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Shahrbanoo Sadat

Shahrbanoo Sadat

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Shahrbanoo Sadat, born 1991, is an Afghan filmmaker and screenwriter. She began in documentary before moving into fiction and has become one of the most distinctive voices in contemporary Afghan cinema. Her debut feature, "Wolf and Sheep", premiered at th

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In episode 9 of Take 2 – Stories of Failure, we speak with
Shahrbanoo Sadat about displacement, coincidence, and endurance.
She talks about growing up between Iran and Afghanistan, about
feeling both inside and outside at the same time, and about the
unexpected chain of events that led her to cinema in the first
place. We discuss the long and deeply personal journey behind No
Good Men — a project that accompanied her for years. She reflects
on why she ultimately decided to take on the lead role herself,
how necessity turned into artistic choice, and how stepping in
front of the camera shifted her understanding of authorship,
vulnerability, and control. It is a conversation about
persistence, risk, and the quiet, stubborn belief in one’s own
voice.

Tongestaltung Folge 1–4: Nils Gradlowsky | Tongestaltung Folge
5–9: Nasos Pechlivanidis | Tongestaltung Folge 10–11: Florian
Froschmayer | Logo: Aljoscha Seuss | Musik: Inma Galiot |
Gefördert durch die Stiftung Kulturwerk | Mit freundlicher
Unterstützung des Tonstudios Sonnenstudio, des YouTube-Kanals
Stay Curious und des Wolf Kino Berlin.