Project Detail

Sarrab (Mirage)

Synopsis

Reality mixes with fantasy in a short film about a young Asian male called Ali. Lonely and isolated, he struggles to integrate into a Western culture while holding down a security job at night. Ali imagines escaping from his mundane life through a fanatsy girlfriend.

Details

Year: 2005
Type of project: Shorts
Running time: 11 mins 32 secs
Format: 16mm
Director: Fawwad Khan
Producer: Richard Stickland
Editor: Mike
Screenwriter: Fawwad Khan, Lydia Esler
Director of Photography: Lydia Esler
Sound: Dave Thomilson, Russel Foxton
Composer: Dave Thomilson
Principal cast: Noman Bajwa, Fiona Meakin

Genre

Asian Drama

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Northern Media School

School of Cultural Studies
Psalter Lane Campus
Sheffield S11 8UZ
UK

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