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