Friday 24 th – Launch Night
Raat Chali Hai Jhoom Ke (A Long Night) [6pm]
Directer: Hasan Zaidi
Cast: Faisal Rehman, Nadia Jamil, Anwar Solangi
Pakistan 2000, 94m, 15
Urdu/ Subtitled
'A Long Night' is an urban dystopia of drugs, sex and dislocation - the reality of Karachi that film and TV won't show you in the city divided by a bridge.
Tabdeeli (Renovation)
Director - Babar Sheikh
Pakistan 2005, 9m, 12
Urdu
A poetic, dream-like film of Karachi, carnival-city of the inner child
Saturday 25 th – British Asian Shorts
This screening will be followed by a panel discussion with Teshani Patirana, Sana Bilgrami, Durdana Shaikh, Annie George and Shezhad Afzal
[1pm ]
Shahbhangra Sandra from Pakistan
Director: Teshani Patirana & Spirit Aid
UK 2005, 14m, 12
English
A romantic comedy by young people from Pakistan to Kosovo. Hassan plans to celebrate and holiday after graduation with friends. All seems well but a surprise awaits…
Elephant Boy
Director: Rene Mohandas
UK 2004, 26m, 12
Hindi / English, Subtitled
Nominated For BAFTA Best Short Film. Raju, a Mumbai beggar-boy with huge, deformed feet, embarks on a spiritual journey of penance and hope. In this Scottish production, Raju acts as himself - and his elephantiasis is real.
Seven Seven
Director: Fran Lodhi
England 2005, 6m
Urdu (a translation of the song lyrics will be handed out at the screening)
“The impetus behind the making of this film was to bring alive some of my old architectural drawings to a song that had been very significant to me. During the making of this film, London suffered terrorist attacks and suddenly the lyrics and the images took on a whole new dimension.”
The Full Ten Yards
Director: Shehzad Afzal
Scotland 2004, 4m, 12
English
You are held hostage by the opinions and doctrines of street philosopher and street evangelist, Jimmy Doyle. Something sinister is brewing and Jimmy Doyle is doing all the stirring…
Curry and Irn-Bru
Director:Annie George
UK 2003, 9m
Cast: Umran Javaid, Sheraz Moad, Mohneeb Iqbal, Majid Bashir
Drama, laced with a dark humour, centres on the experiences of a group of young Asian people living and growing up in Glasgow.
Saturday 25th Evening – [8.30pm]
Silent Waters (Khamosh Pani)
Director: Sabiha Sumar
Cast: Kiron Kher, Aamir Ali Malik, Shilpa Shukla
Pakistan 2003, 99 m, 15
Urdu/ Subtitled,
Kiron Kher won the Best Actress Award 2002 in Locarno, for this intense and magnificent rural story, spanning decades, of partition, patriarchy and the inexorable rise of Fundamentalism.
Aseer Shehzadi
Director: Sheema Kermani, Anwar Hussain
Pakistan / 6 m
Sunday 26 th September – Pakistani Shorts [1pm]
Bijli
Director: Adnan Malik
America / Pakistan, 2004, 16 minutes, 15
Urdu / subtitled
The inconspicuous Fayaaz morphs into the iconic personae of 'Bijili' a voluptuous Pakistani drags queen who has spent her life struggling between the polar tensions of male/female, east /West and Islamic faith/promiscuity. This film is a glimpse into Fayaaz'a psyche as she navigates her way through New York City life.
Multan - City of Living Crafts
Director: Maheen Zia
Pakistan 2001, 19 m, 12
Urdu-English
A short documentary that celebrates the cultural legacy of the city of Multan through some of its artisans.
Nusrat has left the Building … But When?
Directed by Farjad Nabi
Pakistan 1997, 21 m, 12
(Musical & Impressionistic –no dialogues so no subtitles required Explores the musical roots of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan.2nd Prise at the Film South Asia Festival, Kathmandu & Best Documentary at KaraFilm Festival
Re-inventing the Taliban
Director: Sharmeen Obaid, Ed Robbins
Pakistan 2004, Television Film, 54 m, 15
English
Obaid, a young Pakistani woman meets people on both sides of the political, religious and cultural struggle that to the outside world has come to define Pakistan. Special jury Award at the BANFF TV festival in Canada, the CINE Golden eagle Award and Livingston Award.
