc tradition, yana novel. and what was that accurate from the beginning afghan cinema has been shaped by regime changes in the country, but has survived even the greatest of upheavals. p. the country's 1st cinema opened in coddle in 1934. 1 of the 1st and can film production tells the story of a young villager with soft images in the 19 sixty's at cinemark galveston,

at least in the cities, experienced an upswing estate film organisation was founded. and several movie theaters were built. the 1st kind of films made that if you, in the 1980s at that time, afghanistan was under soviet occupation, cinema was encouraged, but also controlled and sense it. a lot of money was invested, making elaborate films like epic of love, possible. with the 1st taliban rule came a dark era, many films were destroyed and cinema was band. but after the islamists were asked it in 2001, i knew air began. movie theaters reopened, filmmakers could pursue their passions. low budget productions in bollywood style enjoyed great popularity that was shot in small film studios like this one in july labatte in the northeast of the country. afghan filmmakers like cedric by mark, have taken the international cinema seen by storm. his feature film osama one,

several awards ah, and there are plenty of women besides royal saddam and sa hacker amy, for example, shout about new said at all. maria connie ah, they all want to tell the country stories. gang international recognition at film festivals. the tele bands return to power marks another difficult time the emerging cultural scene and its main players are in danger. on august 15th 2021. the taliban recaptured the capital. cobble islamist had been advancing from province to province. since nato forces began withdrawing. hundreds of thousands of people desperately tried to flee. these were days of fear for sarah carini as well

. for the shop with one of them to stay or go, what other remaining escape routes vital decisions had to be made in a very short time. i knew that in my life will be in than europe if i stay and if i need long so my family will be in danger. so i decided to leave. i left everything behind my, my home, my apartment, my war to my dreams. averaging 2 days after the fall of cobble, her family managed to escape for your for that is currently in the united states. she follows the news of her homeland from afar. suddenly i see that the parliament

captured there had ot sitina and asked her 2 days the capture all the cobble and other cities it was and believe about like you just watch and gritty cable. and what about movies? she was only gonna stay for a few weeks to prepare a directorial work for the seattle or problem. then she will stage a 1000 splendid sons based on the best selling novel by afghan writer, khalid pussy. any more. what washington has become her home in exile? it's really hard moment for us. my generation like me, we start from 0 and we war gritty heart. during this 20 years, we not only used a shipment, but it was our land, our country did as

a people died did as a people. they don't have it when they don't have flu . her colleague soccer amy ended up in rome. after fleeing afghanistan, she received a guest professorship at a state film school. i am very grateful that i have this opportunity to share my experience as an african filmmaker with the students that help. ready me to, to heal my once. my pains, ah, what will happen next in the lives of the women who stayed in afghanistan until gender segregation can be guaranteed everywhere. many will not be able to go to work. a concept is being prepared. this matter will be resolved as soon as possible to decrease appear at targeting women. female afghans can only study if they have

no contact with men. secondary girls schools are closed. women are no longer allowed to drive a loan for long distances and no longer travel by plane without the company of their husbands. the decree that women must cover at least their heads and faces in public, sparks protests across the country. but even so, more and more women are disappearing from public spaces. almost all afghan women share the experience that men determined what goes on in their own lives. being a woman in such a traditional and patriarchal society and especially an independent woman, it is, it is not easy. it was that one of the biggest, the struggles that i, i had under the taliban. she risked her life now she wants to support those who have not yet managed to escape. she makes

a call to cobble as yet what is the situation to women go outside or not at all? how are they being treated moment? that's why he should be mean at that are unfortunately, i no longer have any optimism at all. ah, i see, to produce is an artist and former director of the legendary arianna, in kabul. the 2nd notice cinema in the country as guns fossil christening by the last. that was my brother and i left home to get something important by under my panel. all happen. i mean, oh boy, the shuttle my brother was driving them and i was in the back of the car about a muscle about the key as phenomena in the senate. then the taliban stopped us and questioned my brother to allow. huh. yeah. which that they asked who he was taking with him. my mom thought was, well, he said this is my sister madame

a book. but the taliban replied, yes i how do i know if that is your sister or some one else? yes, she drew yet not perform the hotties of the as vicky danny, yet not even a brother and sister have the right to go out or buy anything without being bothered to our town. but a woman? no. right, to have a job that a so she has to stay close to home for now. why was she has to do the cooking and housework? there was nothing else. i hate sarah promises to help. i see to flee afghanistan. i plan to stay in touch. royal sadat can relate to a seat is experiences of living under the taliban. she often encountered resistance in her family as well. it was very hard, but when my father turned to the stand by the i'm doing and if my i'm kill for

