WRITING HAWA
Afghanistan, France, Netherlands, Qatar 2024 – Director: Najiba Noori – Co-Director: Rasul Noori – Original language: Farsi – Subtitles: English – Length: 84 min.
When the Taliban regains power in Afghanistan, Najiba picks up the pieces of her film portrait of her mother in exile. Through Hawa’s story, we follow the wave of emancipation that had swept across the land. Though this now lies in tatters, women like Hawa will not relinquish what they have taught themselves: “To act changes everything.” Sara Gómez
Content warning: This film deals with violence and forced marriage.
Biography
Author and director Najiba Noori has written reports for Huffington Post, Doctors Without Borders and UN Women, among others. She took part in the IDFA Academy in 2022. Due to the takeover in Afghanistan, she moved to France in 2021. WRITING HAWA is her first feature-length documentary.
The brother and co-director Rasul Noori took over the camera work when Najiba Noori had to flee from the Taliban.
Filmography (both)
WRITING HAWA, FR, NL, QA, AF 2024, 84 min.
Nominated for the DOK.horizonte Competition – Cinema of Urgency
The films in this series tell stories from countries in transition. They are supported by ENGAGEMENT GLOBAL with funds from the BMZ and are nominated for the VIKTORIA DOK.horizonte Competition, endowed with 5,000 euros. The award donor is the Petra-Kelly-Stiftung.
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Writer: Najiba Noori, Afsaneh Salari. Camera: Najiba Noori, Rasul Noori. Sound: Tim van Peppen. Editing: Afsaneh Salari. Music: Afshin Azizi. Production: TAG Film. Producer: Christian Popp. Co-Producers: Een van de Jongens. International Sales: First Hand Films.
