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  1. Faiz: Poet in Troubled Times (1986 Video)

    Director
    Faris Kermani
    Producer
    H O Nazareth
    Subject
    English language and literature; Politics & government
    Distribution
    Out of Distribution, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 52 min.

    Looks at the development of modern politics in Pakistan through the eyes of its premier poet Faiz Ahmed Faiz who died in 1984. The story is told through interviews, poems, songs and cinema clips.

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  2. 600 Roundabout Films Added to News on Screen

    Date
    11 Nov 2016, 15:29
    Author
    Sarah Allen
    Post Type
    Post

    600 films from the Technicolor cinemagazine Roundabout (1962-1974) are now freely available on News on Screen. Produced by the Central Office of Information (COI) to showcase British manufacturing and...

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  3. Pakistan Zindabad: Long Live Pakistan (2008)

    aka: Pakistan Zindabad: Longue Vie Au Pakistan

    Director
    Pascale Lamche
    Subject
    History; Politics & government
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 153 minutes), £24.99

    Celebrating the sixtieth anniversary of the creation of Pakistan, this video identifies the keys to understanding the country’s present through its political history. Ever since its creation in 1947,...

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  4. Pathans, The (1980 Film, Video)

    Director
    André Singer
    Subject
    Anthropology
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Bound by a common language and heritage and a fundamental belief in Islam, the Pathans have never acknowledged the political boundaries imposed by the states in which they live. Today the Pathans are...

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  5. Silent Waters (2006)

    Director
    Sabiha Sumar
    Subject
    Development studies; Film Studies; Politics & government
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 95 minutes), £19.99

    The first feature by Pakistani independent documentary filmmaker Sabiha Sumar, is an intense and rare cinematic perspective of the political evolution of Pakistan, the advent of fundamentalism and the...

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  6. Who Will Cast the First Stone? (1988 Video)

    Director
    Ahmed A Jamal; Sabiha Sumar
    Producer
    Ahmed A Jamal; Sabiha Sumar
    Subject
    Politics & government; Women’s studies
    Distribution
    out of distribution, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 50 min.

    Discusses the impact of Islamisation on women in Pakistan, particularly laws relating to extra-marital sex which is now a crime against the state, punishable by stoning to death. Women in prison, or out on...

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  7. Iqbal: One or Two Things I Know About Him (1994)

    Director
    Nasser Aslam
    Subject
    Literature; Politics & government
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 25 minutes), £30.00

    A dramatic entry into the dreamscape of Muhammad Iqbal, poet/philosopher of the Indian subcontinent and spiritual founder of the separate Muslim state of Pakistan.

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  8. Blood of Hussain, The

    Director
    Jamil Dehlavi
    Subject
    Film studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 106 min; 51 min), £19.99

    Political, subversive and artistically maverick, Pakistan’s leading filmmaker Jamil Dehlavi’s body of work stands out for its originality and engagement with social and political questions. His vision...

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  9. Pakistan - Jihad Junior High (2005)

    Subject
    Politics & government; Religious studies

    Critics in the West argue that Pakistan’s madrassas glorify terrorism and should be shut down. But any proposed reforms are bound to be controversial in Pakistan. At a madrassa in Pakistan, students are...

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  10. Amir (1986 Video)

    Director
    John Baily
    Subject
    Anthropology; Music
    Distribution
    Sale (video - RAI), Videocassette. VHS. col. 52 min., 2000 sale: £50.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Amir, an Afghan refugee in Pakistan, tells his story through music. His work with other musicians and his precarious existence as a refugee are at the centre of the film.

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