Letter to My Sister (2006)
• October 3rd, 2006 • 1h 8min
Documentary
Overview
Nabila Djahnine, president of the feminist association Thirghri N'tmetout, died in hands of an armed group in Tizi Ouzou (Algeria) in 1995. The Islamists forced women, on pain of death, to wear the hijab or stop working. It was the first time a feminist woman paid with her life. Nabila wrote a letter to her sister Habiba in 1994. This documentary is her answer. In 2006 Habiba comes back to the place to restore her sister’s memory, her point of view, the day of her death and the political moment Algeria was going through at that time.
Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!
Trailer
Similar Movies
Feminists: What Were They Thinking?
Released on: 2018-02-19
Documentary
In 1977, a book of photographs captured an awakening - women shedding the cultural restrictions of t...
The 9/11 Tapes: Chaos in the Sky
Released on: 2012-02-12
Documentary, History
Where we you on 9/11? Ask just about anybody, and they can tell you exactly where they were when th...
Miss Representation
Released on: 2011-01-20
Documentary
The film MISS REPRESENTATION exposes how American youth are being sold the concept that women and gi...
Behind the Burly Q
Released on: 2010-04-23
Documentary, History
Dive into more than a century of decadence with this tantalizing look at the evolution of burlesque....
In the Mirror of Maya Deren
Released on: 2002-03-15
Documentary
Documentary about the life of avant-garde filmmaker Maya Deren, who led the independent film movemen...
Yours in Sisterhood
Released on: 2018-02-21
History, Documentary
What might be revealed in the process of inviting strangers to act out and respond to 1970s feminism...
Revolution, Riot Grrrl Style
Released on: 2014-03-07
Documentary, Music, TV Movie
Today, we see a new style of feminism springing up everywhere - young, provocative and radical. To g...
Unabomber: The Secret History
Released on: 2008-01-14
Documentary
An overview on the actions, hunt and capture of Ted Kaczynski, better known as the Unabomber.
Must Read After My Death
Released on: 2007-12-15
Documentary
A grandmother dies and leaves behind hours of secret film and audio recordings as well as an envelop...
If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front
Released on: 2011-06-22
Documentary, Crime, History
Filmmaker Marshall Curry explores the inner workings of the Earth Liberation Front, a revolutionary ...
Blowin' In The Wind
Released on: 2005-03-02
Documentary
Blowin' in the Wind examines the secret treaty that allows the US military to train and test its wea...
Hit So Hard
Released on: 2012-04-20
Documentary, Music
The rise to fame (and the near-fatal fall from it) of Patty Schemel, drummer for Courtney Love's sem...
7/7 London Bombings: 10 Years On
Released on: 2015-03-07
Documentary
A sky news special about the events of that day.
The Fence
Released on: 2003-10-03
Documentary
The Fence is a cry! In the aftermath of the civil war which bloodied Algeria, Tariq Teguia interview...
3 Days of Terror: The Charlie Hebdo Attacks
Released on: 2016-01-06
Documentary
In November 2015, when gunmen attacked Paris, France declared war on the Islamic State. But that war...
The Punk Singer
Released on: 2013-11-29
Documentary, Music
A look at the life of activist, musician, and cultural icon Kathleen Hanna, who formed the punk band...
El Gusto
Released on: 2012-01-11
Music, Documentary
El Gusto is the story of an orchestra of Jewish and Muslim musicians torn apart by war 50 years ago,...
You Have Struck a Rock!
Released on: 1981-01-01
Documentary
You Have Struck A Rock! commemorates the special contribution of South African women to the success ...
The Last Days of Osama Bin Laden
Released on: 2011-11-06
Documentary, History
After the United States mounted a covert mission to eliminate America's number-one terrorist target,...