It doesn’t matter who you are or where you come from – if you put quality work out there, it will be appreciated.
I feel that for the first time in a long time, educated Pakistanis are returning to their country to start up educational projects, to start up businesses, so instead of the brain-drain that happened in the 1950s and 1960s, the country is growing and improving economically.
The Pakistani government and its allies must overhaul their policies in Pakistan.
I have very strong Canadian connections. My daughter was born there a year and half ago. But because of the nature of my job, I need to be in countries where I can get the stories that I am looking at.
My films are motivated by a keen interest in highlighting issues that affect marginalized populations who are caught in difficult circumstances.
I became a documentary filmmaker because I wanted to make socially conscious films. I never studied filmmaking – everything I have learned has been on the field.
My family restores my sense of ease and keeps me balanced.
It takes one second to ruin a woman’s life.
When I’m not working on the ground, spending time with my husband and daughter puts me at ease.
Despite their rising international acclaim, Sachal Studios remains virtually unknown in Pakistan. The ensemble is faced with a daunting task: to reclaim and reinvigorate an art that has lost its space in Pakistan’s narrowing cultural sphere.
By bringing the voices of the ordinary people faced with extraordinary challenges to television screens around the world, I hope to affect change in one community at a time.