▁her ▁experience ▁with ▁the ▁Tal ib an ▁and ▁war ▁actions ▁in ▁Afghan istan , ▁she ▁uses ▁media ▁and ▁film ▁to ▁document ▁the ▁violent ▁actions ▁of ▁the ▁Tal ib an ▁and ▁women ’ s ▁rights ▁in ▁Afghan istan ▁as ▁it ▁would ▁per tain ▁to ▁violence . ▁Mary ▁now ▁lives ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁and ▁continues ▁her ▁career ▁as ▁a ▁film ▁mak er ▁by ▁continu ing ▁research ▁and ▁working ▁on ▁a ▁new ▁document ary . ▁ ▁Career ▁▁ ▁Mary ▁was ▁trained ▁to ▁particip ate ▁in ▁film ▁making ▁by ▁an ▁organization ▁known ▁as ▁A IN A ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁she ▁participated ▁in ▁a ▁ 1 ▁year ▁program ▁that ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁several ▁films ▁such ▁as ▁Sh adows ▁and ▁Afghan istan ▁Un ve iled . ▁These ▁two ▁document aries ▁worked ▁to ▁bring ▁aw aren ess ▁around ▁the ▁world ▁about ▁the ▁violence ▁that ▁occurs ▁to ▁women ▁in ▁Afghan istan . ▁These ▁document aries ▁changed ▁Mary ’ s ▁life ▁by ▁making ▁her ▁a ▁p iv otal ▁figure ▁in ▁the ▁women ’ s ▁rights ▁movement ▁in ▁Afghan istan . ▁Consider ing ▁the ▁graph ic ▁content ▁of ▁the ▁document aries , ▁specifically ▁Sh adows , ▁Mary ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁leave ▁her ▁country ▁and ▁move ▁to ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁due ▁to ▁thre ats ▁from ▁the ▁Tal ib an . ▁ ▁Film ▁career ▁ ▁Afghan istan ▁Un ve iled ▁▁ ▁This ▁film ▁was ▁cru cial ▁in ▁recogn izing ▁the ▁hard ships ▁of ▁women ▁in ▁Afghan istan ▁who ▁are ▁affected ▁by ▁the ▁actions ▁of ▁the ▁Tal ib an . ▁The