The organization"s major activities include producing documentary and narrative films; launching and providing film training courses; organizing public screenings for special audiences; supporting foreign production teams inside Afghanistan; sending artists' work to international festivals; and organizing large cultural events in Kabul, such as film festivals.
Documentary films produced by BASA, such as Pamir Territory (2003), Drought in Hazarajat (2003), and The End of the Earth (2001) have won international awards and been screened worldwide at prestigious festivals.
The film 25 Percent (2007) depicts female members of the Afghan parliament and their struggles to gain rights, recognition and respect in the male-dominated environment of the Wolesi Jirga.
Mohtarama (2012) tells the story of the grassroots women"s movement in Kabul, and two other east and west provinces of Afghanistan.
The festival serves as a hub for artists and filmmakers dealing with issues of censorship, war and other human rights abuses.