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Sabiha Sumar is a Director, Scriptwriter and Producer Pakistanaise born on 29 september 1961 at Karachi (Pakistan)
Sabiha Sumar est une réalisatrice pakistanaise née le 29 septembre 1961.
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Good Morning Karachi (2013)
, 1h36Directed by Sabiha Sumar
Origin Pakistan
Genres Drama
Actors Amna Ilyas, Saba Hameed, Atta Yaqub, Farhan Ali Agha, Faisal Qureshi, Savera Nadeem
Rating56%
Rafina, jeune Pakistanaise ambitieuse, rêve de quitter sa condition de fille à marier pour percer dans la mode. Elle devra faire un choix entre deux hommes et deux perspectives de vie opposées. Rafina mène une vie modeste à Karachi, où elle partage un petit appartement avec sa mère et son frère. Elle est promise à Arif, un jeune homme aux positions conservatrices sur la société et la place des femmes. Ce destin d'épouse docile n'enchante guère la jeune femme, qui rêve de devenir mannequin. Après avoir trouvé un emploi d'assistante dans le monde de la mode, elle est remarquée par le puissant Jamal, un homme du monde insouciant et libéral, qui croit en la modernité à l'occidentale. Séduit par la beauté et l'ambition de Rafina, il parvient à lancer sa carrière sur les podiums. Elle se trouve alors écartelée entre deux univers en tous points différents. Quand Arif est arrêté pour ses activités radicales, Rafina prendra une décision difficile et inattendue.
Why Democracy? (2007)
Directed by Daniel Junge, Kazuhiro Soda, Alex Gibney, Sabiha Sumar
Themes Documentary films about politics, Political films
Silent Waters (2003)
, 1h39Directed by Sabiha Sumar
Origin Pakistan
Genres Drama, Musical
Themes Films about religion, Films about suicide, Films about Islam
Actors Kiron Kher, Shilpa Shukla, Aamir Ali Malik, Salman Shahid, Abid Ali
Rating74%
The story opens in 1979 in the village of Charkhi in the Punjab province of Pakistan. Ayesha is a middle-aged widow whose life is centred on her only son, the teenager Saleem, who is in love with Zubeida, a teenage village schoolgirl. Ayesha manages to support herself and her son with her late husband's pension and by giving lessons in the Qur'an to village girls. Generally well-liked and regarded, the only odd thing about Ayesha is that she refuses to go to the village well, having her neighbor's daughters draw water for her. Some villagers such as Amin, the postman, are troubled by the recent hanging of former prime minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto by the new military ruler, General Zia-ul-Haq, who has promised to enforce Islamic law and encourages Islamic missionary and political groups to spread Islamism across Pakistan. Two activists from an Islamist group come to the village and, supported by the village "Choudhary" (landlord), start spreading their message of Islamic zealotry and gain recruits to fight the then-impending Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. The older men in the village react with disdain to their message of intolerance and puritanism, express cynicism at Zia's continual postponement of democratic elections and are angered when the activists accuse them of being un-Islamic and traitors. Although they struggle amongst the older village men, the activists soon gain a following amongst the village youth, including Saleem. With a mixture of cajoling and intimidation, the activists bring Saleem with them to a political meeting in Rawalpindi, where the speakers exhort their audience to commit themselves to jihad (religious war) for the creation of a true Islamic state in Pakistan. Drawn by their missionary zeal and call to serve Islam and Pakistan, Saleem, who wants to lead a more meaningful life than that of a simple village farmer, abandons Zubeida and grows estranged from his mother. Ayesha tries to discourage him from following the Islamists, but fails. Saleem participates in the construction of a wall to surround the girls school to "protect" them and enforcing a shutdown of village shops during namaaz (prayer) time, in line with Zia-ul-Haq's Islamisation. Both Ayesha and Zubeida are deeply alarmed at Saleem's transformation into an angry and hostile young man.
Scriptwriter
Good Morning Karachi (2013)
, 1h36Directed by Sabiha Sumar
Origin Pakistan
Genres Drama
Actors Amna Ilyas, Saba Hameed, Atta Yaqub, Farhan Ali Agha, Faisal Qureshi, Savera Nadeem
Rating56%
Rafina, jeune Pakistanaise ambitieuse, rêve de quitter sa condition de fille à marier pour percer dans la mode. Elle devra faire un choix entre deux hommes et deux perspectives de vie opposées. Rafina mène une vie modeste à Karachi, où elle partage un petit appartement avec sa mère et son frère. Elle est promise à Arif, un jeune homme aux positions conservatrices sur la société et la place des femmes. Ce destin d'épouse docile n'enchante guère la jeune femme, qui rêve de devenir mannequin. Après avoir trouvé un emploi d'assistante dans le monde de la mode, elle est remarquée par le puissant Jamal, un homme du monde insouciant et libéral, qui croit en la modernité à l'occidentale. Séduit par la beauté et l'ambition de Rafina, il parvient à lancer sa carrière sur les podiums. Elle se trouve alors écartelée entre deux univers en tous points différents. Quand Arif est arrêté pour ses activités radicales, Rafina prendra une décision difficile et inattendue.
