Observational documentary showing the life of women in Bamiyan, the only city having a woman Mayor in Afghanistan. "Beyond the burqa" follows two illiterate Afghan women victims of child marriage. Willing to build a better future for themselves and their children, Nikbakht and Salma decide to study and look for financial freedom. Two stories of brave women willing to change a patriarchal culture allowing just men to take study and work opportunities. This is the meaning of the tagline of the movie: "Educate a boy, and you educate an individual. Educate a girl, and you educate a community".

Sahra Mosawi, born in 1985, actually lives in Afghanistan. She is a freelance documentarist. During academic studies, she collaborates with local authorities in the realization of several productions and documentaries in Afghanistan, Iran and UK. She founds with some friends the production company APO, focused on documentaries on Afghan social and political situation. She directed "Kaloo School" and "One tongue to tongue".