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Azmaish : a journey through the subcontinent
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- Summary
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In 1947, Pakistan and India were divided. Pakistan chose the Islamic way and India chose the secular way. In this film, Sabiha Sumar sets off on a journey to uncover the complex relationship betwee...
In 1947, Pakistan and India were divided. Pakistan chose the Islamic way and India chose the secular way. In this film, Sabiha Sumar sets off on a journey to uncover the complex relationship between the two countries, focusing in on the religious fundamentalism present in each country as well as uncovering the common humanity beyond the divisive political rhetoric.
Details
- Creator
- Women Make Movies ; Vidhi Films presents Kalki Koechlin in a film by Sabiha Sumar ; directed by Sabiha Sumar ; produced by Sachithanandam Sathananthan ; written by Sabiha Sumar, Julia Rose, Sachithanandam Sathananthan ; a Vidhi Films production in co-production with ZDF, in cooperation with ARTE
- Format
- Videos, Slides, Films
- Languages
- English, Urdu, Hindi
- Contributors
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- Sumar, Sabiha, 1961- screenwriter, film director, narrator
- Sathananthan, Sachithanandam, screenwriter, film producer
- Rose, Julia, screenwriter
- Koechlin, Kalki, 1983- on-screen participant
- Docuseek2 (Firm)
- Vidhi Films
- Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen
- Association relative à la télévision européenne
- Women Make Movies (Firm)
- Publication
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- [New York, New York] : [Distributed by] Women Make Movies, [2021]
- Physical Details
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- 1 streaming video file (1 hr., 24 min.) : digital, sound, color
- digital
- video file
- OCLC
- on1247691539
- Credits
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- Narrator: Sabiha Sumar ; participant: Kalki Koechlin
- Directors of photography, Claire Pijman, NSC, Peter Burgman, NSC, Mo Azmi ; editor, Martin Hoffmann ; composer, Aamir Zaki
- Access restricted to subscribing institutions.
- Title from title frames.
- Originally produced by: Vidhi Films, ©2017.
- System requirements: Firefox 4 and up; Safari 5.0 and up; Chrome version 21 and up; Internet Explorer 8 and up; Flash or HTML5 player.
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- In English, Urdu, and Hindi with English subtitles.
Subjects
- India -- History -- Partition, 1947.
- Islamic fundamentalism -- Pakistan.
- Hindutva -- India.
- Pakistan -- Foreign relations -- India.
- India -- Foreign relations -- Pakistan -- Pāṭa.
- National characteristics, Pakistani.
- National characteristics, East Indian.
- Nationalism -- India -- History.
- Nationalism -- Pakistan -- Pāṭa -- History.