Good
Morning Karachi
Sabiha Sumar studied filmmaking and Political Science at New
York’s Sarah Lawrence College and History and Political Thought at Cambridge
University. Her debut documentary, Who Will Cast the First Stone
earned high critical acclaim, winning the San Francisco International Film
Festival’s Golden Gate Award. Her first feature, Khamosh Pani (Silent
Waters) won Locarno International Film Festival’s Golden Leopard for Best
Film and Bronze Leopard for Best Actress besides 17 International awards
thereafter. Dinner with the President: a Nation's Journey won the Best Documentary Award at
Anasy Awards Ceremony, Abu Dhabi. Sumar has also produced the 2012 Academy
Award winning short documentary Saving Face.Good Morning
Karachi is Sabiha's second
feature film Good Morning Karachi (Pakistan/2013/Urdu, English/DCP/85 mins) is Sabiha Sumar’s second feature about a young woman,
Rafina, a runway and billboard model. As she climbs the social ladder, she is
caught between two men with diverse visions of Pakistan and the role of women. Rafina’s
story is about Karachi reconciling between tradition and modernity reflected in
not characters, landscapes, politics and fashion.
21.10.2013,
Mumbai
At the Mumbai
International Film Festival, held between October 17 to 24, 2013 Sabiha Sumar’s
Good Morning Karachi was screened first on Sunday 20th followed by Q&A with
the director and executive producer
Anjali Punjabi and the second screening of the film is today, Monday 21 at Cinemax Screen 2,
Versova at 3.15 pm
Sabiha Sumar studied filmmaking and Political Science at New
York’s Sarah Lawrence College and History and Political Thought at Cambridge
University. Her debut documentary, Who Will Cast the First Stone
earned high critical acclaim, winning the San Francisco International Film
Festival’s Golden Gate Award. Her first feature, Khamosh Pani (Silent
Waters) won Locarno International Film Festival’s Golden Leopard for Best
Film and Bronze Leopard for Best Actress besides 17 International awards
thereafter. Dinner with the President: a Nation's Journey won the Best Documentary Award at
Anasy Awards Ceremony, Abu Dhabi. Sumar has also produced the 2012 Academy
Award winning short documentary Saving Face.Good Morning
Karachi is Sabiha's second
feature film Good Morning Karachi (Pakistan/2013/Urdu, English/DCP/85 mins) is Sabiha Sumar’s second feature about a young woman,
Rafina, a runway and billboard model. As she climbs the social ladder, she is
caught between two men with diverse visions of Pakistan and the role of women. Rafina’s
story is about Karachi reconciling between tradition and modernity reflected in
not characters, landscapes, politics and fashion.
Scripted by Malia Scotch Marmo,Sabiha Sumar and Samhita Arni. The
lead cast comprises Amna Ilyas, Beo Raana Zafar and Yasir Aqueel. Good Morning Karachi is slated for
theatrical release in Europe in November 2013.
Currently Sabiha is developing the script for her next feature
film Azmaish which
was invited to participate in Film Bazaar, Goa of the National Film Development
Corporation, India.
Bhawana Somaaya /
@bhawanasomaaya
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