Beth Murphy founded Principle Pictures in 1999 to do what she loves doing most: meeting inspiring people, telling great stories, and using media as a catalyst for good. She has directed, produced, written (and in some cases narrated) nearly 20 documentary films for national and international media outlets including The Sundance Channel, The History Channel, Discovery International, Lifetime Television, The Sundance Channel, Discovery Health, PBS, NHK, and numerous international outlets. Beth is the author of "Fighting For Our Future" (McGraw Hill, 2002), a companion book to her film with the same title. 


The List: Kirk’s Story

Agence France-Presse

A man’s crusade to protect Iraqis who assisted the US war effort there.

The List: Anna’s Story

Agence France-Presse

The List: Lives left hanging

Agence France-Presse

Meeting Mansoor: Afghan translators struggle to come to the US

Politics

Girls’ schools in Afghanistan wonder ‘what tomorrow brings’

With US-Afghanistan security deal in limbo, girls’ education is too

Politics

With an agreement on the table that would allow some US soldiers to stay in Afghanistan after 2014, education advocates remain committed to holding, and continuing, the progress they’ve made in the past 12 years.

Women’s History Month: Paying tribute to Margaret Marshall, anti-apartheid activist and judge

Commentary

Commentary: “Freedom is like oxygen. When you’re breathing it, you’re not even conscious.”

Go inside a unique school creating futures for Afghan girls (VIDEO)

Conflict

Girls’ education was outlawed under the Taliban, and the US invasion helped clear the way for female education. That’s now under threat.

Ominous signs en route to a unique school for girls in Afghanistan

Justice

Filmmaker Beth Murphy’s latest visit to the school this month was different than previous ones.

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In perilous times, a triumph for these young women

Education

Today nearly eight million Afghan girls attend school, but this success hangs in the balance as the US prepares to leave Afghanistan.