Kabul-based filmmaker Shahrbanoo Sadat has made it out of Afghanistan, her producer Katja Adomeit formally announced on Monday. Sadat was able to make it through thronging crowds and Taliban checkp…
Sadat was able to make it through thronging crowds and Taliban checkpoints into the airport, along with nine of her family members, after numerous days of trying, said Adomeit, who is also CEO of Adomeit Film. Sadat is currently in Abu Dhabi and will soon board a plane to Europe. Her passage was aided by the French government and “help from people all around the world,” Adomeit said.Sadat’s first feature, “Wolf and Sheep,” was developed with the Cannes Cinefondation Residence in 2010.
Her second feature, “The Orphanage,” is a continuation of that series based on the same diary. It screened at the Directors’ Fortnight in 2019. The third part of the franchise, titled “Kabul Jan,” is currently in development.
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