When two men compete to qualify in the Winter Olympics for the first time for Afghanistan, they realize that home is worth fighting for. In their wake they leave a passion for skiing and a hope for a brighter future. Where the Light Shines is the debut documentary from Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer Daniel Etter with stunning cinematography by Angello Faccini. It is produced by Academy Award nominees Marcel Mettelsiefen and Stephen Ellis along with Steven Sawalich from Articulus Entertainment. Filmed over four years, Where the Light Shines paints an intimate portrait of life in Afghanistan and shows the difficulties of trying to create change in a country that for generations has only seen war.

According to the official history of Afghanistan, ruthless destruction has always prevailed over art...

Five Afghan men try to reach Europe. The filmmakers followed them for over six months, filming their...

Dubai - the city of controversies. Six individuals go through personal insecurities, cultural pressu...

Universally recognized as the greatest female skier ever, Lindsey Vonn went on a remarkable journey ...

This documentary on the effect the talent competition "Afghan Star" has on the incredibly diverse in...

In 1979, after the Soviet Union attacked Afghanistan, millions of Afghans were forced to leave their...

The story of a country that is obliged to give up on its future... The documentary pictures the town...

Recounted mostly through animation to protect his identity, Amin looks back over his past as a child...

An insight into a girls' school in Afghanistan which imposes an even stricter interpretation of Isla...
This film is a glimpse of the traditional life of the Afghan people, their culture and their music, ...

The friendship between Christophe de Ponfilly and Commander Massoud, a legendary figure of the Afgha...

An in-depth look at the torture practices of the United States in Afghanistan, Iraq and Guantanamo B...

When NATO troops withdrew from Afghanistan, the Afghan National Army (ANA) took over control of Helm...

Immediately after the US pullout from Afghanistan, Taliban forces occupied the Hollywood Gate comple...

Filmed by the first-ever team of women video journalists trained in Afghanistan, this uncompromising...

"Afghan Cycles" is a feature documentary about a generation of Afghan women who are pedaling their o...

An Iranian diplomat who miraculously survived Taliban's raid on the Iranian consulate in Mazar E Sha...

A documentary that reveals the underbelly of the global aid and investment industry. It's a complex ...