Every cup of tea is an opportunity – Published in Aurora, Pakistan (0)
4/07/11 •
Three years ago, I left New York on a bright, sunny day and hesitatingly, descended upon a somewhat dismal and drenched London – an omen I should have taken seriously at the time. Despite the sullenness of everything around me, I was full of hope and in an excited manner, punctuated with many exclamation marks, [...]
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My Bradford Experience (1)
2/27/11 •
Bradford Experience from Sheherzad Kaleem on Vimeo. In all the years I spent living in Pakistan and the US, I never once faced the question of identity before. It was only after arriving in the UK that I somehow started to feel the need to defend my ethnicity and my religion. A sort of self-defence [...]
Slaves of the Lake on the Community Channel website (0)
2/08/11 •
My film ‘Slaves of the Lake‘, is finally done and available for viewing on the Community Channel website. It will be broadcast on television on the Community Channel (Sky 539, Virgin Media 233 and Freeview 87) at the end of March. For everyone living outside the UK, please do try and see my film while [...]
‘I… am a woman’ in Women’s Voices Now Festival (0)
1/20/11 •
(2008) A radical, Karachi-based theater group (Tehrik-e-Niswan), is storming the streets of Pakistan with its plays on issues such as education, forced marriages and honor killings. Challenging social norms and facing acute opposition, this group, led by a headstrong and rebellious woman, Sheema Kermani, is focused in its purpose of creating awareness and fighting for [...]
An Afternoon with ‘Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work’ (0)
11/10/10 •
This year’s Sheffield Doc Fest was brilliant – but that is stating the obvious. It is always brilliant and beyond expectations. Unfortunately, I could only attend for two out of the five days. Nonetheless, I squeezed those two days for all they were worth – documentaries, panel discussions, information sessions and even a few social [...]
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