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Several Pakistani short films and documentaries have made it to international platforms this year and some have even bagged home prestigious awards. The next in line is Jawad Sharif’s Indus Blues which has been nominated for the Best Documentary Film award at...

An upcoming documentary sheds light on the dying folk arts of Pakistan. The trailer for Jawad Sharif’s Indus Blues – The Forgotten Music of Pakistanwas released on Monday at an event in Karachi, Pakistani newspaper Dawn reported. According to the official synopsis, Sharif’s film is...

By panning the camera on the dying breed of folk artistes across the country, Pakistani filmmaker Jawad Sharif said that he hoped to unearth the genre’s “hidden gems” through his latest venture, Indus Blues. Speaking exclusively to Arab News, Sharif...

As Indus Blues documents the struggles of Pakistani folk artists in keeping their art alive, a saroz player from Balochistan says, “When peace and love die, then who cares about music?” This idea sums up what director Jawad Sharif wants to talk...

Pakistani documentary Indus Blues: The Forgotten Music of Pakistan has won the Grand Jury Award for Best Documentary Feature at this year's Guam International Film Festival. Indus Blues explores the struggle of Pakistani folk musicians who are trying to sustain their art and keep the...

The last couple of years have seen various Pakistani films making it big internationally as well as locally. A lot of feature films including the recent Jawani Phir Nahi Ani 2, Teefa In Trouble, Load Wedding and Parwaaz Hai Junoon...

A couple of days ago, APD shared the poster release of upcoming feature documentary Indus Blues. This is an exclusive insight into the film which will reveal what can be expected from this colorful celebration of the folk music from different...

Join us at Women Take the Reel Film Festival for screening of our film K2 and the Invisible Footmen followed by a Q/A session. Lesley University. Cambridge, MA, United States. Wednesday March 27, 2019 at 7:30pm Link   http://wgs.mit.edu/wttr-2019/footmen

Having won various accolades internationally, the short-documentary film Indus Blues was premiered for a Pakistani audience at the 10th Karachi Literature Festival [KLF] last weekend. Directed by Jawad Sharif and produced by Sufi singer Arieb Azhar, the documentary encapsulates the dying heritage...

Jawad Sharif’s feature Indus Blues, which chronicles the lives of Pakistani folk musicians and their struggle, recently had its premiere in Pakistan. The film was screened at the recently concluded 10th edition of Karachi Literature Festival, followed by a speech...