Motherland Afghanistan
Nearly one in seven Afghan women die in childbirth.
Overview
Afghani-American filmmaker Sedika Mojadidi shadows her father, a women's health specialist working to rebuild hospitals in war-torn Afghanistan, in this thought-provoking documentary filmed in the wake of the United States' invasion of the region. In a country where one in seven women dies during childbirth, many women are willing to travel for days to receive adequate care from a trained professional.
Key Crew
Producer: Jenny Raskin, Catherine Gund
Director: Sedika Mojadidi
Top Cast
Videos
Global Voices | Motherland Afghanistan | Trailer | ITVS
Independent Lens 'MOTHERLAND AFGHANISTAN' | Preview | PBS
