Synopsis

Afghanistan has once again taken center stage in America’s global fight against terrorism. As President Obama orders 30,000 additional troops to the country, the Taliban insurgency is gathering strength across the border in Pakistan – undermining stability in both countries – and the fate of the entire region hangs in a precarious balance. Against this harrowing backdrop, the feature-length documentary What Tomorrow Brings takes us to the sleepy, pastoral village of Deh Subz, where an American-sponsored girls’ school is challenging centuries of conservative social tradition. Over the course of a single school year, the film follows the interconnected stories of students, teachers, tribal elders and tenacious school founder Razia Jan, building an intimate portrait of a community caught between the forces of patriarchal tradition and Western-style democracy.