In the Rumbling Belly of Motherland

In the Rumbling Belly of Motherland
Directed byBrishkay Ahmed
Written byBrishkay Ahmed
Produced byBrishkay Ahmed
StarringNajwa Alimi
Mahboby Fresta
Khalida Rasheed
Nazanin Sadid
Shogofa Sediqi
CinematographyBrishkay Ahmed
Fatima Tawakoli
Ali Hussein Husseini
Edited byBrishkay Ahmed
Music byChris Hind
Production
company
ChitChat Productions
Release date
  • May 15, 2021 (2021-05-15) (DOXA)
Running time
83 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageDari

In the Rumbling Belly of Motherland is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Brishkay Ahmed and released in 2021.[1] The film profiles Zan TV, a television station in Afghanistan which is run by a team of women journalists who face challenges being treated equally with their male counterparts in a highly sexist and oppressive society.[2]

The film premiered at the 2021 DOXA Documentary Film Festival.[2]

  1. ^ Gail Johnson and Janet Smith, "Film reviews: documentary Ascension gives glimpses into working life in contemporary China, at KDocsFF". Stir, February 18, 2022.
  2. ^ a b Breanne Doyle, "DOXA 2021 review: In the Rumbling Belly of Motherland tells a journalism story that is as empowering as it is inspiring". The Georgia Straight, May 13, 2021.