An Afghan filmmaker’s appeal to save art and people

Sahraa Karimi issued an impassioned plea on her Twitter handle, addressed to film communities in the world, soliciting their help and solidarity in protecting her people and fellow filmmakers from the hands of the Taliban.

Afghan film director and chairperson of the Afghan Film organization, Sahraa Karimi issued an impassioned plea on her Twitter handle, addressed to film communities in the world, soliciting their help and solidarity in protecting her people and fellow filmmakers from the hands of the Taliban. Karimi is the first and only woman in Afghanistan who holds a Ph.D in cinema and filmmaking. The filmmaker’s appeal comes at a time when the Taliban, within the span of only a few weeks, have seized control of Kabul and most of the country. The overthrow of the government has prompted hundreds of Afghans to flee their homeland.