The Jewellers: Crafting Afghanistan's Future
During the Civil War and Taliban regime, art in Afghanistan was non-existent. But thanks to the work of Turquoise Mountain, there is a new generation of young Afghan artists, like Storai and Saida, who are working hard to bring the traditional schools of craft back to Afghanistan as it moves forward. Features interview with Storai Stanakzai and Saida Toubai, female jewellery artists working with Turquoise Mountain’s arts and crafts school. Covering footage shows the two girls working together in the metal workshop, communicating via sign language and helping each other with their designs. Storai talks about life under the Taliban, using traditional pieces as inspiration, problems girls face in Afghanistan, her artistic family and her dreams of opening a jewellery shop.