News Center- Afghan filmmaker Sahra Mani and the Bread and Roses documentary team received the Mavis Leno Award for Global Women’s Rights at the 16th annual Global Women’s Rights Awards, hosted by the Feminist Majority Foundation (FMF).

This year’s awards celebrated the activism to secure final ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment and the bravery of both U.S. and Afghan women in the face of misogynistic laws and leadership.

Bread and Roses directed by Sahra Mani offers an inside look into the resistance of Afghan women against the Taliban in Kabul. The film follows three Afghan women and shows how their lives have changed following the Taliban takeover in 2021 and their courageous defiance in the face of gender apartheid. Bread and Roses will be released on June 21, 2024. 

The Feminist Majority Foundation's Global Women’s Rights Awards are given annually to individuals who have contributed greatly to advancing the rights of women and girls, and to increasing awareness of the injustices women face because of their gender.