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Afghanistan

Paikar Review: Bringing Family History Into (Soft) Focus

by Jason Gorber
May 3, 2026
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A filmmaker explores his family story in Paikar and inspires his father to open up about life in Afghanistan and then Iran, while navigating the COVID pandemic.

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The Secret Reading Club of Kabul Review: The Anne Frank Story As It Plays Out Today

by Nidhil Vohra
May 1, 2026
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The Secret Reading Club of Kabul brings three young women together to read the diary of Anne Frank and consider their situation in Afghanistan.

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An Afghan man kneels down and examines a white marble panel with intricate carvings.

The Theft Review: Reclaiming Afghanistan’s Cultural History

by Pat Mullen
March 11, 2026
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Efforts to repatriate artifacts and artworks stolen from Afghanistan invite wider considerations of cultural history in Aisha Jamal's The Theft.

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Two young Iranian girls sit closely together and look into the lens of a camera. They are pictured in closeup.

A World of Creative Documentaries at IDFA 2025

by Megan Durnford
November 21, 2025
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Highlights from IDFA 2025 include documentaries like A Fox Under a Pink Moon, Synthetic Sincerity, Flood, All My Sisters, and Memory.

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Filmmaker Brishkay Ahmed and participant Vida Samadzai have a discussion in a dressing room. They are sitting in front of two mirrors framed with light bulbs.

In the Room Trailer: New Doc Spotlights Resilience of Afghan Women

by Pat Mullen
September 23, 2025
Features

Watch the first trailer for In the Room, director Brishkay Ahmed's documentary about the resilience of Afghan women who fight for equality.

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Writing Hawa Review: Where Literacy Meets Advocacy

by Susan G. Cole
May 1, 2025August 5, 2025
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Writing Hawa examines the plight of women's rights in Afghanistan as one filmmaker observes her mother's quest for literacy.

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Manizha Bakhtari, an Afghan woman, stands in an elevator. She is wearing a dark suit with a pink and yellow checkered scarf.

The Last Ambassador Review: Returning Our Attention to Afghanistan

by Rachel Ho
May 1, 2025
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Powerful documentary The Last Ambassador observes Manizha Bakhtari, Afghanistan's only female ambassador, as she fights for women's voices back home.

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Hollywoodgate Review: Observing Boys with Their Toys

by Pat Mullen
December 20, 2024
Reviews

In Hollywoodgate, Ibrahim Nash'at observes the Taliban's return to power for one year following the U.S. troops withdrawal of August 2021.

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The Sharp Edge of Peace Review: Women’s Rights, in Retrospect

by Rachel Ho
May 2, 2024
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Four women lead peace talks and conversations about women's rights leading up to the withdrawal of American troops in The Sharp Edge of Peace.

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Afghan Women Lead the Fight for Gender Equality in An Unfinished Journey

by Pat Mullen
April 26, 2024October 3, 2024
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An interview with An Unfinished Journey directors Aeyliya Husain and Amie Williams on their documentary about Afghan women fighting to women's rights.

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