SOME LOVER TO SOME BELOVED

(Feature Documentary, 2018)

Role(s): Director, Cinematographer and Editor

Synopsis: 'Some Lover to Some Beloved' is a seven-year in the making documentary chronicling the life and work of two extraordinary Pakistani artists - veteran actor Zia Mohyeddin ('Lawrence of Arabia', 'A Passage to India') and revolutionary poet Faiz Ahmed Faiz. The work of the two men find congruence one night in Lahore, Pakistan on December 31st 2010 as Zia recites Faiz's poetry during his annual readings from Urdu literature. Weaving Faiz's poetry into an exploration of Zia's life, 'Some Lover to Some Beloved' explores the challenges facing artists in the contemporary Muslim world, the idea and implications of nationhood and what it means to persevere through difficulties even at the very end of your life 

The film premiered at the inaugural Pakistan International Film Festival in the spring of 2018.  

REVIEWS

A 'stunningly photographed...remarkable feature documentary film...' - SG, The News International READ FULL REVIEW

'The film in fact sows the seeds of so many ideas in one’s mind that they stay with you long after..the film’s ambition to be more than a mere portrait of an actor and step into being an exploration of language, culture and its slow decay makes Some Lover to Some Beloved a timely, important and fantastic watch.' - Rahul Aijaz, The Express Tribune READ FULL REVIEW

'A fine film...while it isn’t the kind of cinema that allows the viewer to escape into fantasy, it provides a different kind of relief. A relief from the tidalwave of dumbed-down content that hits us from the screens that surround us every waking day...' - Mehreen Hasan, DAWN Images READ FULL REVIEW

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