Zahida
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Details
- Year
- 2018
- Type of film
- Shorts
- Running time
- 28 min
- Format
- HD
- Director
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Seemab Gul
- Producer
- Seemab Gul
- Executive Producer
- Seemab Gul
- Editor
- Claudio Cecconi
- Director of Photography
- Seemab Gul
- Sound
- Seemab Gul
- Music
- Jo Paterson
- Supported by
- CBA WorldView
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Production Status
Production Company
Panopus Pictures Ltd. (UK)
Seemab GulSales Company
Panopus Pictures Ltd. (UK)
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