Sandstorm
- Drama
- 2021.
- 20'
Synopsis
Zara, a schoolgirl in Karachi (Pakistan), shares a sensual dance video with her virtual boyfriend, who then blackmails her. Caught between his manipulative behaviour and the desire to experience love on her own terms, Zara searches for the strength to reject the confines of a patriarchal society.
- Production
- Sanat Initiative
- Camera
- Alberto Balazs
- Producer
- Abid Aziz Merchant, Mehnaz Diwan, Jemima Khan
- Year
- 2021.
- Production country
- Pakistan
- Duration
- 20' min
- Editing
- Raluca Petre, Seemab Gul
- Script
- Seemab Gul
Trailer
Festivals
Venice FF | Sundance FF | Seattle IFF | Festival Nouveau Cinema Montreal | AFI - American Film Institute Film Festival | Uppsala ISFF