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In modern-day Afghanistan, a young girl confined by oppression finds hope through dance. As her anklet bells awaken memories of freedom, she discovers a spirit that refuses to be silenced.
Genre: Drama · War · Self-Discovery
The Story
Dance. Hope. Freedom.
In modern-day Afghanistan, a generation of girls live behind closed doors, their education, their voices, and their freedoms taken from them. Among them is a young girl, lost in despair. Through the art of dance, something within her awakens—hope. The sound of her anklet bells carries her back to the freedom she once knew, awakening a spirit that refuses to be silenced.
sound that refuses to disappear
A Social Impact Film
OUR INNATE BIRTHRIGHT
ZANG aims to give voice to Afghan girls and women whose voices have been silenced, while honoring the universal struggle of women everywhere to live with freedom, dignity, and the right to choose their own path. Through film, dance, and the sound of anklet bells, ZANG tells a story of identity, freedom, resilience, and the unbreakable human spirit. The film seeks not only to illuminate the realities facing Afghan women, but to remind us that behind every statistic is a human being with dreams, hopes, and a life that deserves to be lived freely. And while ZANG is rooted in Afghanistan, its message belongs to no single country. Wherever a woman is told to be smaller, quieter, less visible, or less free, the story of ZANG echoes. The bells become more than an ornament. They become a voice. A voice for the woman who has been silenced. A voice for the girl whose dreams have been denied. A voice for every woman who has ever fought to be seen, heard, and free. Because freedom is not a privilege reserved for some. It is a human right that belongs to us all.
ZANG is the sound that refuses to disappear.
Cast & Crew
WRITTEN & Directed By
Sitara Attaie
Produced By
Sitara Attaie, Sleiman Ahmad, KAVI RAZ
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
YOUSOF SEKANDER
EDITED BY
YOUSOF SEKANDER, parminDAR KARLA
STARING
Sitara Attaie, Zadran Wali, Massih Mangal, Farishta SHALEMI, RYAAN KAMAL KHAN
executive Producers
Sameer Moosani, Rabia Moosani
MUSIC By
Chromosomes & Jessy Covets
PRODUCTION DESIGNER
NOMADSTYLE
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