WAKHRI
Directed by Iram Parveen BilalCast: Akbar Islam, Bakhtawar Mazhar, Faryal Mehmood, Gulshan Majeed, Saleem Meraj, Shees Sajjad Gul, Sohail Sameer, Tooba Siddiqui
- Narrative Features
- Pakistan, USA
- Drama, Family, Fantasy, Human Rights, International, LGBTQIA+, Music, Social Issues, Women
- English, Punjabi, Urdu
- Subtitled
- 2024
- 100 mins
- Los Angeles premiere
Filmmakers in attendance. Film program will be followed by Q&A.
Deep gratitude to all of our community organizations for the work that they lead. Special thanks to CAPE, Rickshaw Foundation, Vigilant Love for their help in promoting this program.
A widowed school teacher becomes a viral sensation overnight when she accidentally unleashes her unabashed opinions on social media. This newfound fame comes with its own challenges as she must navigate archaic mindsets and secret identities.
Content Advisory: Flashing images
CREDITS
Writer: Iram Parveen Bilal
Producer: Abid Aziz Merchant, Apoorva Bakshi, Iram Parveen Bilal
Executive Producer: Aalia Mahboob Elahi
Director of Photography: Ludovica Isidori
Editor: Aarti Bajaj
Production Designer: Kanwal Khoosat
Composer: Abdullah Siddiqui
Sound Designer: David Van Slyke
Music: Abdullah Siddiqui
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