Lights Camera Purpose "Anahita" Emmy Winning Documentary (2024)

ANAHITA: A MOTHER’S JOURNEY tells the story of an Afghan refugee who evacuated Afghanistan in August 2021 with her five children. The documentary details this female police officer's harrowing escape from Kabul and the beginning of her new life with her family here in the US. Produced by Belltower Pictures and presented and distributed nationally by American Public Television, this powerful Emmy Award winning documentary was released nationwide in 2023 and internationally in 2024.

in 2024, Anahita was awarded the Emmy® for outstanding documentary in the cultural category by the Upper Mid-West Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

The Byrd Theatre, 2908 West Cary Street, Richmond, United States