Sonita chronicles the remarkable journey of an Afghan teen living in Tehran who dreams of becoming a famous pop star, but she faces a government that doesn’t allow girls to sing alone and a family that intends to sell her off as a child bride. She turns to rap music to push back against the traditions bearing down on her, becoming a unique and passionate voice for freedom that resounds far beyond her own personal plight. (2015, 90 min.)
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Wonderland: How Play Made the Modern World Photo by David Bazemore “One of the Top 10 Brains of the Digital Future.” Prospect magazine
Written by Ping Chong and Sara Zatz, with Ryan Conarro
In collaboration with the performers: Tiffany Yasmin Abdelghani, Ferdous Dehqan, Kadin Herring, Amir Khafagy and Maha Syed “There won’t be a more important show presented in Santa Barbara this year. Everyone needs to hear these voices, especially now, and the blessing that this booking by UCSB Arts & Lectures represents for our community at this critical moment can hardly be overstated.” – Charles Donelan, Santa Barbara Independent Amir Khafagy of Ping Chong + Company in a playwriting workshop with undergraduate and graduate student writers at UCSB.
“Joan Baez is still the mother of us all.” The New York Times
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