of emma's rock and to far abdul karim drift along with exploring modern lifestyles and mediterranean, where has history left its traces, leading legal hearing their dreams of mediterranean journey in tenant starts august 14th on the w. a dentist in trade on screen the face of the country beyond the cliche, with the films produced, he reflect the country social conflicts. the focus is usually on women. so they have shaped at can cinema of the past 20 years.

as female stars in dramas, as directors, and as produces of award winning films. thought since the taliban reclaimed parent august 2021. everything has changed. over with mamma. will create cinema 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 exile? to the dis, movies? we contents the mind of the peoples tooting different. a self assured movie culture had established itself in afghanistan with women as major contributors. royal sadat, ah, oh,

suffer cutting me. ringback busy ah, we profile 2 of the country's most prominent female filmmakers who have been fighting for afghans cinema. for many years. we explain how afghans cinema developed into a serious film culture ah, will show how female filmmakers managed to save themselves from the taliban. 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 afghanistan strong female driven film scene developed, we go back to 1989 at 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 fall 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. bought, royal saddam from herat dares to do it anyway. she taught 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, and 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 saying that i have

read over my humble shepherds on global to mitchell. ah, you got the kind of joy washington. i've got he who hm. i've been to kirkwood him. drop a done. we all will talk to him. i guido nasha moore, boys who they don't can him. the soul 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 walk for me. it is 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 lecture at cobble university, she founded her own production company. the royal film house has been assured she is produced more than 30 documentary films and television shows, showing the injustices in the lives of afghan women and their strength and courage . and her latest work. she profiles for women's rights activists, and they will try through their rights and i wouldn't be one of them. this has to be one united country with all of us. all women, all men. the van above glanced on always and the headline of the news everywhere. there are just all the victims and

also during the position that the always the man and political man did give. this is a decision for them to this movies for sure. we can. we can change even in the mind of the peoples to, to tank differently about that in 2013, to make these films accessible to afghanistan's female audience. so not created the herat international women's film fest. ah, it became a meeting point for the country's female filmmakers, including director sarah curry. me had amy was born into iran, arizona lived in afghanistan since 2012. her family fled from afghanistan to run before she was born. all my life, i was it a few g, somehow refugee and eat on a few eunice laquia and i didn't have this feeling of bringing home very much with

me. this experience, my return craft, honest on 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 story teller 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, strangers, but they share a common destiny. a. this is nebraska but evidently covered because stephen, i mean that that, that mr. 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 shoot. and an iranian 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 farm organisation act and film. coming the 1st woman to head the institution of can film supports new productions and houses the country's 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 installed by the taliban. a amazon in films that have been produced in the past 2 decades have been contrary to his lama

tradition. miliano nozzle. i mean what? what's the accurate from the beginning at can 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 african film production tells the story of a young villager with soft images. in the 19 sixty's, cinnamon afghanistan, at least in the cities, experienced an upswing. the state 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 censored. a lot of money was invested, making elaborate films like epic of love, possible. with the 1st television role came a dark era,

many films were destroyed and cinema was banned. but after the islamists were asked it in 2001, a new era 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. ah, afghan filmmakers likes to do it for 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, half cut amy, for example, shout about new said that all marty, i'm connie they all want to tell the country

stories. again, international recognition at film festivals. the tele bands returned 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. we're the sure he does have a gift card and then if you wanna 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 when than europe, if i stay, and if i leave alone, so my family will be in danger. so i decided to leave. i left everything behind my my home, my apartment, my award, my dreams ever again. 2 days after the full of cobble, her family managed to escape. prayer, sir, that is currently in the united states. she follows the news of her homeland from afar. suddenly i see that the call upon captured the c team, and after 2 days they capture all the cobble and other c t's. it was an believe it was like you just watch cable and movies. she was only going to stay for a few weeks to prepare a directory, work to the seattle primary. there she will stage

a 1000 splendid sons based on the best selling novel by african writer. 100 placene washington has become hung in exile me. it's really hard moment for us. my generation like me, the stocks from 0 to the war. good heart during this 20 years. we not only use the shipment, lose our line, our country did as a people, di did a people, they don't have you and they don't have the colleagues time. how can i me, ended up in run them after fleeing afghanistan. she received a gift professorship at a state full school. ah, i'm very glad that i have this opportunity to share my experience as an add on to

make with the students that help. ready me to, to heal my wounds. 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 as 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 alone 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 determine 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 struggle 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 as fun? i wish they mean at that. unfortunately, i no longer have any optimism at all. i see to produce is an artist and former director of the legendary arianna and kabul the 2nd oldest cinema in the country.

