Projects matching: Seemab Gul

Synopsis

If British police ask for the password to your phone or computer, you must hand it over to them in accordance with an anti-terror law that came into force before 9/11. When human rights activist Muhammad Rabbani refuses and is prosecuted, a journalist is able to uncover documents proving the existence of a top-secret surveillance programme, codenamed Phantom Parrot, designed to copy the personal data of individuals at airports and border crossings – and people from minority backgrounds are often the first to be pulled aside.
Official Selection CPH:DOX 2023 - World premiere
Official Selection Sheffield DocFest 2023

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Zara, a schoolgirl in Karachi, shares a sensual dance video with her virtual boyfriend, who then blackmails her.
Official Selection Hamburg International Short Film Festival 2022

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Zahida Kazmi is the first female taxidriver in Pakistan and a local legend. Independent, feisty and street-wise, she is a master hustler. Twice a widower and 56 years old, she is fighting to make a living on the dusty roads of Rawalpindi. Also a mother to 7 year old Zara, she is continually juggles her home life with behind the wheel. Reciting beautiful poetry in nostalgic moments off the road, Zahida reflects on her fate. Zahida is a fascinating insight into the trials faced by a determined woman carving her own path within a patriarchal society.

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Zahida is the first female taxi driver in Pakistan and a local legend. A widower at 56, she is continually juggling her home life with behind the wheel. A fascinating insight into the trials faced by a determined woman carving her own path within a patriarchal society.

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A poetic portrait of an Iranian watchmaker, whose philosophical musings on craft invite us to reflect on how we engage with time in a fast-paced world. Moving between his colourful pared-down home and the streets and windswept marshes of East London, we discover the horologist's ascetic and beautiful private world.

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Towards a Militant Conceptualism is a short hybrid film dealing with the political capacity of art in the contemporary world. The film explores artist’s experiences of protest, confronting agents of the State and questioning the origins of law. This is an open argument on political activism and its effectiveness with the proposition of art as a form of protest.