The official trailer to the upcoming documentary He Named Me Malala was premiered on The Daily Show during a special sitdown interview between host Jon Stewart and Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai. Directed by Davis Guggenheim of the Oscar-winning An Inconvenient Truth, He Named Me Malala opens in select US theaters this fall on October 2.
The brand new theatrical trailer can be seen here
Watch Malala’s two-part interview with Jon Stewart on The Daily Show here:
Release Date: October 2
Director: Davis Guggenheim
Cast: Malala Yousafzai, Ziauddin Yousafzai (father), Toorpekai Yousafzai (mother), Khushal and Atal Yousafzai (brothers)
Official Site: http://www.malala.org/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/HeNamedMeMalala
SYNOPSIS:
He Named Me Malala is an intimate portrait of Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Malala Yousafzai, who was targeted by the Taliban and severely wounded by a gunshot when returning home on her school bus in Pakistan’s Swat Valley. The then 15-year-old (she turns 18 this July) was singled out, along with her father, for advocating for girls’ education, and the attack on her sparked an outcry from supporters around the world. She miraculously survived and is now a leading campaigner for girls’ education globally as co-founder of the Malala Fund.
Acclaimed documentary filmmaker Davis Guggenheim (An Inconvenient Truth, Waiting for Superman) shows us how Malala, her father Zia and her family are committed to fighting for education for all girls worldwide. The film gives us an inside glimpse into this extraordinary young girl’s life – from her close relationship with her father who inspired her love for education, to her impassioned speeches at the UN, to her everyday life with her parents and brothers.
“One child, one teacher, one book and one pen can change the world.” – Malala
