Portrait: Sahraa Karimis

Sahraa Karimi is an Afghan film director who has obtained a PhD in cinema and was the first woman to lead the national Afghan Film Organization.

Sahraa Karimi is an Afghan film director who has obtained a PhD in cinema and was the first woman to lead the national Afghan Film Organization. In reaction to the recent developments in Afghanistan following the coup of the Taliban, Karimi fights to protect the rights of Afghan filmmakers and other artists from Taliban oppression and violence, specifically from a female perspective. ​​​​​​​

Hava, Maryam, Ayeshe is the first independent Afghan film entirely shot in Kabul with director, actors, and actresses living in Afghanistan.