Tag: Cinema of Afghanistan

Top 200 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2023: #122. Roya Sadat’s Sima’s Song

Sima's Song Word on the socials is that Roya Sadat kickstarted her next project with Greece aiding Afghanistan to double down efforts to recreate a...

Friendship Interrupted: Roya Sadat Returns to the Revolution with Sophomore Feature “Sima’s Song”

Afghan filmmaker Roya Sadat (who saw her debut film A Letter To The President preem in Locarno) appears to be moments away from embarking...

The Orphanage | 2019 Cannes Film Festival Review

Back in the U.S.S.R.: Sadat Goes Back to Soviet-Ruled Afghanistan in Amiable Sophomore Film Following the success of her celebrated 2016 debut, Wolf and Sheep,...

Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2019: #91. The Orphanage – Shahrbanoo Sadat

The Orphanage Afghan writer-director Shahrbanoo Sadat should be ready with her sophomore feature The Orphanage in 2019. Produced through Katja Adomeit of Adomeit Film, the...

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Interview: Eivind Landsvik – Low Expectations | 2026 Cannes Film Festival

Exploring themes of mental health, emotional recovery, companionship, and...

Interview: Sandra Wollner – Everytime | 2026 Cannes Film Festival

One of the discoveries of this year's Cannes Film...

Interview: Lukas Dhont – Coward | 2026 Cannes Film Festival

Following the Grand Prix–winning Close, Belgian filmmaker Lukas Dhont...

Interview: Zou Jing – A Girl Unknown | 2026 Cannes Film Festival

A film project we've been tracking when the Critics'...