Filmmaker Sahraa Karimi, who fled Afghanistan last month after Kabul fell to the Taliban, still hopes to go back home one day. Karimi, the first woman to Afghan Film, the country's national cinema body, spoke to the press virtually on the sidelines of the ongoing Toronto International Film Festival(TIFF) and said she is trying to start a new life, a new journey but is very sad, of course.

Filmmaker Sahraa Karimi dreams of going back to Kabul, says, 'Don't let Afghan cinema die'

Afghan director Sahraa Karimi, who's the head of national cinema body Afghan Film, had escaped last week from Kabul after the Taliban takeover and will now travel to the Venice Film Festival to speak about the plight of her country and its filmmakers, claim reports.

Venice Film Festival: Afghan film director Sahraa Karimi to talk about her country's plight

Sahraa Karimi, one of Afghanistan's prominent filmmakers has managed to flee after Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan. She has sought asylum in Ukraine

Prominent filmmaker, Sahraa Karimi manages to flee after Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan

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Filmmaker Sahraa Karimi dreams of going back to Kabul, says, 'Don't let Afghan cinema die'

Venice Film Festival: Afghan film director Sahraa Karimi to talk about her country's plight

Prominent filmmaker, Sahraa Karimi manages to flee after Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan