Description: Sonita is an eighteen-year-old female, an undocumented Afghan illegal
immigrant living in the poor suburbs of Tehran. She is a feisty,
spirited, young woman who fights to live the way she wants, as an
artist, singer, and musician in spite of all her obstacles she
confronts in Iran and her conservative patriarchal family. In harsh
contrast to her goal is the plan of her family— strongly advanced
by her mother—to make her a bride and sell her to a new family. The
price right now is about US$ 9.000.
Biography: Rokhsareh
Ghaem Maghami studied filmmaking and animation in Tehran Art
University. Her researches on animated documentary resulted to
writing a book, named: Animated Documentary, a New Way to Express.
She has made six documentaries and won more than twenty international
awards. Cyanosis and Going up the Stairs have a wide
international exposure.