Silent Waters (2003)
, 1h39Directed by Sabiha Sumar
Origin Pakistan
Genres Drama, Musical
Themes Films about religion, Films about suicide, Films about Islam
Actors Kiron Kher, Shilpa Shukla, Aamir Ali Malik, Salman Shahid, Abid Ali
Roles Writer
Rating74%
The story opens in 1979 in the village of Charkhi in the Punjab province of Pakistan. Ayesha is a middle-aged widow whose life is centred on her only son, the teenager Saleem, who is in love with Zubeida, a teenage village schoolgirl. Ayesha manages to support herself and her son with her late husband's pension and by giving lessons in the Qur'an to village girls. Generally well-liked and regarded, the only odd thing about Ayesha is that she refuses to go to the village well, having her neighbor's daughters draw water for her. Some villagers such as Amin, the postman, are troubled by the recent hanging of former prime minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto by the new military ruler, General Zia-ul-Haq, who has promised to enforce Islamic law and encourages Islamic missionary and political groups to spread Islamism across Pakistan. Two activists from an Islamist group come to the village and, supported by the village "Choudhary" (landlord), start spreading their message of Islamic zealotry and gain recruits to fight the then-impending Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. The older men in the village react with disdain to their message of intolerance and puritanism, express cynicism at Zia's continual postponement of democratic elections and are angered when the activists accuse them of being un-Islamic and traitors. Although they struggle amongst the older village men, the activists soon gain a following amongst the village youth, including Saleem. With a mixture of cajoling and intimidation, the activists bring Saleem with them to a political meeting in Rawalpindi, where the speakers exhort their audience to commit themselves to jihad (religious war) for the creation of a true Islamic state in Pakistan. Drawn by their missionary zeal and call to serve Islam and Pakistan, Saleem, who wants to lead a more meaningful life than that of a simple village farmer, abandons Zubeida and grows estranged from his mother. Ayesha tries to discourage him from following the Islamists, but fails. Saleem participates in the construction of a wall to surround the girls school to "protect" them and enforcing a shutdown of village shops during namaaz (prayer) time, in line with Zia-ul-Haq's Islamisation. Both Ayesha and Zubeida are deeply alarmed at Saleem's transformation into an angry and hostile young man.
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Saving Face (2012)
, 40minutesDirected by Daniel Junge, Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
Genres Drama, Comedy, Documentary, Crime, Romance
Themes Documentary films about law, Documentaire sur une personnalité, Documentary films about health care
Roles Producer
Rating79%
Saving Face features two women attacked by acid and their struggle for justice and healing. It follows London-based Pakistani plastic surgeon Dr. Mohammad Jawad as he journeys to Pakistan to perform reconstructive surgery on survivors of acid violence. Saving Face broaches the subject of the under-reporting of acid violence against women due to cultural and structural inequalities towards women from Pakistani men. The Acid Survivors Foundation of Pakistan, which is featured in the film, had documented more than 100 acid attacks a year in Pakistan but estimates far more due to lack of reporting.
Silent Waters (2003)
, 1h39Directed by Sabiha Sumar
Origin Pakistan
Genres Drama, Musical
Themes Films about religion, Films about suicide, Films about Islam
Actors Kiron Kher, Shilpa Shukla, Aamir Ali Malik, Salman Shahid, Abid Ali
Roles Casting
Rating74%
The story opens in 1979 in the village of Charkhi in the Punjab province of Pakistan. Ayesha is a middle-aged widow whose life is centred on her only son, the teenager Saleem, who is in love with Zubeida, a teenage village schoolgirl. Ayesha manages to support herself and her son with her late husband's pension and by giving lessons in the Qur'an to village girls. Generally well-liked and regarded, the only odd thing about Ayesha is that she refuses to go to the village well, having her neighbor's daughters draw water for her. Some villagers such as Amin, the postman, are troubled by the recent hanging of former prime minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto by the new military ruler, General Zia-ul-Haq, who has promised to enforce Islamic law and encourages Islamic missionary and political groups to spread Islamism across Pakistan. Two activists from an Islamist group come to the village and, supported by the village "Choudhary" (landlord), start spreading their message of Islamic zealotry and gain recruits to fight the then-impending Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. The older men in the village react with disdain to their message of intolerance and puritanism, express cynicism at Zia's continual postponement of democratic elections and are angered when the activists accuse them of being un-Islamic and traitors. Although they struggle amongst the older village men, the activists soon gain a following amongst the village youth, including Saleem. With a mixture of cajoling and intimidation, the activists bring Saleem with them to a political meeting in Rawalpindi, where the speakers exhort their audience to commit themselves to jihad (religious war) for the creation of a true Islamic state in Pakistan. Drawn by their missionary zeal and call to serve Islam and Pakistan, Saleem, who wants to lead a more meaningful life than that of a simple village farmer, abandons Zubeida and grows estranged from his mother. Ayesha tries to discourage him from following the Islamists, but fails. Saleem participates in the construction of a wall to surround the girls school to "protect" them and enforcing a shutdown of village shops during namaaz (prayer) time, in line with Zia-ul-Haq's Islamisation. Both Ayesha and Zubeida are deeply alarmed at Saleem's transformation into an angry and hostile young man.