Ammar Aziz

Ammar Aziz

Ammar Aziz during a protest with veteran peace activist Concepcion Picciotto in front of the White House in Washington, D.C
Born Makhdoom Ammar Aziz
Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Alma mater National College of Arts
Occupation Filmmaker
Years active 2007 - present

Ammar Aziz is a Pakistani documentary filmmaker [1][2][3] and left-wing activist.[4] In 2011, he was featured in the Christian Science Monitor's '30 under 30' people [5] from all over the world for his art and activism.[4] As a filmmaker, he is known best for his work about the working class of Pakistan. [6] A graduate of Lahore's National College of Arts, [7] he was the only [8] [9] filmmaker from Pakistan to be selected in 2012 for the Talent Campus of the Berlin International Film Festival.[10] He was selected for his documentary about the power-loom workers of Faisalabad[3] which was also screened at the Solidar Silver Rose Award 2011[11] in Brussels. His documentary about the home-based women workers of Hyderabad has been screened at several labour film festivals in the USA and Europe. [12] He was also featured in the documentary film Taqwacore (film). [13]

He debuted with a song called Inqalab with the popular Socialist band Laal (band) as a singer and composer[14] while the lyrics were written by his mother.[15] The song was received well by the audiences, media and critics.[14][16][17]

References

  1. ↑ "Reels of dissent: Pushing the celluloid envelope in Pakistan; DNA India".
  2. ↑ "Young Pakistani filmmaker provokes audiences with Marx and 'Islamic punk' | Asia | DW.DE | 20.02.2012". DW.DE. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
  3. 1 2 Khan, Sher. "Rise of the Oppressed: The one to watch – The Express Tribune". Tribune.com.pk. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
  4. 1 2 "Thirty ideas from people under 30: The Change Agents - Ammar Aziz: Band member, filmmaker, and voice for Pakistani poor". CSMonitor.com. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
  5. ↑ http://www.csmonitor.com/World/2012/0108/Thirty-ideas-from-people-under-30-The-Change-Agents/Ammar-Aziz-Band-member-filmmaker-and-voice-for-Pakistani-poor
  6. ↑ http://www.dawn.com/news/1049374/filming-the-struggle-of-working-class
  7. ↑ http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/print.asp?page=2011%5C01%5C28%5Cstory_28-1-2011_pg7_17
  8. ↑ "Labour Education Foundation(LEF) Film "Rise of the Oppressed" selected for Talent Campus at Berlin International Film Festival". IFWEA. 2012-01-30. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
  9. ↑ {cite web|url=http://www.derwesten.de/nachrichten/juliette-binoche-schwaermt-vom-filmemachen-id6342796.html
  10. ↑ "Pak documentary nominated for Berlin film festival". The Nation. 2012-01-28. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
  11. ↑ Solidar (2012-02-17). "LEF documentary on Power Loom workers". Solidar.org. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
  12. ↑ http://tribune.com.pk/story/446083/daughters-of-a-lesser-god-a-harrowing-depiction-of-the-pristine-shackles-of-poverty/
  13. ↑ http://www.taqwacore.com/?page_id=5
  14. 1 2 "Splus - The Nation Sunday Plus". Splus.nation.com.pk. 2012-01-15. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
  15. ↑ "Laal’s new video a breath of fresh air | Pakistan Today | Latest news | Breaking news | Pakistan News | World news | Business | Sport and Multimedia". Pakistan Today. 2011-12-15. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
  16. ↑ "Ammar Aziz and music". Modern Tokyo Times. 2011-12-29. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
  17. ↑ http://archives.dailytimes.com.pk/infotainment/25-Dec-2011/laal-band-review-of-inqalab


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