From the Afghan People For Americans
An official selection of the New Hope International Film Festival, the Nevada International Women's Film Festival,
and Winner of best short documentary at Around Film Festival in Amsterdam.
Our film counters the media fixation on the failures in Afghanistan by allowing the Afghan people themselves to describe the progress the country is making in social issues such as women’s and child rights.
An official selection of the New Hope International Film Festival, the Nevada International Women's Film Festival,
and Winner of best short documentary at Around Film Festival in Amsterdam.
Our film counters the media fixation on the failures in Afghanistan by allowing the Afghan people themselves to describe the progress the country is making in social issues such as women’s and child rights.
“From the Afghan People for Americans” is about the progress the people of Afghanistan have made in overcoming the social ills that have impeded their country’s development, particularly the oppression of women and the denial of education to girls. The primary voices in the documentary are those of the Afghan people, who speak for themselves and their country throughout the film.
"With one month's notice I got my visa and bought my ticket to Kabul. It was November 2017, I packed a small suitcase, a backpack full of camera gear along with my tripod and I was on my way to one of the most dangerous counties in the world for women." - Esther Hyneman
"With one month's notice I got my visa and bought my ticket to Kabul. It was November 2017, I packed a small suitcase, a backpack full of camera gear along with my tripod and I was on my way to one of the most dangerous counties in the world for women." - Esther Hyneman