Afghan female filmmakers who fled the Taliban are begging the world to not forget the Afghan people and to support its artists.
From left, directors Sahraa Karimi and Sarah Mani pose for photographers at the photo call for the 'International panel on Afghanistan and the situation of Afghan filmmakers and artists' during the 78th edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, Saturday, Sep, 4, 2021.
Karimi choked up while telling reporters about her own escape — in which she had just hours to decide whether to stay or leave — and all that had been lost after the Taliban completed their takeover of the country. But she said all of that has been lost, and that the country's burgeoning filmmaking community had either fled or gone into hiding, with its archives now under Taliban control.
She said she decided to flee on the morning of Aug. 15, with just a few hours to make “the most difficult decision of your life: stay or leave.”
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