With the return of the Taliban, the dreams of Hawa, her daughter and her granddaughter are cruelly shattered. Writing Hawa, filmed over more than five years, tells the story of an Afghan family, against the backdrop of world news, through the eyes of Hawa’s daughter Najiba.

• Director: Najiba Noori & Ali Rasul Noori
• Producer: Tag Film
• Co-producer: Renko Douze & Hasse van Nunen

• Duration: 84' & 55'
• Status: premiered at IDFA 2024
• In association with Arte and EOdocs
• Supported by Catapult Film Fund, Docs Up Fund, IDA Enterprise Fund, Madre, Women Make Movies, Sundance Documentary Fund
• World sales: First Hand Films
  
  With this film, we are bringing together the Afghan women’s diaspora and taking collective action on behalf of girls and women in Afghanistan. Would you like to learn more about the Learning with Hawa impact initiative? Please visit this page!