a long time he don't. kim, tall are home because when i go for shooting, i miss a lot can i can answer the courage to make films against all odds. was depicted in this documentary from 2000 a night shot by spanish director alba. so taura, it tells how royal saddam explores and breaks through the narrow limits of patriarchal society. madame unplug it on the letter, it didn't even again, i left him. it was in a giggle as an economy. ha ha, that he turned on. oh, she had a good, a good bit of a hotel and go have the ability to do anything from a little. i thought a family myself, a highly muscular by the zone to hold them on the point of over the month of normally pay the so my the debbie megan, this is roy sadat and the alberto taura have since been closely connected privately and professionally to day cetera. is the co producer of so that's new film,

a forgotten history. filming on location in afghanistan had to be cancelled for giving up is out of the question that he sent me, that he saw the final shooting was because we also have the ocean mission in a studio in right now. the crew also they are in different country, the characters, the female axis, the actor in different location, different country. and the situation is also not clear that they can travel or not . this is the hard part of the production for this movie. people are fighting to keep up, can cinema, alive from abroad. but what about in afghanistan itself? the taliban claim it treats the country's film history with respect. they say there will be no destruction of fillmore bands on pitches this time around. the archive

of afghan film is very important and has historical significance. it's completely secured in the presidential palace. no one has access there who could damage it. and i suppose it sounds hopeful, but the fact is all film productions around the country have been cancelled. and cinema's, a closed a november 2021. decree prohibits the television, screening of films and series featuring women, or any content that contradicts sharia law. the only propaganda videos produce. now, even though most afghan directors have now left the country, their strongest works of the past 2 decades remain against cinema lives on abroad. as seen here at the do hawk international film festival in the thomas region of kurdistan, it's a refuge because who are subject to oppression and censorship. in many countries. cinema plays a special role here as a sign of solidarity. the festival dedicates

a separate section to cinema. cut. amy is also showing the latest film here. seen i'm on is some how are we going to fight against the blue charlie t? the program also includes award winning kurdish production, such as the winning films, look up a deep insight into a rocky society, marked by patriarchal structures and corruption and noting anyhow, the president of the international jury is one of the most important directors in afghan film history. ah, begin to just see the boy more boston or cinema undoubtedly reflects all events that we experience. it mirrors our lives larger. that's why afghan cinema, as well as kurdish cinema tells about the deep pain of the population throughout history was a booted when he spoke with his most successful film bar,

mac look house, the dramatic ears during the taliban 1st reign of terror in the late ninety's. ninety's, he used amateur actors. women were not allowed to work or leave the house alone at this time. those without mel, family members, risk starvation. a single mother has no choice but to disguise her daughter as a boy, osama becomes her name. but when she is forced to attend religious classes, her disguise is discovered, ah, the sharia court decides to fight my book and i did you mother the j. o. well, god answer them why they're good that i will. i will come okay, now i i am

in 2004. the duke by mac, received a golden globe for this film among other awards. he's convinced that the creativity of afghan directors is a result of the difficult production conditions that they face in his country. sought the film us upset and seen them all. you get the, most of our filmmakers, especially the young filmmakers don't have producers that and that in the so they try to find various other ways of turning their ideas and concepts for cinema into reality. all on the show. you know, the, you know, moment well what it was, each one of these filmmakers are internationally recognized, but have been forced to live and work far away from their homeland. unfortunately, this is a common fate for many of can directors, including marty. i'm gonna be the daughter of former afghan president, connie,

she lives in the us, her films deal with the lesser known chapters of afghanistan, history. her best known work is about 5, unfinished films may june, communist rule and half canister in films that stand somewhere between us and propaganda. the movie show is what the filmmakers put up with in order to be able to work, for example, shooting with real ammunition, because blanks were not available to muslims. like if i make, i mean i'm leisure sort of from what i missed, something called unsettled like the i'm on, i'm all done for sure. yeah. one assumption hard to settle me. something that love and go, director charbonneau said, had fled to hamburg after the taliban took over. her 1st feature film premiered in current in 2016 and in her 2nd work which one multiple awards,

she managed to show afghanistan in a different light. a 15 year old dreams of a career as a bollywood star on the streets of 19 eighties. cobble ah hale ah, the filmmakers of afghanistan and even more so the female directors are used to struggling in order to make their films, they process their hardships through their work. when we succeed to get out from the airport, i decided to write about it than i share it with the producer. and i told her that i want to make feel about those hours. it is about her, our struggles to get to a requisition flight.

the taller one, limited filmmakers or artists, it doesn't mean that we are going to to stop. we will continue all. and i will tell our stories from different perspective napkins. leading filmmakers a deeply rooted in the countries film history with global recognition and networks . they continue to shape and develop it, and many of them are not willing to give up. afghan cinema will live on an act, and filmmakers have shown that they won't be stopped even by the taliban. where you moved by our story about afghan filmmakers. tell us what you think in the comments and hit the subscribe button to dig deeper with us. ah ah,

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