Afghanistan, August 2021. Days after the last U.S. plane leaves Afghan soil, the Taliban - now in control of the country - enter an American base in Kabul called Hollywood Gate, reputed to have been a secret CIA station. There they find a portion of the over $7 billion in sophisticated American weaponry left in the country: numerous small arms and munitions, jet fighters, Black Hawk helicopters, and other military equipment. Much of it is damaged, but the base is also equipped with many of the parts needed to fix it.

Granted unique but fraught access, Egyptian journalist Nash'at captures deeply revealing moments that cut to the core of the Taliban's identity. At a moment in history when propaganda and authoritarianism are on the rise across the globe - and when the Taliban themselves are turning to Hollywood-style propaganda as a means to legitimise themselves - Hollywoodgate offers viewers a chilling and essential portrait of what is happening inside Afghanistan today.