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- 23 Jun 15
WATCH: Trailer for He Named Me Malala
The story of girl who was nearly killed for speaking out
Malala Yousafzai was shot in the head by the Taliban for daring to speak out for girls’ education in Pakistan. But since her miraculous survival she has only gotten louder and more determined. She spoke at the UN and has pushed the fight for girls’ right to education across the world.
Now Director Davis Guggenheim is taking her story to the big screen. The documentary will examine the events leading up to her shooting, the attack itself and what has happened to Malala afterwards.
Guggenheim has already directed the acclaimed documentaries Waiting for Superman and An Inconvenient Truth. Check out the trailer for He Named Me Malala below.