Man Megozaram "I am Passing", an Afghan documentary film directed by Shabnam Zaryab that explains difference of opinion among old women; won the best film award of the "One Country, One Film" film festival in France
This is the first time a documentary film by an Afghan woman has won the best film award in a French film festival.
The "One Country, One Film" film festival was held from 30th July to first August this year in France's Apchet area, in which the "Man Megozaram" film by Shabnam Zaryab won the best film award.
"The One Film, One Country" is a new film festival that has been holding film festivals annually since 2008.
The Afghan documentary film is written by Shabnam Zaryab, the daughter of Mohammed Azam Rahnaward Zaryab, a well known Afghan writer and researcher.
The 25- year- old Shabnam Zaryab has studied Law in France and is now living in Paris.
The film is about the difference of opinion among old women in a nursing home who have a lonely life and want to live together.
Afghan film producers say the film won the award after being nominated for the best films of the festival.
"Many may have made films about retarded people, but Shabnam's viewpoint as an eastern girl who has origins in fictional literature is different towards the issue," Sediq Barmak, a famous Afghan film maker told TOLOnews.
"I think this is an extraordinary motive for Shabnam who produced her first film and won the first award," he added.
Shabnam Zaryab in her first artistic piece has depicted the lives of old women; among whom four women have much different points of views with each other.
Mr Barmak said that Shabnam Zaryab has shown her artistic abilities in her first film.
