Prolific British-Canadian marathon runner, author and now documentary maker Martin Parnell, along with filmmaker Kate McKenzie, have made an inspiring and visually stunning film about Afghan women taking great risks to run in the Marathon of Afghanistan.The Secret Marathon is inspired by the story of 25-year-old Zainab, the first Afghan woman to run in Afghanistan's first official marathon in 2015, held in Bamiyan. It tells the story of the other brave women who have followed in her footsteps to stand up for equality. Martin wants to keep the plight of Afghani women in the spot-light, so the film is being re-released around the world as a fund-raiser for Afghan refugees. Martin joins Kathryn Ryan ahead of The Secret Marathon's screening in Wellington tonight at 6:30 PM at the Roxy Cinema. $5 of every ticket sale is being donated to ChangeMakers Wellington to help recent Afghan refugees resettle. Other screenings are happening around the country before Christmas.
8 Dec 2021
