Every person has a story to tell, it’s been said. But these days, it seems, every company has a movie to make.
Last week, WhatsApp, the popular messaging app, released a short film following girls from Afghanistan’s youth national soccer team fleeing the country as the Taliban took control in 2021. The 26-minute documentary-style film We Are Ayenda—which shows the girls relying on WhatsApp’s messaging service to organize their escape—incorporates a mix of interviews, videos the girls filmed at the time, and screen recordings of WhatsApp’s interface.
