| Director: | Sahraa Karimi |
|---|---|
| Production: | Noori Pictures (Katayoon Shahabi), Sahraa Karimi |
| Running Time: | 86’ |
| Language: | Farsi, Dari |
| Country: | Afghanistan |
| Main Cast: | Arezoo Ariapoor, Fereshta Afshar, Hasiba Ebrahimi |
| Screenplay: | Sahraa Karimi, Sami Hasib Nabizada |
| Cinematographer: | Behrouz Badrouj |
| Editor: | Mastaneh Mohajer |
| Production Designer: | Sakineh Gholamali |
| Costume Designer: | Sakineh Gholamali |
| Music: | Saba Nedaei, Ali Tavakoli |
| Sound: | Asqar Abgoon, Mohammad Reza Delpak |
| Visual Effects: | Roashana Studio |
Cinema
Hava, Maryam, Ayesha
Orizzonti
Synopsis
Three Afghan women from different social background, living in Kabul, are facing a big challenge in their lives. Hava, a traditional pregnant woman whom no one cares about, is living with her father- and mother-in-law. Her only joy is talking to the baby in her belly. Maryam, an educated TV news reporter, is about to get a divorce from her unfaithful husband that finds out she is pregnant. Ayesha, an 18-year-old girl, accepts to marry her cousin because she is pregnant from her boyfriend who disappears after hearing her pregnancy news. Therefore, she needs to find a doctor to get an abortion and regain her virginity. Each of them has to solve her problem by herself for the first time.
Director’s Statement
As a female filmmaker from Afghanistan, I promised myself to be the storyteller of my fellow countrywomen who seek to change their lives in a traditional society. By travelling to many Afghan cities and villages, I found real stories from inside my country about such women as Hava, Maryam, and Ayesha. Hava is the sample of an Afghan housewife, Maryam is an intellectual, well-educated woman and Ayesha is a teenager from the middle class. They are trying not to give in to the imposed patriarchal society. Their decision is a form of resistance to their pre-determined life. My goal is to narrate the lives of women who haven’t had a voice for many years and now are ready to change their destiny.
Producers/Distributors
PRODUCTION 1: Katayoon Shahabi - Noori Pictures
84, Avenue de la République
75011 – Paris, France
Tel. +33 676418967
katysh.01@gmail.com
http://www.nooripictures.com
PRODUCTION 2: Sahraa Karimi
House # 1, Rahimi Plaza, Flower Street, Share-Naw
0000 – Kabul, Afghanistan
Tel. 0093795522569
sahraakarimi@gmail.com
WORLD SALES: Shahabi Katayoon - Noori Pictures
84, Avenue de la République
75011 – Paris, France
Tel. +33676418967
katysh.01@gmail.com
http://www.nooripictures.com
PRESS OFFICE: Laurent Boye – Jazo PR
923 Cole Ave
90038 – Los Angeles, CA, United States
Tel. 0013102207239
laurent@jazopr.com
