6 films to look forward to at the ARY Film Festival
We are so excited to see a unique platform like the ARY Film Festival bring local and international film makers together. Here are a few of our top picks!
1. Pangolins in Peril: (A story of rare scales)
This movie is about Two brave and passionate wildlife watchers Naveed and Sikandar fight against the odds to save the endangered Pangolin from massive illegal hunting. This documentary is an attempt to shed light on this little known and amazing animal that is on the verge of extinction before people even appreciate its existence.
Director: Mohammad Ali Ejaz | Duration: 14 minutes | Language: English
2. Mabel aur Mein
This film is based on the short essay/story “Mabel aur Mein” by one of the most proficient names in urdu literature, Patras Bukhari with the duration of 41 minutes only in Urdu language.
Directed by: Aymen Rizwan & Shams Pasha | Featuring Usama Lali, Khadija Ahmed and Usama Faheem.
3. Feica (A life with cartoons)
Rafique Ahmed, or FEICA as he is popularly known started his career as a cartoonist/artist in 1981. The volatile and swiftly changing faces of Pakistani politics have since shaped the scribble of his pencil. All he requires is a single panel and with a few lines he weaves his magic ; transforming the blank space into a story filled with humor, satire, news and reality.
Director: Zahid Gill | Duration: 10 minutes | Language: English/Urdu
4. Masters Of The Sky
Masters of the sky is a documentary that follows the tale of veteran pigeon fighters in a close knit neighbourhood of Karachi called Jamshed Road. The story unravels an ancient sport that is preserved and passed down from generation to generation in a growing urban landscape.
The film won the best documentary award at the Filums / Fact.Aku / Zab Media Festival and also won Best Short Documentary award at the ARY Film Festival.
Directed by Seraj us Sakilin | Duration: 8 minutes
5. Lyari Notes
In Pakistan, a rockstar dares to teach a young group of girls from Lyari, Karachi’s most volatile district how to express themselves through music, really looking forward to see it on screen.
The short film won Golden Badhisattva Award for best international Documentary/Best Project Docedge, Asian Doc Forum.
Directors: Maheen Zia & Mariam Menacherry | Duration: 80 minutes | Language: English
6. Toba Tek Singh
Toba Tek Singh is based on a story of famous writer of sub-continent Saadat Hassan Manta. It narrates a story of pre-partition of India with its ethos and miseries inflicted on Hindus, Sikhs and Muslims.
Featuring Rizwan Mehdi,Gulzaib Boby,Rizwan Goggy, Tariq Amin, Adeel Lurka, Walli Sheikh, Faisal Pannu, Amir Sheikh, Nazim and Amna, Habiba.
Director: Qadeer Ahmad | Duration: 12 minutes | Language: Urdu