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 | Vivian Odior | Executive Producer |
| Production | Ghada Soufan | Executive Producer |
| Production | Sophie Ho | Executive Producer |
| Production | Vida Habibi | Executive Producer |
| Production | Adam Groves | Executive Producer |
| Production | Zac Ryder | Executive Producer |
| Production | Eric Stern | Executive Producer |
| Production | Amanda Naseem | Producer |
| Camera | Daisy Zhou | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Ashley Rodholm | Editor |
| Sound | William Ryan Fritch | Music |
| Production | Alex Jurisich | Associate Producer |
| Production | Javed Rezayee | Producer |
| Production | Lara Heintz | Development Producer |
| Editing | Rabab Haj Yahya | Consulting Editor |
| Production | Philip Bolus | Executive Producer |
| Production | João Holbeche Beirao | Executive Producer |
| Production | Ariadna Llovet | Line Producer |
| Directing | João Cisneiros | First Assistant Director |
| Production | Paulo Guedes | Production Manager |
| Production | Magda Vicente | Production Coordinator |
| Production | Ermelinda Santos | Location Manager |
| Production | Joana Dionisio | Location Assistant |
| Production | Aurora Benfeito | Location Assistant |
| Production | Marta Lopes | Location Assistant |
| Production | Eugenio Liziario | Production Assistant |
| Crew | Eugenio Liziario | Driver |
| Production | Jaime Mendes | Production Assistant |
| Crew | Jaime Mendes | Driver |
| Production | Pedro Silveira | Production Assistant |
| Crew | Marcia Paralta | Production Office Assistant |
| Crew | Pedro Silveira | Driver |
| Production | Katya Bolus | Production Assistant |
| Camera | Inês Carvalho | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Tiago Silva | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Sílvia Diogo | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Gonçalo Soromenho | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Márcia Sousa | Assistant Camera |
| Crew | João Ferreira | Video Assist Operator |
| Camera | Nuno Buça | Digital Imaging Technician |
| Camera | Razan Alzayani | Still Photographer |
| Directing | Rui Macedo | Second Assistant Director |
| Production | Marco Marcelino | Production Driver |
| Lighting | Vitor Miranda "Tita" | Gaffer |
| Camera | Luis Miranda | Best Boy Grip |
| Lighting | Tiago Antonio | Electrician |
| Lighting | Vasco Carlos | Electrician |
| Crew | Ricardo Pereira | Generator Operator |
| Camera | Miguel Efe | Key Grip |
| Camera | Rodolfo Santos | Grip |
| Camera | José Coimbra | Grip |
| Camera | José Paulo | Grip |
| Camera | Armando Chouriço | Grip |
| Sound | Tomé Palmeirim | Sound Engineer |
| Sound | Carolina Pichel | Boom Operator |
| Art | Ruth Levy | Art Direction |
| Art | Victor Mendes | Assistant Set Decoration |
| Art | Mário Santos | Assistant Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Carla Figueiredo | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marta Lemos | Wardrobe Assistant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Liliana Ribeiro | Makeup & Hair |
| Costume & Make-Up | Martinha Costa | Makeup & Hair |
| Crew | Mahdiya E. | Translator |
| Production | Mohammad Gorjestani | Executive Producer |
| Production | Malcolm Pullinger | Executive Producer |
| Production | Rocco Campanelli | Executive Producer |
| Production | Justin Lomax | Business Affairs Coordinator |
| Production | Alex Friedman | Post Producer |
| Crew | Simran Mahal | Post Production Supervisor |
| Editing | Ian Colon | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Scott Crozier | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Austin Hobart | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Sarah Katz | Archival Footage Coordinator |
| Editing | Sarah Beitch | Archival Footage Research |
| Visual Effects | Lauren Koenig | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Garret Walter | VFX Artist |
| Editing | Kya Lou | Colorist |
| Editing | David Oh | Color Assistant |
| Editing | Matthew Stepanek | Color Assistant |
| Production | Christina Roldan | Executive Producer |
| Production | Diane Valera | Head of Production |
| Production | Alex Zhao | Associate Producer |
| Sound | Brian Sharifi | Sound Designer |
| Sound | James Hicken | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Nicholas Kim | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Crew | Rachel Valdivia | Post Production Assistant |
| Art | John Valle | Art Designer |
| Production | Anna Tran | Associate Producer |
| Production | Drew Rissman | Head of Production |
| Production | Patrick Nugent | Executive Producer |
| Production | Kim Christensen | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Meghan Riechmann | Music Supervisor |
| Art | Chris Riley | Art Designer |
| Sound | Jamie Muffett | ADR & Dubbing |
| Sound | Natalia Rolleston | ADR & Dubbing |
| Sound | Will Brood | ADR & Dubbing |