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Imran Babur

A Single Step
Contraband Pakistan: Debunking the Stereotype
Short Narrative, 2003, 18 min
Directed by: Imran Babur
Precedes: Bhutto
Interests: Short Film

A story of education and the changes it has brought to the life of mountain dwellers, with a special focus on women. Read More

Imran Babur

A Tale Unfolds
Contraband Pakistan: Debunking the Stereotype
Short Narrative, 2001, 7 min
Directed by: Imran Babur
Precedes: Bhutto
Interests: Short Film

Fantasy of a young girl wandering in the halls and galleries of the Baltit Fort in Hunza, Pakistan, a unique approach to document the fort’s award winning renovation.

NOTE: This film screens with Bhutto, as well as (Women of) Without Shepherds and A Single Step. Ticket price includes Brunch, Screenings, and Panel. Read More

Judhajit Bagchi
Ranadeep Bhattacharya

Amen
Queeristan: Exploring the Other
Short Narrative, 2010, 24 min
Directed by: Judhajit Bagchi and Ranadeep Bhattacharya
Plays In: Shorts and Docs IV
Interests: Short Film

The World Wide Web brings the two protagonists, Andy and Harry, together on a nonchalant afternoon. Andy, the suave and rich urban banker stands in a place where he shouldn’t ideally be while his counterpart, the soft-spoken, overtly humble Harry, stands tall and firm and is completely rooted where he is today. Both have different hopes from the destined meeting.

Note: $15 includes this film along with You Can't Curry Love, Office, I Am Omar in Shorts & Docs IV Read More

Duane Baughman
Johnny O Hara

Bhutto
Contraband Pakistan: Debunking the Stereotype
Documentary Feature, 2010, 84 min
Directed by: Duane Baughman and Johnny O Hara
Interests: Documentary Film, Opening Day Documentary

Bhutto is the definitive documentary that chronicles the life of the first woman to be elected (twice) as the head of a Muslim state. Hers is an epic tale of Shakespearean dimension about a woman politician from Pakistan (According to Newsweek, the most dangerous place in the world). Benazir Bhutto was born into a wealthy landowning family that became Pakistan’s dominant political dynasty. Often referred to as the “Kennedy’s of Pakistan,” the Bhuttos share a painful history of triumph and tragedy, played out on an international stage. Read More

Ritesh Batra

Gareeb Nawaz's Taxi
Queeristan: Exploring the Other
Short Narrative, 2009, 25 min
Directed by: Ritesh Batra
Interests: Short Film

Gareeb Nawaz’s silent and monotonous world changes for ever when a drag queen enters his taxi.

$15 includes this film along with Amen, Office, I Am Omar, and You Cant Curry Love Read More

Dibakar Banerjee

Love Sex aur Dhoka
Contested Terrains
Narrative Feature, 2010, 150 min
Directed by: Dibakar Banerjee
Interests: Narrative Feature Film, Trade Screening

Following its name explores the emotions of love, sex, and betrayal through very candid points of view. This film is told through the chaos of the camera that has invaded all our lives – through handy cams filming home movies, security cameras shooting every inch of existence, mobile phones transmitting love messages, and sting cameras uncovering uncomfortable truths. Read More

Vishal Bhardwaj

Maqbool
Superdevis, Virgins, and Vamps , Contested Terrains
Narrative Feature, 2004, 132 min
Directed by: Vishal Bhardwaj
Interests: Narrative Feature Film

Macbeth meets the Godfather in present-day Bombay. The Scottish tragedy set in the contemporary underworld of India's commercial capital; two corrupt, fortune telling policemen take the roles of the weird sisters, and "Duncan" is Abbaji, the head of a crime family. Abbaji's mistress and Maqbool plot and carry out his death; the sea plays the role of Birnham Wood. Read More