We Are Ayenda (2023)
As the Taliban claimed power in 2021 and banned women and girls from participating in sports, the members of the Afghanistan Youth Women's National Football Team needed to escape their own country or risk being captured. What happened next is an extraordinary story of survival, sisterhood and the human right to privacy. Presented by WhatsApp.
Director: Amber Fares
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Farkhunda Muhtaj as |
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Aziza A. as |
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Fatema E. as |
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Fatima Z. as |
| Directing | Amber Fares | Director |
| Production | Eshan Ponnadurai | Executive Producer |
| Production | Sophie Ho | Executive Producer |
| Production | Ghada Soufan | Executive Producer |
| Production | Adam Groves | Executive Producer |
| Production | Vivian Odior | Executive Producer |
| Editing | Ashley Rodholm | Editor |
| Production | Alex Jurisich | Associate Producer |
| Production | Vida Habibi | Executive Producer |
| Production | Zac Ryder | Executive Producer |
| Production | Eric Stern | Executive Producer |
| Production | Amanda Naseem | Producer |
| Camera | Daisy Zhou | Director of Photography |
| Sound | William Ryan Fritch | Music |
| Editing | Rabab Haj Yahya | Consulting Editor |
| Crew | Marcia Paralta | Production Office Assistant |
| Production | Ermelinda Santos | Location Manager |
| Production | Philip Bolus | Executive Producer |
| Crew | Eugenio Liziario | Driver |
| Camera | Tiago Silva | Assistant Camera |
| Production | Katya Bolus | Production Assistant |
| Crew | Pedro Silveira | Driver |
| Production | Paulo Guedes | Production Manager |
| Production | Javed Rezayee | Producer |
| Production | João Holbeche Beirao | Executive Producer |
| Production | Aurora Benfeito | Location Assistant |
| Production | Jaime Mendes | Production Assistant |
| Camera | Inês Carvalho | Camera Operator |
| Directing | João Cisneiros | First Assistant Director |
| Production | Eugenio Liziario | Production Assistant |
| Production | Marta Lopes | Location Assistant |
| Production | Lara Heintz | Development Producer |
| Production | Joana Dionisio | Location Assistant |
| Production | Ariadna Llovet | Line Producer |
| Production | Magda Vicente | Production Coordinator |
| Camera | Sílvia Diogo | Assistant Camera |
| Production | Marco Marcelino | Production Driver |
| Camera | Miguel Efe | Key Grip |
| Sound | Tomé Palmeirim | Sound Engineer |
| Camera | Razan Alzayani | Still Photographer |
| Crew | João Ferreira | Video Assist Operator |
| Camera | Armando Chouriço | Grip |
| Costume & Make-Up | Martinha Costa | Makeup & Hair |
| Crew | Simran Mahal | Post Production Supervisor |
| Production | Anna Tran | Associate Producer |
| Crew | Jaime Mendes | Driver |
| Lighting | Tiago Antonio | Electrician |
| Crew | Ricardo Pereira | Generator Operator |
| Art | Ruth Levy | Art Direction |
| Camera | Gonçalo Soromenho | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Márcia Sousa | Assistant Camera |
| Lighting | Vitor Miranda "Tita" | Gaffer |
| Lighting | Vasco Carlos | Electrician |
| Camera | Rodolfo Santos | Grip |
| Art | Mário Santos | Assistant Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Carla Figueiredo | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Directing | Rui Macedo | Second Assistant Director |
| Editing | Ian Colon | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Sarah Katz | Archival Footage Coordinator |
| Production | Christina Roldan | Executive Producer |
| Production | Alex Zhao | Associate Producer |
| Art | Victor Mendes | Assistant Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marta Lemos | Wardrobe Assistant |
| Production | Pedro Silveira | Production Assistant |
| Camera | José Paulo | Grip |
| Sound | Carolina Pichel | Boom Operator |
| Camera | Nuno Buça | Digital Imaging Technician |
| Camera | Luis Miranda | Best Boy Grip |
| Camera | José Coimbra | Grip |
| Production | Malcolm Pullinger | Executive Producer |
| Editing | Austin Hobart | Assistant Editor |
| Visual Effects | Garret Walter | VFX Artist |
| Crew | Mahdiya E. | Translator |
| Production | Mohammad Gorjestani | Executive Producer |
| Production | Diane Valera | Head of Production |
| Art | John Valle | Art Designer |
| Production | Patrick Nugent | Executive Producer |
| Art | Chris Riley | Art Designer |
| Editing | Sarah Beitch | Archival Footage Research |
| Sound | James Hicken | Sound Editor |
| Production | Alex Friedman | Post Producer |
| Editing | Kya Lou | Colorist |
| Sound | Nicholas Kim | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Crew | Rachel Valdivia | Post Production Assistant |
| Production | Drew Rissman | Head of Production |
| Production | Kim Christensen | Executive Producer |
| Production | Rocco Campanelli | Executive Producer |
| Editing | David Oh | Color Assistant |
| Editing | Scott Crozier | Assistant Editor |
| Visual Effects | Lauren Koenig | Animation |
| Sound | Brian Sharifi | Sound Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Liliana Ribeiro | Makeup & Hair |
| Production | Justin Lomax | Business Affairs Coordinator |
| Editing | Matthew Stepanek | Color Assistant |
| Sound | Jamie Muffett | ADR & Dubbing |
| Sound | Meghan Riechmann | Music Supervisor |
| Sound | Natalia Rolleston | ADR & Dubbing |
| Sound | Will Brood | ADR & Dubbing |