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Karachi Stories | Graveyard for Giants (2014)

Duration: 03:12    Category: International, Mini   Opportunity: Stories

Workers are the size of ants next to the ships they are dismantling, risking their lives to scrape a living.

This short documentary was made during a SDI workshop in Karachi, organised by the British Council.

Screening Formats: DVD, HD Quicktime, BluRay

Highlights:
SCREENED – Southbank Centre, London 2015
SCREENED – Media Studio, SZABIST 154 (Pakistan)
OFFICIAL SELECTION – Hotdocs 2015

Compilation Screened at:
Alchemy Festival 2015
Five Nation Film Festival 2015
Beirut International Film Festival 2015

Links:
British Council Website

To arrange a screening please contact: festivals@scotdoc.com

 

Director: Madeeha Syed
Executive Producers: Noe Mendelle & Anne Milne
DOP: Syed Hasan Haider
Editor: Faizan Suleman
Sound: Tazeen Bari
British Council Karachi: Sumbul Khan, Talha Mufti, Saira Qadri

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