Amber Afzali Shines in “Rule Breakers,” Highlighting Afghan Women in STEM

LOS ANGELES — Actress and activist Amber Afza­li is bring­ing Afghan women’s sto­ries to the spot­light in the new film Rule Break­ers, which tells the pow­er­ful true sto­ry of Afghanistan’s first all-girls robot­ics team. The film, already gain­ing buzz, is a trib­ute to the resilience of young women defy­ing Tal­iban oppres­sion to pur­sue edu­ca­tion and inno­va­tion in STEM.

Afza­li, who plays Esin, says her mis­sion goes beyond the screen. “I want to con­tin­ue show­cas­ing Afghan women in a pos­i­tive light,” she told Pop­fuzion Live host Francesca Ellana in a recent inter­view. As the daugh­ter of Afghan immi­grants and a ded­i­cat­ed advo­cate, Afza­li uses her plat­form to chal­lenge stereo­types and inspire change.

Rule Break­ers is not just a film—it’s a move­ment, shed­ding light on the strength, intel­li­gence, and deter­mi­na­tion of Afghan girls who dared to dream.

Take a look at the full inter­view with Amber Afza­li below.