Sandstorm

輔 12 +

Seemab GUL
Pakistan
DCP
2021
Color
20min

Nominees and Awards

Synopsis

Zara, a schoolgirl in Karachi, Pakistan, shares a sensual dance video with her virtual boyfriend, who then blackmails her. Caught between his manipulative behavior and the desire to experience love on her own terms, Zara searches for the strength to reject the confines of a patriarchal society.

Team

Director

Seemab GUL

Seemab GUL is a British-Pakistani filmmaker with a BA in Fine Art and an MA in Filmmaking from the London Film School. Her portfolio includes documentaries, drama, hybrid films and art installations.

Her films have screened in HotDocs, SXSW, DokLeipzig, Sheffield Doc Fest, Centre d'Art Contemporain Genève, and many international festivals and galleries.