Afghan Women
About Afghan Women
The words of the women and the rhythm of their lives in the seclusion of family compounds suggests both the satisfying and the limiting aspects of a woman's role in a rural Afghan community. Filmed in the Balkh Province, an area inhabited by Tajik and other Central Asian peoples.
Afghan Women (1974) is a documentary film directed by Josephine Powell and Nancy Dupree. It runs 17 minutes and was released in January 1974.
Shelv files it under women's rights and etnography. In the United States it streams on Alchemiya Amazon Channel.