Cassandra Sanford-Rosenthal
About
Cassandra Sanford-Rosenthal created BLACKACRE Entertainment, where they produced SHADOWS AND LIES (TIFF 2010) starring James Franco and Julianne Nicholson. Blackacre is currently in several stages of production on various projects including a co-production with Amblin Entertainment for an episodic series on FX. Cassandra is also involved with a handful of foundations dealing with education, women's rights, and human trafficking.
The War to be Her
In the Taliban controlled area of Waziristan, sports are decried as un-Islamic and girls rarely leave their homes. But she did, by pretending to be a boy. She’s now a world-renowned athlete and a flashpoint in her country’s battle over feminine identity. Her name is Maria Toorpakai Wazir, the young woman known as Genghis Khan. This film chronicles Maria and her family on the run from the Taliban.