Described by director Tamana Ayazi as “the story of Afghanistan and its people from 2020 until now,” “In Her Hands” follows Zarifa Ghafari, one of Afghanistan’s first female mayors. “I’m not a hero,” the politician says in a new trailer for the documentary. Far from everyone is convinced she’s fit for office. “A woman? She should stay home, cook, and do housework,” one interviewee insists.
Ghafari has other ideas about about what role girls and women should play in Afghanistan. “Education is the key to a country’s development,” she explains. “I want to fight here for women’s education rights. If you educate one girl or woman, you save 10 generations.”