“Since the US invaded Afghanistan, heroin addiction has rocketed. One woman is singlehandedly battling the crisis. Scooping men and women from under a squalid bridge, Laila Haidari detoxes them in her recovery clinic, which she funds through her restaurant staffed by former addicts. Her precarious income is destabilised as the Taliban attacks increase, and corrupt ministers reject her fundraising appeals.”
Directed by Elizabeth & Gulistan Mirzaei
Cinematography by Elizabeth Mirzaei
Jess Rona started pet grooming as a side hustle while auditioning as an actress in Los Angeles. But as she unleashed her creativity and started posting slow-motion videos of dogs she groomed online, she quickly became "Instafamous" for turning scruffy pups into sleek canines.
Directed, filmed and edited by Elizabeth Mirzaei
Friends of a murdered Afghan journalist search for answers as they come to terms with their loss.
Directed by Elizabeth & Gulistan Mirzaei
Cinematography by Elizabeth Mirzaei
Farkhunda, a 27-year-old Afghan woman, and religious scholar, was brutally murdered by a mob in the streets of Kabul in March. At the time it was wrongly alleged that she had burnt the Qu'ran. Her killing sparked unprecedented protests in the Afghan capital. Zarghuna Kargar tells the story of Farkhunda's death through the voices of her family, and others involved in the case, including an exclusive interview with the family of one of the perpetrators.
Cinematography by Elizabeth Mirzaei
As foreign troops withdraw from Afghanistan, one young Afghan photographer has finally found a way to flee the country.
Directed by Elizabeth & Gulistan Mirzaei
Filmed and edited by Elizabeth Mirzaei
Screened before an audience of 60,000 at the Global Citizen Festival in Central Park, New York.
Despite the billions of dollars being poured into Afghanistan to rebuild the country and boost its economy, more than 30,000 Afghans applied for political asylum worldwide last year.
Zekria is willing to pay $25,000 to an agent to make a visa application to a European country on his behalf.
