He Named Me Malala

He Named Me Malala
He Named Me Malala
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Davis Guggenheim
Produced by	Walter Parkes; Laurie MacDonald; Davis Guggenheim;
Starring	Malala Yousafzai
Cinematography	Erich Roland
Edited by	Greg Finton, ACE; Brian Johnson; Brad Fuller;
Music by	Thomas Newman
Production; companies	Imagenation Abu Dhabi; Participant Media;
Distributed by	Fox Searchlight Pictures; National Geographic Channel
Release dates	September 4, 2015 (Telluride); October 2, 2015 (United States);
Running time	88 minutes
Countries	United States; United Arab Emirates;
Language	English
Box office	$2.7 million

He Named Me Malala is a 2015 American documentary film directed by Davis Guggenheim. The film presents the young Pakistani female activist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai, who has spoken out for the rights of girls, especially the right to education, since she was very young. The film also recounts how she survived and has become even more eloquent in her quest after being hunted down and shot by a Taliban gunman as part of the organization's violent opposition to girls' education in the Swat Valley in Pakistan. The title refers to the Afghani folk hero Malalai of Maiwand, after whom her father named her.

On December 1, 2015, He Named Me Malala was shortlisted with fourteen other documentaries submitted to the 88th Academy Awards in the Best Documentary Feature category, but failed to gain the nomination.^[4] It was nominated at the 43rd Annie Awards in Best Animated Special Production category.^[5]

^ "National Geographic Channel Joins Fox Searchlight Pictures for Global Theatrical Release of the Highly Anticipated Feature Doc HE NAMED ME MALALA". Businesswire.com. Retrieved October 8, 2017.
^ "HE NAMED ME MALALA (PG)". British Board of Film Classification. October 6, 2015. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
^ "He Named Me Malala (2015)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
^ Hilary Lewis (January 14, 2016). "Oscar Snubs: Ridley Scott, Aaron Sorkin, Steven Spielberg and More". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 11, 2016.
^ "43rd Annie Awards Nominees". Annie Awards. Retrieved December 16, 2015.

[1] "National Geographic Channel Joins Fox Searchlight Pictures for Global Theatrical Release of the Highly Anticipated Feature Doc HE NAMED ME MALALA". Businesswire.com. Retrieved October 8, 2017.

[2] "HE NAMED ME MALALA (PG)". British Board of Film Classification. October 6, 2015. Retrieved October 6, 2015.

[BOM-3] "He Named Me Malala (2015)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved November 18, 2015.

[4] Hilary Lewis (January 14, 2016). "Oscar Snubs: Ridley Scott, Aaron Sorkin, Steven Spielberg and More". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 11, 2016.

[5] "43rd Annie Awards Nominees". Annie Awards. Retrieved December 16, 2015.

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