Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
Series
Publisher
Home Box Office, [2016]
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
Description
Told through the lens of a love story, this Oscar-nominated documentary examines the tensions between modernism and tradition in Pakistan. The film follows Saba, a young Pakistani woman, who has survived her attempted honor killing by her own family.
Publisher
Broad Green Pictures
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"In 2004, Izzat Majeed founded Sachal Studios to create a space for traditional music in a nation that had rejected its musical roots. After convincing a number of master musicians to pick up their instruments again, they quietly released some classical and folk albums, but it was an experimental album fusing jazz and South Asian instruments that brought Sachal Studios worldwide acclaim. Their rendition of Dave Brubeck's 'Take Five' became a sensation,...
3) Saving face
Series
Publisher
HBO Documentary Films
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
"Every year, hundreds of people are attacked with acid in Pakistan. The majority of these are women, who are lef physically and emotionally scarred. Saving Face tells the stories of two acid-attack survivors: Zakia, a 39-year old whose husband threw acid on her after she filed for divorce, and Rukhsana, a 25-year-old whose husband and inlaws threw acid and gasoline on her, then set her on fire. Charting the arduous attempts to bring their assailants...
