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13 articles available in total starting from 18/05/2019. Last article published on 30/06/2026.

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Shahrbanoo Sadat • Director of No Good Men

Interview: Shahrbanoo Sadat • Director of No Good Men

“The patriarchy is like a cactus field”

The German-based Afghani filmmaker talks about the symbolism of flowers, romantic comedies, concealed dildos, feminism and traumatised men  

30/06 | Cinema Jove 2026

Review: No Good Men

Review: No Good Men

BERLINALE 2026: For her third feature, Afghani filmmaker Shahrbanoo Sadat brings a political rom-com unique to her country’s cinema  

12/02 | Berlinale 2026 | Berlinale Special

EXCLUSIVE: Trailer and poster for IDFA Luminous entry Paikar

EXCLUSIVE: Trailer and poster for IDFA Luminous entry Paikar

Dawood Hilmandi’s documentary follows him as he returns to confront the silence surrounding his estranged father, a former mujahideen fighter who later became an imam, writer and poet  

14/11/2025 | IDFA 2025

Review: Sima’s Song

Review: Sima’s Song

The political eclipses the personal in Roya Sadat’s film about two friends living in Afghanistan on the eve of the 1978 Soviet invasion  

09/12/2024 | Red Sea 2024

Najiba Noori, Rasul Noori • Director and co-director of Writing Hawa

Interview: Najiba Noori, Rasul Noori • Director and co-director of Writing Hawa

“It’s not just my mum's story; it’s also the story of so many other women who have been through the same experiences”

The director and co-director, also siblings, describe the shared intentions behind their film, a personal look at their mother’s life and three generations of women in Afghanistan  

27/11/2024 | IDFA 2024

Review: Writing Hawa

Review: Writing Hawa

Najiba and Rasul Noori leverage their own subjectivity to create a tremendously powerful work on emancipation, freedom and opportunity for women in Afghanistan  

26/11/2024 | IDFA 2024

EXCLUSIVE: Poster for IDFA International Competition title Writing Hawa

EXCLUSIVE: Poster for IDFA International Competition title Writing Hawa

Shot over the course of five years, Najiba Moori’s documentary follows three generations of Hazara women in Afghanistan  

06/11/2024 | IDFA 2024

EXCLUSIVE: Trailer for Roya Sadat’s historical drama film Sima’s Song

EXCLUSIVE: Trailer for Roya Sadat’s historical drama film Sima’s Song

The movie, premiering at Tokyo, tells a tale of friendship and ideological clashes as two women navigate the complexities of Afghanistan's shifting political landscape  

09/10/2024 | Tokyo 2024

Review: Kamay

Review: Kamay

Afghani filmmakers Ilyas Yourish and Shahrokh Bikaran’s intense documentary immerses the viewer in the world of a Hazara family following the suicide of one of the daughters  

22/04/2024 | Visions du Réel 2024

Samereh Rezaie • Actress and director

Interview: Samereh Rezaie • Actress and director

“Cinemas and cultural centres have been closed”

The Afghan artist talks about how important it is for the international community to continue supporting women and human rights in Afghanistan  

03/09/2021 | /Afghanistan

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