Sonita (film)

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Sonita is a 2015 documentary film about Sonita Alizadeh, an Afghan rapper and refugee. The film was directed by Rokhsareh Ghaemmaghami and premiered at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival, where it won the festival's World Documentary Grand Jury Prize and Audience Award. [1] [2] [3]

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References

  1. "Sonita, the remarkable story of a teen Afghan refugee with a dream of becoming a rapper | The National". www.thenational.ae. Retrieved 2016-06-19.
  2. 'Sonita': IDFA Review
  3. "Sonita". sundance.org. Sundance Institute. Retrieved 4 September 2019.