Lyari Notes

Documentary / India-Pakistan / 2015 / 70 min / Urdu-English

In Pakistan a 36 year old rock star dares to teach a group of girls from the most volatile district of Karachi how to express themselves through music.

Director: Maheen Zia, Miriam Chandy Menacherry
Producer: Miriam Chandy Menacherry, Maheen Zia

Production: Filament Pictures
Co-production: Apnakam
Executive producer: Iikka Vehkalahti
Editing: Monisha R Baldawa, Sankalp Meshram
Sound Design: Gissy Michael
Involved TV Channel: Al Jazeera International
Cinematography: Maheen Zia
Screenplay: Miriam Chandy Menacherry
Music: Hamza Jafri

Silver for best long form feature by Indian Documentary Producers Association, 2017
Golden Bodhisattva Award for International Documentary Feature, Patna, 2017
Excellence in Feature Length Documentary Award, Red Category, ARY Film Festival, Karachi, 2017
Long listed for the One World Media Awards (BAFTA, London)
, 2016
Nominated for the Youth Jury Award at Sheffield Doc Fest, 2016

Winner of ‘Best Documentary Project’ Docedge, Asian Pitch
, 2016
Alter Cine foundation 15th Anniversary Special Screening of 6 supported films, Canada, 2016
Nominated by the Alliance of Women Film Journalists for the EDA Award at IDFA, 2015