VOA at the Premiere of "Symphony of Courage" in Lisbon, Portugal

Voice of America’s documentary, “Symphony of Courage,” had its world premiere on October 1, 2022 at the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation in Lisbon, Portugal. The documentary recounts the 2021 escape from Afghanistan - and to a new home in Portugal - of the Afghan National Institute of Music and its acclaimed Zohra Orchestra, Afghanistan’s first all-female ensemble, in the wake of the Taliban ban on most music performances in the country. This was ANIM’s first public performance since fleeing their homeland.