FRONTRUNNER

FRONTRUNNER updated their information in their About section.

FRONTRUNNER updated their information in their About section.

Frontrunner Feature Length (90 min.)

Looking forward to getting together THIS week with my co-creators of the FRONTRUNNER documentary, with none other than Dr. Massouda Jalal within the American University’s Films Across Borders series.

Please join us for a free 1-hour panel discussion (Wed Nov 17th at 12:30pm ET/9:30am PT/1730 GMT) The film will be available to watch free until next week here: https://bit.ly/Frontrunner90min

LINK to RSVP: https://bit.ly/Frontrunnerpanel
Film site: www.frontrunnermovie.com
Website: www.newviewmedia.tv

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Frontrunner Feature Length (90 min.) Frontrunner is an independent documentary about the first and only woman to run for president of Afghanistan, Dr. Massouda Jalal. Directed and Produced by Vi...

Resources to Help Afghan Refugees

Very happy to hear that Dr. Jalal and her family are now safe and out of the country. It must be so difficult for all Afghans, those who are staying and those who are leaving. There are ONLY 8 MORE DAYS> I can't imagine. Here are some links for both Americans and Afghans who are still searching for a way out. They are public links, put together by some scrappy, caring people.

For all: http://exitsos.com

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lpiiiN2ekrrpynCVnHdhXe1Tx-vuf-rKD45u1Xw_qJ0/mobilebasic

For US Citizens: https://seirmprod.servicenowservices.com/kra

Resources to Help Afghan Refugees Security Alert from the US Embassy in Kabul (August 21, 2021) — Event: Because of potential security threats outside the gates at the Kabul airport, we are advising U.S. citizens to avoid traveling to the airport and to avoid airport gates at this time unless you receive individual instructions fr...

Afghan Girls Fear For Their Future As Taliban Gain Foothold, Education Minister Says

My heart is with Afghanistan. So sad. I don't agree with how the pullout was handled, nor how in the years leading up to this horrible situation there was a constant drone from the West to concede and negotiate with the Taliban. Imagine the US government negotiating with those who trashed the capitol to give them power? An NPR interview on Friday with the Minister of Education, Rangina Hamidi, a woman who has been there 18 years from being an ex-pat, and whose own father was assassinated by the Taliban, really put fear in my belly and a lump in my throat. She said it might be the last time we heard from her as she will still be there fighting until the end. My prayers are with you Massouda Jalal, Husna Jalal, Fardeen Hussami your entire family, friends, and all the Afghan people. https://www.npr.org/2021/08/13/1027537443/afghan-education-minister-talks-about-future-of-afghanistan

Afghan Girls Fear For Their Future As Taliban Gain Foothold, Education Minister Says NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Rangina Hamidi, Afghanistan's acting minister of education, about what it's like on the ground in Kabul during the Taliban's latest military surge in the country.

Hasina Jalal | RUMI AWARDS

Seems like (almost!) yesterday we premiered Frontrunner, a feature documentary about Dr. Massouda Jalal’s run for President of Afghanistan. Now, her daughter @HasinaJalal has come into her own as a women’s right defender and advocate. Read about her work and if inspired, vote by for her inclusion in Afghanistan’s 100 most influential women:
https://rumiawards.com/directory/hasina-jalal/?fbclid=IwAR17vdBe2j1p2FM8MWqHdxiBq0_jvFg3GSzjrdJRiyjUdDWoor6tKep8_4Y #women #genderequality #afghanistan

Hasina Jalal | RUMI AWARDS Hasina Jalal has initiated and contributed to a wide-ranging number of initiatives in the civil society, academia, and the civil services of Afghanistan. By co-founding and leading organizations such ...

