stone age father cooling into question, much of what we thought we knew about the neolithic period in 45 minutes on d. w. good. our source o scoring we say there about giving up sports life every weekend on d. w ah a dentist and to trade 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. plus they have shaped afghan cinema of the past 20 years.

as female stars, in dramas, as directors, and as produces of award winning films box since the taliban reclaimed power in august 2021. everything has changed. over was mama we'll create cinema but takes into account is la mic values, national traditions and afghan culture. the radical islamic taliban has deprived women of their basic human rights and fills are becoming tools for propaganda. is this the end of afghan cinema? ah, refill make as we are now in exile to this movie, we contents the mind of the people to take the friend a self assured movie culture had a staff itself in afghanistan with women as major contributors. royal sadat,

ah, safa cutty, me. ringback busy ah, we profile 2 of the country's 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 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 seen developed, we go back to 1989 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 lent the rest directly on set her films tell the stories of afghan women who like sariah, a police officer from carbone. oh. 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. soon after i got rid of all my number. he said don't global television. he got vocal of joy a little shallow. i've got, he heard him. i've been to target him, drop or done we'll, we'll talk tomorrow. i googled on nasha more both for they don't cronyn the fool 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 with making a fellow making,

not unlike it kind of work for me it's. it's a whole of 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 a 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 apply to their rights and i wouldn't and one, often this has to be one related country which all of us, all women, old men the van above grandest on of

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 did give this disposition 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 set out, created the herat international women's film festival. it became a meeting point for the countries. female filmmakers including director santa kennedy. me telling me was born in to ron, and it's only lived in afghanistan since 2012. a family fled from afghanistan to

iran before she was born on my why was it a few g, somehow refugee and eat on the few. jenna slovakia and i didn't have this feeling of being in home very much with me. these experiences my return to have 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 want it 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. hey, this is nebraskan but evidently covered 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 countries 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 by the taliban. amazon films that have been produced in the past 2 decades have been contrary to his lama tradition miliano 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 cobble in 19341 of the 1st akin film production tells the story of a young villager with soft images. in the 19 sixty's cinemark canister, 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 since it, a lot of money was invested, making elaborate films like epic of love, possible. with the 1st television 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, half carry me for example. shout about new said at all. marianna connie

ah, they all want to tell the country stories. again, 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 sara carini as well. for the shot he does have a good a issue with whatever his 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 danger. 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 of part mom, my war to my dreams. ever again. 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 call upon captured them had ot ctm and asked her 2 days the capture all the cobble and other c t's it was and believe about like you just watch and gritty cable. and what about movies?

she was only gonna stay the 1st few weeks to prepare a directorial works of the seattle or problem. then she will stage a 1000 splendid sons based on the best selling novel by afghan. right? a hunted 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, there is 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'm 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 ones. 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. i did a concept as being prepared. this matter will be resolved as soon as possible should 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 protest crossed 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 potter call 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 as flight or should they me not that are unfortunately, i no longer have any optimism at all. i see to produce is an artist and former

director of the legendary arrianna in cobble the 2nd notice cinema in the country. as guns foresaw christening by the last one, my brother and i left home to get something important just on my on my panel all happened. i me or the shuttle. my brother was driving them and i was in the back of the car about a month ago. about the key as phenomena in the center. then the taliban stopped us and questioned. my brother ma'am, was that they asked who he was taking with him. my mom thought was thought he said this is my sister in law them. but they taliban replied, yes. how do i know if that is your sister or some one else? yes. do you, do you have a pharmacy harding? as vicky yennie? yeah. not even a brother and sister have the right to go out or buy anything without being bothered to our town, but a woman has no right to have

a job. and so she has to stay close to home for now. why was she has to do the cooking and housework? there was nothing else lab, but i hate soft promises to help. i see to flee afghanistan. i plan to stay in touch. in royal sadat can relate to a seat, his 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 of my uncle for a long time, he don't came to our home because when i go for shooting i miss 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 royal saddam explores and breaks through the narrow limits of patriarchal society. but on time, on the letter it didn't even get them under him. it was in a good one, as in the middle to mommy honey, how did he turned on? or she had a big available cheyenne bush. i live with him on a little. i thought a family max out of a highly muscular group by the zone to hold them on the clinical with, as among the normally doesn't pay the so my zip is 80 megan and says, man, royal saddam and the albatross have since been closely connected privately and professionally, to day cetera, is the co producer of satellites new film, a forgotten history. filming on location in afghanistan had to be cancelled for giving up is out of the question that he said that the so for the final shooting well, because we also have the ocean mission in

a studio a and right now. de cool. all. so they're in different county, they're cracked as the female axis, the actor, the in, defend location, different country. and the situation is also not clear that they can travel or nod . this is a hot part of their production for this movie. people are fighting 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 and series featuring women, or any content that contradicts sharia law. ah, only propaganda videos of 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 autonomous region of kurdistan, it's a refuge for curds 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 only form to fight against the blue tile. it is. the program also

includes award winning kurdish productions such as the opening film, political, a deep insight into a rocky society, marked by patriarchal structures and corruption of 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 and that's why afghan cinema, as well as kurdish cinema tells about the deep pain of the population throughout history was pub booted ladies for his most successful film bar, mac, with house the dramatic years during the taliban. his 1st reign of terror in the late ninety's ninety's. he used emma to 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. the sharia court decides her fight. over her la, added you mother the j. well, we're gonna dance at m y a dot of level. com. okay, now i did that. i in 2004. so duke, by 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 upset of 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 the shows, you know, the moment of what it was and 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 directors, including madi, m, ghani, or the daughter of former afghan president, connie. she lives in the us her film deal with the lesser known chapters of afghanistan's history. her best known work is about 5, unfinished films may june, communist rule and half gonna stand 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 the alarm muslims let me show them. you know, i'm leisure actually sort of on with me. something called unsettled. i'm all done for sure. yeah. one assumption hold 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. then 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 her equation flight the tall amman, limited filmmakers or art is. it doesn't mean that we are going to be able to stop . we will continue. 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. and many of them are not willing to give up afghans. 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, with

who she was married to 9000. the little girl archaeologist is found in a jordanian stone age village. they cooled her jemila, the mystery of stone age, fallen, calling into question,

much of what we knew about the neolithic period in 15 minutes on d, w. everything is false. the friend, my mind felt like people scrambled and every time i wanted to wake up or no, it was just so difficult. the 77 percent depression, anxiety as well as other mental health issues on the rise in africa. ah, we'll talk about that because i feel it's 77 percent. even on d, w o. every day counts for us and for our planet.

a global ideas is on its way to bring you more conservation. how do we make cities, reader, how can we protect habitat, what to do with a ball? our ways we can make a difference by choosing smartness solutions over stains, said in our ways global ideas. environmental series included $3000.00 on dw and online jeremy has had $1111.00. not a single one. mission is the 1st female jam and i still has the gender gap in space exploration. germany's 1st female astronaut. it has been waiting for years to get her turn. a private initiative is pushing to make it happen. me personally is just

a dream. i've always had. i've always wanted to see the us for destiny for space starts more changed on d, w i ah, this is deed of you news live from berlin, a breakthrough on protecting the world's oceans. after a decade of discussions, over $100.00 nations agree to a treaty safeguarding marine nature environmental group. se will also help reverse bio diversity losses also coming up china's she's.