On Sunday 15 June 2025, just ahead of Father’s Day, global gender justice campaign, #StandWithHer, launched a new 20-minute film documenting a rare conversation between Ziauddin Yousafzai, father of Malala who at 15-years-old was shot by the Taliban for campaigning for girls’ education in Pakistan, and Ranjit, father of Kiran (pseudonym) from the Oscar-nominated film, To Kill a Tiger, which chronicles Ranjit’s pursuit of justice after his daughter is sexually assaulted in India.

These two fathers of remarkable daughters met in New York in March 2025 to share their stories. The result is a frank and deeply moving conversation that offers an illuminating insight into the crucial role and power of male allyship. Both dads are part of #StandWithHer, a campaign advocating for gender equality around the world and that sees the role of men and boys as critical to that pursuit.