Project Detail

Fear Behind the Veil

Synopsis

What is the position of women in Afghanistan since the end of Taleban rule? Promises were made by the international community in 2001, with women’s rights cited as a reason for the invasion. But what has become of those rights and what is life like now for Afghan women?

Details

Year: 2007
Type of project: Shorts
Running time: 30 mins
Format: DV
Director: Zarghona Rassa 1st Feature
Producer: Zarghona Rassa
Editor: Anne O' Connell
Director of Photography: Khair Mohamed Barai, Patris Mayvand

Production Status

Complete

Sales Company

Journeyman Pictures.

4-6 High Street,
Thames Ditton,
Surrey, KT7 0RY
UK

www.journeyman.tv

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