‘Forgotten Spaceman,’ Telling a Little-Known Afghan Story, Readies for Takeoff (Exclusive Trailer)

Elham Ehsas’ film, debuting at Locarno before traveling to TIFF, shows how an Afghan cosmonaut went into space and explores ...
Digital Journal

Afghan film star in miserable French exile after death threats over veil

The feted star of an internationally-acclaimed film, Afghan actress Marina Golbahari, and her husband have been chased from their home to the brink of suicide in a filthy French asylum shelter after ...
The Hollywood Reporter

Berlin Film Festival to Open With ‘No Good Men’ From Afghan Director Shahrbanoo Sadat

"Sadat continues her vital work spotlighting Afghan women’s lives, here bringing romance and touches of humour to a rousingly political story." By Georg Szalai Global Business Editor One of ...
Yahoo

Shahrbanoo Sadat, Maryna Er Gorbach Discuss Their Displacement Film Fund Shorts ‘Super Afghan Gym’ and ‘Rotation’: Rotterdam

Shahrbanoo Sadat, who fled Kabul, Afghanistan, to Germany in 2021 and will next month open the Berlin Film Festival with No Good Men, just world premiered her short film Super Afghan Gym at the ...
Digital Journal

‘Naive optimist’ opens Berlin Film Festival with Afghan romantic comedy

Afghan director and actress Shahrbanoo Sadat laughs as she attends a press conference for the film “No Good Men” presented in Berlinale Special Gala at the 76th ...
Napa Valley Register

Film about Afghan all-girls robotics team screens in St. Helena

A film showing Sunday at the Cameo Cinema follows the true story of an Afghan all-girls robotics team that overcame obstacles to learn coding and robotics, ultimately traveling the world to compete in ...