An Unfinished Journey is a 2024 Canadian-French documentary film, directed by Aeyliya Husain and Amie Williams.Liz Braun, "An Unfinished Journey: The Forgotten Women of Afghanistan, and the Ones Who Fled to Fight On". Original Cin, September 24, 2024. The film centres on four women from Afghanistan — former politicians Homaira Ayubi, Zefnoon Safai and Nargis Nehan, and journalist Nilofar Moradi — who have resettled in Canada as refugees but continue to advocate for the protection of women's rights in Afghanistan.Pat Mullen, "Afghan Women Lead the Fight for Gender Equality in An Unfinished Journey". Point of View, April 26, 2024.
Distribution The film premiered in March 2024 at the International Film Festival and Forum on Human Rights,Melita Zajc, "Ending the gender apartheid". Modern Times Review, March 14, 2024. and had its Canadian premiere at the 2024 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival.Talia Ricci, "'An Unfinished Journey' celebrates North American premiere at Hot Docs". CBC News Toronto, April 26, 2024.
It had limited commercial distribution in Canadian theatres in September 2024, and was broadcast by CBC Television on October 16 as an episode of The Passionate Eye.Annemarie Cutruzzola, "‘An Unfinished Journey’ Is An Urgent Call to Save Women’s Rights in Afghanistan & Worldwide". She Does the City, October 16, 2024.
Awards It was a nominee for the DGC Allan King Award for Best Documentary Film at the 2024 Directors Guild of Canada awards,Connie Thiessen, "Sweet Angel Baby leads DGC Awards’ film nominations". Broadcast Dialogue, September 20, 2024. and was nominated for the Donald Brittain Award at the 13th Canadian Screen Awards in 2025.Pat Mullen, "The Tragically Hip, Okurimono Lead Canadian Screen Award Documentary Nominees". Point of View, March 26, 2025.
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