We Are Ayenda
As the Taliban claimed power in 2021 and banned women and girls from participating in sports, the members of the Afghanistan Youth Women's National Football Team needed to escape their own country or risk being captured. What happened next is an extraordinary story of survival, sisterhood and the human right to privacy. Presented by WhatsApp.
Amber Fares
Director
Eshan Ponnadurai
Executive Producer
Vivian Odior
Executive Producer
Ghada Soufan
Executive Producer
Sophie Ho
Executive Producer
Vida Habibi
Executive Producer
Adam Groves
Executive Producer
Zac Ryder
Executive Producer
Eric Stern
Executive Producer
Amanda Naseem
Producer
Daisy Zhou
Director of Photography
Ashley Rodholm
Editor
William Ryan Fritch
Music
Alex Jurisich
Associate Producer
Javed Rezayee
Producer
Lara Heintz
Development Producer
Rabab Haj Yahya
Consulting Editor
Philip Bolus
Executive Producer
João Holbeche Beirao
Executive Producer
Ariadna Llovet
Line Producer
João Cisneiros
First Assistant Director
Paulo Guedes
Production Manager
Magda Vicente
Production Coordinator
Ermelinda Santos
Location Manager
Joana Dionisio
Location Assistant
Aurora Benfeito
Location Assistant
Marta Lopes
Location Assistant
Eugenio Liziario
Production Assistant
Eugenio Liziario
Driver
Jaime Mendes
Production Assistant
Jaime Mendes
Driver
Pedro Silveira
Production Assistant
Marcia Paralta
Production Office Assistant
Pedro Silveira
Driver
Katya Bolus
Production Assistant
Inês Carvalho
Camera Operator
Tiago Silva
Assistant Camera
Sílvia Diogo
Assistant Camera
Gonçalo Soromenho
Assistant Camera
Márcia Sousa
Assistant Camera
João Ferreira
Video Assist Operator
Nuno Buça
Digital Imaging Technician
Razan Alzayani
Still Photographer
Rui Macedo
Second Assistant Director
Marco Marcelino
Production Driver
Vitor Miranda "Tita"
Gaffer
Luis Miranda
Best Boy Grip
Tiago Antonio
Electrician
Vasco Carlos
Electrician
Ricardo Pereira
Generator Operator
Miguel Efe
Key Grip
Rodolfo Santos
Grip
José Coimbra
Grip
José Paulo
Grip
Armando Chouriço
Grip
Tomé Palmeirim
Sound Engineer
Carolina Pichel
Boom Operator
Ruth Levy
Art Direction
Victor Mendes
Assistant Set Decoration
Mário Santos
Assistant Set Decoration
Carla Figueiredo
Wardrobe Supervisor
Marta Lemos
Wardrobe Assistant
Liliana Ribeiro
Makeup & Hair
Martinha Costa
Makeup & Hair
Mahdiya E.
Translator
Mohammad Gorjestani
Executive Producer
Malcolm Pullinger
Executive Producer
Rocco Campanelli
Executive Producer
Justin Lomax
Business Affairs Coordinator
Alex Friedman
Post Producer
Simran Mahal
Post Production Supervisor
Ian Colon
Assistant Editor
Scott Crozier
Assistant Editor
Austin Hobart
Assistant Editor
Sarah Katz
Archival Footage Coordinator
Sarah Beitch
Archival Footage Research
Lauren Koenig
Animation
Garret Walter
VFX Artist
Kya Lou
Colorist
David Oh
Color Assistant
Matthew Stepanek
Color Assistant
Christina Roldan
Executive Producer
Diane Valera
Head of Production
Alex Zhao
Associate Producer
Brian Sharifi
Sound Designer
James Hicken
Sound Editor
Nicholas Kim
Assistant Sound Editor
Rachel Valdivia
Post Production Assistant
John Valle
Art Designer
Anna Tran
Associate Producer
Drew Rissman
Head of Production
Patrick Nugent
Executive Producer
Kim Christensen
Executive Producer
Meghan Riechmann
Music Supervisor
Chris Riley
Art Designer
Jamie Muffett
ADR & Dubbing
Natalia Rolleston
ADR & Dubbing
Will Brood
ADR & Dubbing