What’s Quetta Film Showcase?
Quetta film showcase was a community initiative for Quetta film makers, which was powered by myco, where 20 filmmakers were selected for this festival in Quetta. From it, 10 quality films were released by the Quetta Film lab, which were streamed exclusively in the Quetta region at the time. Later, these 10 films, along with other international films, were streamed on the platform of Quetta Film Showcase Festival. Now, these ten films are scheduled to be replayed in the My Karachi Film Festival in its dedicated segment of Stories From Quetta.
A brief highlight is presented below for each of the Films from Quetta Film Showcase. So, you can pick whichever story you find interesting to stream on myco, simply click the respective images to stream a glimpse into the story right from here:
1) Fragments of Hope (A story of a journey from loss to finding) | Quetta Film Showcase
Duration: 10:28
Director: Latifa Askari
Producer: Zahra Eid Muhammad
A script that reminds us of the truth within ourselves: that we all have the power to transform loss into purpose, to face impossibility boldly, and to keep moving forward despite the odds.
2) I Thought Films Were Made in Skies | Quetta Film Showcase
Duration: 26:54
Director: Tabish Shargo
Producer: Farqalit Gharshin
The film is a quietly disarming journey into authorship, creation, and the question we all carry: what does it mean to be seen?
3) Pinky | Quetta Film Showcase
Duration: 21:36
Director: Zainab Younas
Producer: Zainab Younas
A transgender person’s story that gives us a peek into how her life’s experiences are part of a larger struggle of her entire community for acceptance, equality, and inclusion of transgender people in society.
4) Raqs-e-Khamosha | Quetta Film Showcase
Duration: 09:52
Director: Ali Raza Khan
Producer: Haris Iqbal
The purpose of this film is for its viewers to reflect on society’s failure to have an open mind, understand, and show empathy toward mental illness. The character of this short film represents the helplessness of such patients and urges us to show compassion over stigma and judgment.
5) The Lost Souls of Balashagan | Quetta Film Showcase
Duration: 14:14
Director: Shahan Sajdi Baloch
Producer: Sheheryar Khan
A nomadic family shelters a wounded man who claims to be fleeing “A Vicious animal”, but as his true intentions emerge, they realize they may have welcomed a threat into their own home.
6) The Only Hand I Hold | Quetta Film Showcase
Duration: 19:43
Director: Arsalan Saeedi
Producer: Ali Sarwari
The Only Hand I Hold portrays brotherhood and sacrifice, while capturing the quiet courage of those who fight not for glory, but because they have no other choice.
7) The Shadows Left Behind | Quetta Film Showcase
Duration: 13:10
Director: Aun Ul Haider
Producer: Murtaza Sarwar
One sudden deportation. Ali promises to see Noor off, but some farewells leave marks that stay like a shadow.
8) Vulture | Quetta Film Showcase
Duration: 18:15
Director: Afzal Haideri
Producer: Sitara Yousufi
Eighteen minutes into exploring how addiction once again steals everything that you once had.
9) Charkha | Quetta Film Showcase
Duration: 15:27
Director: Shayhaq Baloch
Producer: Abdullah Oza
A short film depicting how, when greed and fate intertwine, the cycle repeats, trapping those who chase fortune in an endless loop of deception and death.
10) When We Were Kids | Quetta Film Showcase
Duration: 19:40
Director: Sadiq Hazara
Producer: Nikki Mirzaei
A short film about a dying man who seeks forgiveness from his childhood friend, a buried secret sets off a violent confrontation, and forces them to face a past they thought was long buried away.
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