‘Aapka Matlooba Number’ — a theatre play about miscommunication on May 9, 2018The Lights dim, the stage is set, we are in a Café. Three best friends are on a mission to help one of them win the heart of a girl – Mayhem ensues. ‘Aapka Matlooba Number’, a theatre play by All40ne productions, is currently being staged in Islamabad till May 14th, coming soon to other […]
Awami Workers Party – Political dialogues: Democratizing the digital on January 7, 2018The ultimate question is how will we use technology? Can we exit the isolation of screaming alone in a closed room or preaching to the choir in a cacophony of repetitive echo chambers in a World at War with ideas? Shahzaib Raja presented a comprehensive talk on the internet and democracy. Forty four million now […]
‘Verna’ — a woman’s story told by men on December 22, 2017‘Verna’ opens with an idyllic scene of bliss. Sara and Aimal/Aami are deeply in love and Sara’s colleagues tease that they are still in honeymoon mode after six months. On the weekend, Aimal, Sara and Mahgul – Aami’s sister plan a road trip. Mahgul is getting a bad feeling about their trip so they change […]
‘Art Langar’ — The alternative narrative on December 7, 2017It has been written that the secret of change is to focus all of your energy not on fighting the old but building the new. Pakistan is undergoing some turbulent times but for some this may indicate the exact stage at which we are on the precipice of great societal change. ‘Art Langar’ is a […]
Gardaab (Whirlpool) a film by Harune Massey on July 1, 2017Gardaab (Whirlpool)’ by writer and director Harune Massey and producer Mazhar Zaidi is a grey and gritty though exciting film about two lovers entrapped amongst troubles in present day Karachi, Pakistan. The two central characters Shahbaz and Parveen are star crossed lovers akin to Romeo and Juliet and belong to warring families who fight violently […]