Watch Frontrunner online - Prime Video

Despite the fact I have no contract with my former distributor, they are offering Frontrunner online and the money is going into their pockets! If you would like to view it online, please do so and review it, so I have proof that they owe me $! LOL #modernfilmmakingwoahs https://smile.amazon.com/Frontrunner-Dr-Massouda/dp/B007R269B8/ref=pd_lutyp_simh_2_1?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B007R269B8&pd_rd_r=a7a1fc4d-242d-4cb4-8734-4af74e0dafb0&pd_rd_w=lY2Nn&pd_rd_wg=anJdJ&psc=1&refRID=CZ26P4HYFEBQK3C00GY9

Watch Frontrunner online - Prime Video Frontrunner tells the heroic story of a medical doctor who boldly runs for president of Afghanistan. The only woman to run, amidst death threats and bomb attacks, she holds the fate of the country's first presidential election in her own hands.

A screening of FRONTRUNNER: The Afghan Woman Who Surprised the World

Hard to believe it’s been 10 years since FRONTRUNNER premiered at Slamdance in Park City. I’m holding a screening March 17 at 7:00pm in Carmel, CA where post screening we’ll discuss the current state of affairs and status of women in the country.
Unfortunately Dr. Jalal will not be there, but I’ll be reading some excerpts from her book with a few prepared statements, in addition to moderating a well-informed panel discussion. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/a-screening-of-frontrunner-the-afghan-woman-who-surprised-the-world-tickets-43510380720 Huge shout out to Molly Nance who made this happen in her usual “make it look easy breezy” way!❤️😍

A screening of FRONTRUNNER: The Afghan Woman Who Surprised the World Join us for a screening of "Frontrunner," a film about Dr. Massouda Jalal, the woman who ran for president in Afghanistan's first election. Director Virginia Williams will be on hand to discuss the film and lead a post-screening panel discussion featuring: - Kate Daniels Kurz, Chief of Staff to Mont...

FRONTRUNNER

Hello FRONTRUNNER FANS!

A long overdue UPDATE for your consideration...

WOW! 9 years since the Jan 2008 premiere of FRONTRUNNER at Slamdance! Thanks all of you for making it such a memorable event, and of course the crew, who are too numerous to mention but I will try my best! EP Rory O'Connor who should have talked me out of indie filmmaking but didn’t, Co-producers Halima Kazem-Stojanovic and Susan Bryant, Producer Aaron Rockett, Location Manager and all-around couldn’t do it without him fixer Fardin Hussami, DP Gary Keith Griffin, Sound and Cam John Monte, Brian Liu (who wins for most credits): Video and Stills, Music Supervisor, graphic design with Nick Pimentel, music composer/sound engineer Jerry Busher, Mary Wareham for donating when nobody else would, additional camera Nikola Stojanovic, Post Pro Coordinator and Assistant Editor Diego Adamson, Editor Steve Armstrong, Additional editors Matt Babcock, Anna Starzyk, Diana Logreira, Pascal Jouffriault (wow that was like 15 years Pascal!) additional Producers Shannon Guzman and Kunal Shankar, Field Producer Jacquetta Hayes Donelli, Story Consultant Fernanda Rossi, Transcription and/or translation Spozhmai Maiwandi, Meena Basharyar, Halima Kazem-Stojanovic, Naim Kha, Spozhmai Maiwandi, Abdul Saboor Niazi. Roshan Noorzai, Kathleen Wills, the amazing technical crew at Rob Henninger Media, especially my bestie Laura Given Von Schriltz, Interns Laurie Mavica and Camille Goldberg, Supporters and friends Karen Groce, Sara Hill Isacson, Wendy Hadley, Sid Rose, Nasrine Gross who gets a special shout out as one of the film’s stars and a powerful women’s rights activist herself, Photographer Bill Crandall for taking the gorgeous photo for the DVD and promo materials, Funding by the John D. Katherine T. MacArthur Foundation, ITVS, Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, The Tides Foundation, (and this is an inside recovering filmmaker joke- VISA, BOA and my own insanity), Distributors Cinema Guild and IndIepix, and last but most definitely NOT least, the wonderful woman whose courage started it all, Dr. Massouda Jalal! Stay tuned for plans for a 10th anniversary event in 2018, and new availability on Netflix and iTunes! https://www.facebook.com/FRONTRUNNER-15116618565/

FRONTRUNNER FRONTRUNNER is the story of a woman who took the first fragile promise of democracy in Afghanistan,