In august 2021. Everything has changed over was mamma will 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 films are becoming tools for propaganda. Is this the end of afghan cinema . Ah, lethal makers, 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 established itself in afghanistan with women as major contributors. Royal sadat, ah, safa cutty, me, ah, ah. Ringback busy we pro fall 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 how female filmmakers managed to save themselves from the taliban. Since early on theyve had to learn how to fight back, well see how they support and protect each other and how against 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 oppresses 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 all my huh. You said you dont global transition. He got the quote of joy. Sure. Ive got he heard him. Ive been to target him. Drop a done. Well, well talk. Tomorrow i go it on Nasha Mowbray for they dont 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 sadat herself, for whom cinema is everything. Making a fellow making love to like it kind of walk for me its, its 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 countrys 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 documentaries films and television shows, showing the injustices in the lives of afghan women and their strength and courage and her lightest work. She profiles for womens rights activists, and they will try to their rights and i wouldnt be one of them. This has to be one night at the country with all of us. All women bullied men, the value of grandest on all was in the headline of the news everywhere. They are just only a victims and also adorned of position that the always the man and political man did give. This is a decision for them to the dis, movies, for sure, we can, we can change even in the mind of the people to, to ting differently about that. In 2013, to make these films accessible to afghanistans female audience, sat out created the Herat International womens Film Festival. It became a Meeting Point for the countrys female filmmakers, including director sarah kennedy. Me cut. Amy was born into iran as only 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 few yellow slovakia and i didnt have this feeling of bringing home very much with me. These experiences my return, trav, honest, on, gave me a very unique her feeling of being in home cut amy studied of 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 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 are strangers, but they share a common destiny. A texas nebraskan, but evidently covered a bit faster than anything that that i, mr. Bishop, of them are privileged or not all 3 of them. Priscilla, 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 arabian Production Company eventually covered the rest of the production costs. But she doesnt 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 becoming the 1st woman to head the institution. Up can fill supports, new productions and houses the countries entire film archive. At least whats 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, the films that have been produced in the past 2 decades had been contrary to his la mc tradition liana 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 countrys 1st cinema opened in coddle in 1934. 1 of the 1st and 2nd Film Production tells the story of a young villager with soft images. In the 19 sixtys cinemark canister, 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 sense 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 banned. But after the islamists were asked it in 2001, i knew 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. Afghan filmmakers like cedric by mark, had 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 ha, carry me for example, shout about new said at all mighty em connie. Ah, they all want to tell the country stories Gain 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, pezora covering as well. For the shot. He does have a good common issue with whatever the stay or go, what are the 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 live alone, 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. Ever again. 2 days after the fall of cobble, her family managed to escape. Royal for that is currently in the united states. She follows the news of her homeland from afar. Suddenly i see that a call upon captured the had ot city and after 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 to the seattle operator in there. 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 . Sweetheart. Moment for us. My generation like me read. 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 dont have it when they dont 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 afghan filmmaker with the students that helped 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. 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 goals, 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 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, 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 . Thats why he or she me not that unfortunately, i no longer have any optimism at all. 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 just on my on my panel. All have a question about a boy, a shot of my brother was driving them and i was in the back of the car about a month all of us vicki, as phenomena in the senate in the taliban stopped us and questioned my brother maam, which that they asked who he was taking with him. My mom thought was, well, he said this is my sister in laws amable. But the taliban replied, yes. How do i know if that is your sister or some one else . Yes, she drew yet another pharmacy hardy. As vicky yennie yak, 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 asti 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 im doing and if my im kill for a long time, he dont kim to our home because when i go for shooting i miss a lot can can have 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. But i want, i want to let you know in my bedroom, it was in a ghetto as an economy. Ha ha ha baby turned them hoarsely. A vague, available, shy ambush. Ive been at the beginning from a little. I thought a family myself, a high muscular good by this uncle hobbs. Im on the point of over the month of normally doesnt pay the so my the day even get and said oh yes sir, thats an hour. But so far i have since been closely connected privately and professionally to day cetera is the co producer of set up a new film. A forgotten history. Filming on location in afghanistan had to be cancelled. But giving up is out of the question that he said that he saw the panel shooting well. 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 up 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 claimant treats the countrys fil 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. Its completely secured in the president ial palace. No one has access there who could damage it and it sounds hopeful, but the fact is all Film Productions around the country have been cancelled. And cinemas, a closed 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 african 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 InternationalFilm Festival in the thomas region of kurdistan, its a refuge because who are subject to oppression and censorship. In many countries. Cinema plays a special role here as a signer solidarity the festival dedicates a separate section to cinema. Her amy is also showing the latest film here. Seen im on is some how are we going to fight against the blue . Tell it to the program also includes Award Winning kurdish productions such as the winning silver, a deep insight into a rocky society, marked by patriarchal structures and corruption of a note in here. The president of the International Jury is one of the most important directors in afghan film history. Ah, begin. Just see the boy more boston or cinema undoubtedly reflects all events that we experience. It mirrors our lives larger. Thats why afghan cinema, as well as kurdish cinema tells about the deep pain of the population throughout history was uprooted when he spoke with his most successful film bar, mac look house, the dramatic ears during the televisions. First reign of terror in the late 19 ninetys. He used emma to 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 . Well, were gonna dumpster them. Why theyre gonna douglasville . Come okay, now i i in 2004. The duke bar mark received a golden globe for this film among other awards. Hes 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 hug suddenly in a while you get all the most of our film makers see, especially the young filmmakers dont have producers o dot m w to yolanda, so they try to find various other ways of turning their ideas and concepts for cinema and to reality, all on the cellular thats, you know, mobile to well what it was in 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, a former afghan president , ashram connie. She lives in the us her films deal with a lesson own chapters of afghanistans history. Her best known work is about 5 unfinished films may june communist rule in afghanistan, films that stand somewhere between art 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. Regular runs of 5 shall run muslim gloves if i did measure them. You know, alaysia that he got a hold on with them. Is johnson calling settlement . The im all im all done from shall yet one assumption hold 0. The unique sold from the rather go director sharper. No. Saddam fled to hamburg after the taliban took over her 1st feature film premier had incurred in 2016 and in her 2nd work which one multiple awards, she managed to show up canister in a different light. A 15 year old dreams of a career as a bollywood star on the streets of 19 eighties. Cobble ah, edi. 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 taliban, limited filmmakers are art, is. It doesnt 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 afghans. Cinema will live on an act. And filmmakers have shown that they wont 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 a pulse with the beginning of a story that moves us and takes us along for the ride. Its all about perspective. Culture information is dw d, w made from mines. A dosa is africas most prominent environmental activists. The nigerian conservation of mission is to educate the entire continent about the catastrophic of, on climate change. A message that she regards as especially important for the youth, eco africa. A 90 minutes on d. W. O. A. What people have to say matters to us a thats why we listen to their stories. Sh reporter. Every weekend on d w. Ah hm. 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