Three Songs for Benazir () is a 2021 Afghan-American documentary short film by Elizabeth Mirzaei and Gulistan Mirzaei.
Summary The story of Shaista, a young man who—newly married to Benazir and living in a camp for displaced people in Kabul—struggles to balance his dreams of being the first from his tribe to join the Afghan National Army with the responsibilities of starting a family. Even as Shaista’s love for Benazir is palpable, the choices he must make to build a life with her have shattering consequences.
Release The film had its world premiere at the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival in June 2021, where it won the Jury Award for Best Short and qualified for the Oscars. In August 2021, the film had its European premiere at the Odense International Film Festival, where it won the Soapbox Award. In February 2022, Three Songs for Benazir won Outstanding Nonfiction Short at the Cinema Eye Honors.
In December 2021, it was announced that Netflix had acquired distribution rights to the film, and set it for a January 24, 2022, release.
Accolades 94th Academy Awards: Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject) - NominatedOscars Nominations 2022 —— Full List of Nominees - Deadline2022|Oscars.org Cinema Eye Honors: Outstanding Nonfiction Short - Winner Full Frame Documentary Film Festival: Best Documentary Short - Winner Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival: Audience Award - Winner Australian Screen Editors: ASE Award - Winner Odense International Film Festival: Soapbox Award - Winner Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival: Award of Excellence - Winner Message to Man: Best Documentary Short - Winner Social Impact Media Awards: Best Short Documentary - Winner
References
External links Official trailer Official website
Three Songs for Benazir on IMDb