16 Days of Activism Against Gender-based Violence is a global annual campaign led by UN Women, with the aim of raising awareness of and preventing violence against women and girls. The campaign runs every year from the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women on November 25 to Human Rights Day on December 10. The ANU Film Group is proud to be supporting this campaign in 2025 by hosting four FREE film screenings about equality and women’s rights during the 16 Days.

FREE SCREENING PRESENTED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE EMBASSY OF THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF AFGHANISTAN

Shot the Voice of Freedom is an urgent and bravely-filmed documentary which provides a clandestine look at the lives of women in Afghanistan under the weight of Taliban rule following the withdrawal of US troops in 2021. The film largely centres on two courageous sisters who refuse to surrender to the unfortunate fate befallen their country, protesting the systemic erasure of their fundamental rights to education, work, and even the freedom to walk alone.

Filmed largely in secret, it captures the sheer resolve of activists striving to make their voices heard, risking everything to reclaim the future of Afghan women. Their fight is not just for themselves, but a powerful, desperate plea to the international community for global attention.