Having already turned heads internationally with his award winning film Chuppan Chupai - a documentary about Pakistan's gay and transgender community - it is clear that director Saad Khan has an affinity for those on the outskirts of an increasingly conservative culture. And he's taking a look at another marginalized population with what appears to be a truly incisive and sympathetic eye in his upcoming effort Zunn: Showgirls of Pakistan.Showgirls of Pakistan is a documentary feature on the lives of dancing girls in Punjab, Pakistan. It unveils a world of smut theater and strip-shows in small towns and villages through the eyes of the women that are profited from but are never heard. These showgirls are managed by a violent mafia, pimps, boyfriends and promoters who regularly export them to...
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- 2/14/2015
- Screen Anarchy
A still from Morgan
Morgan directed by Michael Akers from the USA won the Best Narrative Feature Film at the 4th Kashish Mumbai International Queer Film Festival. The award, which has a cash prize of Rs 30,000 sponsored by actor Anupam Kher, was handed out at the closing ceremony of the festival on Sunday evening.
“We thank the festival for its amazing work in helping to bring film’s such as ours to the audiences who desperately need it,’’ said Akers.
The Best Indian Short Narrative film award was won by Urmi directed by Jehangir Jani. The award was given by filmmaker Kalpana Lajmi.
Actor Crystal Arnette won the first Kashish Best Actor award, instituted by Kher and his acting school Actor Prepares.
Hide and Seek (Chuppan Chupai) from Pakistan won the Best Documentary Feature award. The film directed by Sadat Munir and Saad Khan is one of the first films...
Morgan directed by Michael Akers from the USA won the Best Narrative Feature Film at the 4th Kashish Mumbai International Queer Film Festival. The award, which has a cash prize of Rs 30,000 sponsored by actor Anupam Kher, was handed out at the closing ceremony of the festival on Sunday evening.
“We thank the festival for its amazing work in helping to bring film’s such as ours to the audiences who desperately need it,’’ said Akers.
The Best Indian Short Narrative film award was won by Urmi directed by Jehangir Jani. The award was given by filmmaker Kalpana Lajmi.
Actor Crystal Arnette won the first Kashish Best Actor award, instituted by Kher and his acting school Actor Prepares.
Hide and Seek (Chuppan Chupai) from Pakistan won the Best Documentary Feature award. The film directed by Sadat Munir and Saad Khan is one of the first films...
- 5/27/2013
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
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