Risky Business: Afghan women filmmakers

plus panel discussion

UK PREMIERE

ICA Cinema 1 Thu 12 Mar 6.30pm

An exclusive evening celebrating women in Afghanistan with the UK premieres of these short documentaries made by three outstanding young women.

'Risky' got 'Riskier'...

We at Birds Eye View are deeply disappointed to announce that the three filmmakers from Afghanistan - Alka Sadat, Dil Afruz Zeerak and Shakiba Adil are unable to attend the screenings of their documentaries at this event.

This is due in part to the unstable situation in the region at present which makes it incredibly difficult for the filmmakers to travel. All three filmmakers are incredibly sorry not to be able to attend the Festival but we hope to still keep in touch with them and report on their next projects so watch this space.

In the meantime are still very happy to have the opportunity to screen their films and welcome a panel discussion about women and film in Afghanistan including Zarghuna Kargar, Producer and former presenter of Afghan Woman's Hour, Bahareh Hosseini, director of documentary film Afghan Girls Can Kick and Havana Marking - Director of the fantastic Afghan Star - due to be screened next week at the Human Rights Film Festival in partnership with Birds Eye View.

This event will also feature other filmmakers who are from or have worked in Afghanistan plus information about our partner, Action Aid's programme in the area.

Supported by ActionAid.

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  • Half Value Life

    Dir. Alka Sadat, Afghanistan 2008, 25 mins, subtitles

    A gripping, stylish film featuring Mariya Bashir - the first and only public prosecutor in Herat, a city known for its corruption, booming kidnapping industry and, above all, domestic violence against women.

  • A Day in the Life of Rahela

    Dir. Dil Afruz Zeerak, Afghanistan 2006, 27 mins, subtitles

    13-year-old Rahela lives on one of the steep mountainsides in the middle of Kabul. There is no sewage system, no cars and no international relief organisations: they are all based on the plain. A beautifully observed encounter between two women: the filmmaker and her protagonist.

  • A Girl from Kabul

    Dir. Shakiba Adil, Afghanistan/Finland 2007, 15 mins, subtitles

    Parwin is a camerawoman for the national broadcasting service in Kabul. If she gets married, it will mean the end of her career, but being single is an invitation to slander.