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 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2024). Roya Sadat is the 2,049th most popular film director (down from 1,978th in 2024), the 171st 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 2,049 out of 2,041. Before her are Etan Cohen, Mani Kaul, Rawson Marshall Thurber, Richard Taylor, Prabhu Deva, and Sean Gullette. After her are Reza Mirkarimi, Paula Ortiz, Celine Song, Govind Nihalani, Jenji Kohan, and Tim Minear.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1983, Roya Sadat ranks 788. Before her are Andreea Răducan, Daniel Navarro, Elizabeth Armstrong, Rhatha Phongam, Lamine Diarra, 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 171 out of 177. Before her are Mustafa Nayyem (1981), Abdul Salam Hanafi (null), Niloofar Rahmani (1992), Bibi Aisha (1991), Robina Muqimyar (1986), and Jamila Afghani (1976). After her are Khalil Haqqani (1966), Sonita Alizadeh (1996), Nadia Ghulam (1985), Rashid Khan (1998), Balal Arezou (1988), and Faysal Shayesteh (1991).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Afghanistan

Among film directors born in Afghanistan, Roya Sadat ranks 1. After her are Sonia Nassery Cole (1968).

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