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THE GIRLS WHO RIDE DRAGONS

​ THE STORY OF ZEYNAB AND PARNIA

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A FILM BY PEYMAN GHALAMBOR

«Ohne Zeigefinger, ohne Vorwurf, ohne Wertung – und genau das erzeugt Haltung, wie sie im dokumentarischen Format unerlässlich ist.» 

Jury statement, First Steps Award 

Parnia (4) and Zeynab (5), two young heroines of Afghan origin, flee Iran with their families for Germany in 2015. This documentary follows the girls as they lay down their fragile roots in a new environment. Over the course of seven years, the girls show how they master their everyday lives amidst a network of tensions oscillating between family and society. THE GIRLS WHO RIDE DRAGONS is a film about the universal story of growing up and discovering one‘s place in the world. 

a film directed by Peyman Ghalambor

produced by Peyman Ghalambor

documentary | Germany | 2018 - 2020 | 150' | 1:1.85 


CINEMATOGRAPHY

Meret Madörin | Peyman Ghalambor | Michael Terhorst


MONTAGE  

Federico Neri | Caro Keller   

                   
SOUND RECORDING

Peyman Ghalambor

SOUND DESIGN & MIXING

Christian Wilmes


COLORIST

Christoph Hanisch


TRANSLATIONEN & SUBTITELS

Jodie Miller | Peyman Ghalambor | Duncan Alexander Smart

ADDITIONAL CINEMATOGRAPHER

Clara Rosenthal | Carolin Steinbrecher | Bastian Esser | Jonas Römmig

WITH

PARNIA JAMSHIDI & ZEYNAB SADEQI


Parisa Rasouli & Hossein Jamshidi
Zahra Sadequi & Mahdi Sadequi

Awards 

First Steps Award, Best Documentary, 2024

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