Biography
Sahraa Karimi (1983, Kabul, Afghanistan) grew up in Tehran, Iran, and although she immigrated to Slovakia at the age of 17, she is currently living and working in her native Kabul. She obtained her PhD degree from the Film and Television Faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava. Her feature–length debut, Afghan Women behind the Wheel, collected about 25 awards at major film festivals around the world while her graduation film, Light Breeze, received Sun in the Net, the Slovak national film award, for Best Short Fiction Film.
IFF Bratislava
Actress
| Series | |
|---|---|
| 2007 |
Ordinácia v ružovej záhrade |
| Documentaries | |
|---|---|
| 2002 |
Kto je Sahraa? (TV movie) |
Director
| Movies | |
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| 2019 |
Hava, Maryam, Ayesha |
| 2009 |
Ľahký vánok - zápisky z denníku jednej emigrantky (student film) |
| Documentaries | |
|---|---|
| 2016 |
Parlika |
| 2008 |
Afghan Women Behind the Wheel |
| 2005 |
Hľadanie ilúzií |
Screenwriter
| Movies | |
|---|---|
| 2019 |
Hava, Maryam, Ayesha |
| Documentaries | |
|---|---|
| 2016 |
Parlika |
| 2008 |
Afghan Women Behind the Wheel |
| 2005 |
Hľadanie ilúzií |
Camerawoman
| Documentaries | |
|---|---|
| 2016 |
Parlika |
| 2008 |
Afghan Women Behind the Wheel |
| 2005 |
Hľadanie ilúzií |
Editor
| Documentaries | |
|---|---|
| 2008 |
Afghan Women Behind the Wheel |
Producer
| Movies | |
|---|---|
| 2019 |
Hava, Maryam, Ayesha |
Guest
| Shows | |
|---|---|
| 2022 |
36 premios Goya |
| 2004 |
Anjeli strážni |