Afghan Women Movies

In Taliban-controlled Afghanistan, a woman walks into a chadari store in Kabul to buy her first full-body veil and face an uncertain future.

Afghanistan’s top porn star Yasmeena Ali shares her story. From fleeing the Taliban, to surviving her father and uncle’s murder plot,...

Afghan documentary maker Najiba Noori offers not only a loving and intimate portrait of her mother Hawa, but also shows in detail how the arduous...

The courageous journey of Afghan women activists and refugees as they rebuild their lives in Canada. While facing their own trauma and displacement,...

In July 2021, after the last foreign soldiers had left Afghanistan, the film team traveled to Kabul to portrait female singers. No one could have...

This film looks at the efforts to rebuild Afghanistan's infrastructure and culture, as seen through the eyes of women, such as former Deputy Prime...

Afghanistan: From Ground Zero to Ground Zero is the story of Masuda Sultan, a 23-year-old Afghan-American woman who travels back to Kandahar,...

Since 15 August 2021, the day the Taliban took power, women in Afghanistan have been suffering from a gender apartheid that is unique in the world....

The daily life of the citizens of Kabul during the civil war: the bazaar, mosques, the literacy movement awarded honors by UNESCO, women's education,...

Shot by members of the Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan, using both a regular and WITNESS hidden camera, Rise documents the...

This film recounts tales of inspiring stories of courageous Afghan girls and women living within Afghanistan - the great testaments of human...

A comparative portrait of two strong Afghan personalities, as seen through the eyes and the daily life of two exceptional women: Habiba Sorabi and...

In this documentary from Germany-based DW Documentary, Afghanistan—Land of Endless War, the narrators are all women. They talk about their...