Kabir Cultural Centre collection ➔ [Poster for the screening of Khamosh Pani at de Seve Cinema, Montreal, Quebec]

Item
Identifier:
2023_01_02_006
Repository
Repository Web Site
https://www.centrekabir.com/en/
Repository Identifier
Khamosh Pani Dec 2005
Date
December 9 2005;Date(s) of creation
Creator
Extent
1 poster
Format
ephemera
Description
Poster advertising the screening of Sabiha Sumar's 2003 film Khamosh Pani (Silent Waters) at de Seve Cinema, Montreal, Quebec. Khamosh Pani takes place in 1979 Pakistan and follows Ayesha, a widow who lives with her adored son Saleem in the village of Charkhi. Ayesha's quiet life is thrown into turmoil when Pakistan is placed under martial law and the directionless Saleem finds himself caught up in the fervor of Islamic fundamentalism. The film deals with themes of radicalization, religious intolerance, and generational trauma. Sabiha Sumar is a film director who was born in 1961 in the city of Karachi in Sindh, Pakistan. She studied filmmaking and political science at the Sarah Lawrence College, New York, and international relations at the University of Cambridge. She also founded Vidhi Films in 1992.
Location
Canada;Quebec;Montreal
Language
English
Notes
Film is in Punjabi with English Subtitles. 99 mins. Screening was followed by a panel discussion. "Winner of Golden Leopard, Locarno, 2003" -Kabir Cultural Centre "Sabiha Sumar was born in Karachi in 1961. She studied filmmaking and political science at the Sarah Lawrence College, New York, and international relations at the University of Cambridge. In 1992, she founded Vidhi Films. Sumar has always conceived her work as a means of social criticism, particularly to make audiences aware about the issues of women. In this respect, we mention Who Will Cast the First Stone (1988), focusing on the working class women's protest against Islamic laws introduced in Pakistan in 1979, and Suicide Warriors (1996), a documentary about guerrilla-fighting women in their struggle for a separate homeland for the Tamil people of Sri Lanka. Khamosh Pani/Silent Waters (2003), her first feature movie, was presented and awarded at numerous film festivals around the world." - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0838526/ *Date listed refers to date of performance.
Rights Statement
In copyright
Subject Headings - Library of Congress
Motion pictures [http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85088084];Posters [http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99001723]