as guns foresaw cuss me by the last. that was my brother and i left home to get something important by on my panel door. how can i make a boy the shot of my brother was driving them and i was in the back of the car that a muscle of ascii as phenomena in the senate in the taliban stopped us and question my brother law. so they asked who she was taking with her mom thought was thought he said, this is my sister madame of work. but the taliban replied, yes i how do i know if that is your sister or some one else? yes to you yet another pharmacy party has to be key. jenny? yeah, not even a brother and sister have the right to go out or buy anything without being bothered to our town was a woman has no right to have a job that a so she has to stay close to home or not white wash. she has to do the cooking and

house work. there was nothing else lab, but i hate soft promises to help. i see to flee afghanistan. they plan to stay in touch roja. so that can relate to a seat is experiences of living under the taliban. she often encountered resistance in her family as well with it was very hard, but when my father turned to the stand mother, i'm doing and of my uncle for a long time. he don't came to our home because when i go for shooting, i missed a lot can, can answer the courage to make films against all odds was depicted in this documentary from 2008 shot by spanish director alba. so taura, it tells how it royal saddam explores and breaks through the narrow limits of

patriarchal society. but the on site on a little less than that, you may get them. i was in the, you may giga anemic on them on the ha, ha ha, did each and on call, she had a good, a good bit of a horshal ambush at the beginning from a little i thought of them all the max of a highly muscular blue by the zone to hold them on the quantity. but with this a month, a little moly, gem have a so monday evening and, and said, oh yes, saddam and i'll, but so tara, have since being closely connected privately and professionally to day cetera, is the co producer of such as new film, a forgotten history. filming on location in afghanistan had to be cancelled, but giving up is out of the question all the for the final she was because we also have the ocean mission in a studio. assume right now the cool. so they're in different county.

their quick test, the female at axis, the actor, the in defend location, different country. and the situation is also not clear that they can travel or not . this is a hot part of their product shadow. for this movie, people are fine shin to keep afghan 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. was it sounds hopeful, but the fact is all film productions around the country have been cancelled and cinemas are closed. and november 2021 to cree prohibits the television, screening of films in series featuring women,

or any content that contradicts sharia law. ah, only propaganda videos are produced now. even though most afghan directors have now left the country, their strongest works of the past 2 decades, remain afghan cinema lives on abroad. as seen here at the do hawk international film festival, in the autonomous region of kurdistan. it's refuge the kurds 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 ask and cinema sarah her. amy is also showing her latest film here. see now mine is a, somehow our reporter to fight against the brutal it is. the program also includes award winning kurdish productions such as the opening film to look up a deep insight into a rocky society,

marked by patriarchal structures and corruption and notes in here. the president of the international jury is one of the most important directors in afghan film history. ah. but we should see that more and more boston or cinema undoubtedly reflects all events that we experience. it mirrors our lives larger and that's why afghan cinema, as well as kurdish cinema tells about the deep pain of the population throughout history was uprooted. laurie smallwood, with his most successful film bar, mac work house. the dramatic years during the tele vance 1st reign of terror in the late 19 ninety's, he used amateur actors. women were not allowed to work or leave the house alone at this time. those without my 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. her sharia court decides her fate. over holiday. did you mother the yellow you were gonna dance her mother. good douglasville. carol cannon i o. in 2004, the duke bar mark received a golden globe for this film among other awards. he's convinced that the creativity of afghan direct is, is a result of the difficult production conditions that they face in his country. sought the film us. i've seen the law, you get all the most of our film makers see,

especially the young filmmakers. don't have producers o dot m w to yolanda, so they try to find various other ways of turning their ideas and concepts for cinema into reality. all on the so usually that's, you know, mobile toyota 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 fight for many afghan directors, including marty m. ghani, the daughter of former afghan president, ash raf, connie. she lives in the u. s. her films deal with the less known chapters of afghanistan's history. her best known work is about 5 unfinished films made during communist rule in afghanistan, films that stand somewhere between us and propaganda. the movie shows what the filmmakers put up with in order to be able to work. for example,

shooting with real ammunition because blanks were not available. the rest of 5 shall lump muslim glove for 5 major them. you know, alaysyah doesn't go to hold on with a miss johnson on unsettled her. the i'm all i'm all done from shall yet one assumption holds all the new mixed up from 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, a ah,

the filmmakers of afghanistan and even more so the female directors a used to struggling in order to make their films, they processed 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 film about those hours. it is about her, our struggles to get to a requisition flight. the taller bon limited filmmakers or artists, it doesn't mean that we are going to we're to stop. we will continue all. and i will tell our stories from different perspective napkins. leading filmmakers a deeply rooted in the country's film history with global recognition and networks . they continue to shape and developers,

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