Ali Fazal Opens Up About Afghan Dreamers

Ali Fazal is back to work after grandiose wedding celebrations in many places. The actor has begun work on his next feature, which Bill Guttentag will direct, a two-time Oscar winner for his short films You Don't Have To Die and Twin Towers. Ali will feature as one of the stars in the movie based on the incredible true story of an all-girls robotics team from Afghanistan called Afghan Dreamers. The Herat, an Afghanistan-based team, created in 2017 by Afghan IT entrepreneur Roya Mahboob, consists of girls aged 12 to 18 and their mentors.

While David Greenwald's documentary captures the all-girl team's struggle to succeed in international competitions while battling their male-dominated culture and the threat of the Taliban, Guttentag's feature film will also follow the story of Roya's program to help young women develop their skills in science and technology. The film is set against the country's tumultuous and occasionally violent political environment. Ali says, “I am excited and humbled to be directed by Bill, who has an impeccable body of work. Afghan Dreamers is a very important story that needs to be told, and I’m happy to be part of its cinematic retelling.” The film's production has recently begun in Morocco. The majority of the 50-day program is shot in Morocco and Budapest.