Film
A real first for the Mela! This triple-bill of new Pakistani films –
including two features and two documentaries - explores politics,
music, romance, history and perhaps most powerfully of all, aspects
of our common humanity.
Films programmed by Heer Productions in association with the Edinburgh Mela.
Khuda Kay Liye (In the Name of God)
Writer, Producer & Director Shoaib Mansoor
Mon 25th 7.30pm Vue Cinemas Ocean Terminal £6 (£5)
In Pakistan, it's war between Fundamentalists and liberal Muslims, while in the US, the 'war on terror' has made anyone with a Muslim name a suspect citizen. Superb performances and cinematography, and an A-class 'cross-over' soundtrack, draw us into this heart-wrenching story of a musician abroad who encounters the sharp end of global politics. The film has broken box office records in Pakistan.
Feature, Drama PAKISTAN/2007/Cert 12/160 MINS/ URDU/ ENGLISH Subtitled in English
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Mistaken
Writer & Director Shahid Nadeem
Producer Sarmed Mirza
Tues 26th 7.30pm Vue Cinemas Ocean Terminal £6 (£5)
One summer evening, the police burst into a Glaswegian Asian household. The son, Ali has been arrested on suspicion of terrorism. Trapped between cops, hacks, mullahs and militants, as their world descends into a nightmare, the Malik family discover that all is not well with their son. Yet not everybody is an enemy. This fast-paced drama is the first-ever feature film to have been made by the South Asian Scots diaspora.
Feature, Drama UK/2007/Cert 12 /110 MINS/ ENGLISH/ URDU - Subtitled
Post show discussion with Producer, Cast and Crew.
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Music Documentaries
Wed 27th Aug 7.30pm Vue Cinemas, Ocean Terminal £6 (£5)
These films explore the central, sometimes contested, role of music in South Asian culture. Khayal Darpan carries us through the rich range and history of classical music in Pakistan and the impact of the Partition of India on these art-forms. In The Rock Star and the Mullahs, guitar legend and peacenik, Salman Ahmad, teases out the relationships between music, Sufism and Islamism in contemporary Pakistan. Finally, plug into the Pakistani anti-terrorism song, Yeh Hum Naheen!
Khayal Darpan (A Mirror of Imagination)
Dir/Prod: Yousuf Saaed India/2006/105 mins/Urdu/Hindustani/Subtitled
The Rock Star and the Mullahs
Dir. Ruhi Hamid, Prod: Angus Macqueen UK/2003/
Cert 12 /50mins/English/Urdu/Subtitled
Director Ruhi Hamid will be attending a Q&A session at the end of the screening
Yeh Hum Naheen (This Is Not Us)
Dir/Prod: Waseem Mahmood Pakistan/2007/Urdu/English Subtitles
Films programmed by Heer Productions in association with the Edinburgh Mela.
