#SIMA2024 BEST DIRECTOR & BEST SOUND (SHORT DOCUMENTARY) WINNER

The music stopped when the Taliban took over Afghanistan – it was forbidden, the penalty, death. Young girls who belonged to a music school had to go into hiding where they feared for themselves and their families. Now orphans with broken hearts, The Last Song From Kabul directed by Kevin McDonald (Oscar® winning The Last King of Scotland) tells the riveting, heroic story of their escape to Portugal where they try to rebuild their fractured lives and begin to play music again.

Director(s): Kevin Macdonald
Producer(s): Sophie Daniel, Katie Buchanan, Sheila Nevins, Lawrence Elman, Nick Fraser, Duncan Heath, Francis Hopkinson, Jessica Lustig, Dr. Ahmad Sarmast, Nina L. Diaz, Liza Burnett Fefferman, Joe Easts
Afghanistan, Portugal | 34 minutes
Language(s): English, Dari
Subtitles: English