FILM DIRECTOR

Roya Sadat

1983 - Today

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Roya Sadat (Dari: رؤیا سادات; born 1983) is an Afghan film producer and director. She was the first woman director in the history of Afghan cinema in the post-Taliban era, and ventured into making feature films and documentaries on the theme of injustice and restrictions imposed on women. Following the fall of the Taliban regime in the country, she made her debut feature film Three Dots. For this film she received six of nine awards which included as best director and best film. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Roya Sadat is the 1,958th most popular film director (up from 1,977th in 2019), the 164th most popular biography from Afghanistan (down from 160th in 2019) and the most popular Afghan Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Roya Sadat ranks 1,958 out of 2,041. Before her are Destin Daniel Cretton, Casey Neistat, Etan Cohen, Mani Kaul, Rawson Marshall Thurber, and Prabhu Deva. After her are Paula Ortiz, Govind Nihalani, Jenji Kohan, Tim Minear, Derek Cianfrance, and Farhan Akhtar.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1983, Roya Sadat ranks 751. Before her are Timur Dibirov, Andreea Răducan, Daniel Navarro, Elizabeth Armstrong, Rhatha Phongam, and Ludovic Butelle. After her are Annie Lööf, Sergei Monia, Mika Kikuchi, Soufiane Alloudi, Maxime Monfort, and Marit Larsen.

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In Afghanistan

Among people born in Afghanistan, Roya Sadat ranks 164 out of 177. Before her are Aqeela Asifi (1966), Paweł Wojciechowski (null), Niloofar Rahmani (1992), Bibi Aisha (1991), Robina Muqimyar (1986), and Jamila Afghani (1976). After her are Sonita Alizadeh (1996), Nadia Ghulam (1985), Rashid Khan (1998), Balal Arezou (1988), Faysal Shayesteh (1991), and Shamsuddin Amiri (1985).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Afghanistan

Among film directors born in Afghanistan, Roya Sadat ranks 1. 

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