Roya Sadat, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Roya Sadat

Afghan film producer and director

Date of Birth: 08-Mar-1983

Place of Birth: Herat, Afghanistan

Profession: filmmaker, film director, film producer

Nationality: Afghanistan

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Roya Sadat (born 1981; in Herat, Afghanistan) is an Afghan film producer and director.
She was the first woman director in the history of Afghan cinema in the post-Taliban era, and ventured into making feature films and documentaries on the theme of injustice and restrictions imposed on women.
Following the fall of the Taliban regime in the country, she made her debut feature film Three Dots.
For this film she received six of nine awards which included as best director and best film.
In 2003, she and her sister Alka Sadat established the Roya Film House and under this banner produced more than 30 documentaries and feature films.
She is now involved in producing a television series titled Bahasht Khamosh.