Height of the Kite

Height of the Kite

2024 · 26 min · Documentary

In a rural area of Balochistan, on the border of Iran and Pakistan, women can only sing in private rituals. Fariba, a teenage girl from this region, wants to sing in public like the boys her age. Can she overcome the gender and racial discrimination that prevents her from achieving her dreams?

Directed by Mehraneh Salimian

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