In the Rumbling Belly of Motherland (2021)
1h 23m
Running Time
March 1, 2021Release Date
In the Rumbling Belly of Motherland (2021)
1h 23m
Running Time
March 1, 2021Release Date
Plot.
As the U.S. planned to withdraw troops from Afghanistan in September 2021, Canadian-Afghan filmmaker and journalist Brishkay Ahmed was filming IN THE RUMBLING BELLY OF MOTHERLAND. Revealing the ongoing dangers for women reporters, and the extraordinary risks they take, this brave film provides an in-depth look into Zan TV, Kabul’s female-led news agency. A professional journalist herself, Ahmed documents both the harrowing and inspiring work of young, female journalists over the course of the two-year lead up to the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan. Following parallel news stories as they unfold – two sets of national elections as well as ongoing U.S.-Taliban peace talks – the film reveals the daily hurdles Afghan female reporters and media staff face, underscoring the existential current events that threaten both Zan TV as a media outlet and the livelihoods of the women at its heart.
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Cast & Crew.
Shogofa Sediqi
Shogofa Sediqi
Najwa Alimi
Najwa Alimi
Fereshta Mahboby
Fereshta Mahboby
Khalida Rasheed
Khalida Rasheed
Brishkay Ahmed
Director / Producer / Writer / Editor / Cinematography
Fatima Tawakoli
Cinematography
Ali Hussein Husseini
Cinematography
Sajad Saee
Production Coordinator
Chris Hind
Music
Sofia Farahani
Researcher
Atusa Farahani
Researcher
Doug Paterson
Sound Designer
Fazel Ahmed Afghan
Translator
Details.
This Movie Is About.
middle east
feminism
politics
human rights
young women
war
global feminism
islamic studies
Wiki.
In the Rumbling Belly of Motherland is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Brishkay Ahmed and released in 2021. The film profiles Zan TV, a television station in Afghanistan which is run by a team of women journalists who face challenges being treated equally with their male counterparts in a highly sexist and oppressive society.
The film premiered at the 2021 DOXA Documentary Film Festival.