To Someone Like Me

Year
2024
Country
USA
Duration:
5 mins

Overview

When the Taliban banned girls’ education in Afghanistan, National Geographic Explorer Shabana Basij-Rasikh helped students flee. Her school, SOLA, continues abroad. However, countless girls still lack access to education. National Geographic Society’s Impact Story Lab produced this film to share students’ stories of hope with girls in Afghanistan and abroad.

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Featured in the 2025 Mountainfilm Festival.

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National Geographic Society

The Impact Story Lab is an award-winning creative unit that combines world-class storytelling with social and behavioral science in order to drive positive change for our Explorers.
Our interdisciplinary team collaborates with National Geographic Explorers to produce film, video, audio, photography, VR/AR experiences, and other media to help accomplish the goals of their programs. We also conduct research, publish our findings, and host workshops to advance the field of impact storytelling. The Impact Story Lab builds on National Geographic’s legacy as a global leader in influential storytelling, and furthers our mission of illuminating and protecting the wonder of our world.

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