My documentary film ‘A Garden in Shigar‘ has won 3rd place in the Audience Choice Award at the Women’s Voices Now Film Festival in Los Angeles, USA. Many thanks to all those who voted. A complete list of the winners is up here. If you would like to support the building of the school garden this summer, please visit the school’s website.
The winning film at TEDxKarachi
Shehri’s reaction to High Density Development Board Bill
Article in The News:
The recent report by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) revealed that Karachi came 5th in the list of worst cities of the world sandwiched between Lagos, Nigeria and Douala Cameroon.
More here.
Earth Day 2010 (PSA)
Earth Day 2010 (PSA) from Maheen Zia on Vimeo.
Name that Icelandic volcano
Sewage streams into scenic parks?
MTV’s Urgentina – An Argentine Adventure
Pakistani filmmaker Faizan Haq’s journey through Argentina.
Four Lions – Trailer
Off-roading to Hingol
Faisal Kapadia in DAWN:
I stood there amongst the trees, the wind moving through the leaves, making a whistling sound. The entire campsite was bathed in bright moonlight, so bright that you did not need a torch to cook something. Before me, the Hingol River flowed along lazily between the mountains, a silver serpent in a landscape that is otherwise harsh.
More here.
Lutfullah Khan and His Alam-e-Junoon
Ayaz Abdal at chowk.com:
Behind the Dubai palace in Karachi, near the seashore, there lives a merry old man. He holds a treasure which is unparalleled in this world. A treasure which is most likely to be destroyed… The reason being, most of us still questions the validity of the argument that it is indeed a treasure. In his house, under specially built cabinets are rows and rows of audio tapes. When played they tell you the history of Indo Pakistan music, literature and poetry.
More here.