Samar Minallah Explained

Samar Minallah
Birth Place:Islamabad Pakistan
Nationality:Pakistani
Occupation:documentary filmmaker, and human rights activist

Samar Minallah (Urdu: {{nq|ثمر من اللہ ALA-LC: in Urdu pronounced as /ˈsəmər mɪn əlˈlɑːh/) is a documentary filmmaker, and human rights activist from Pakistan.[1]

Career

Samar Minallah was born in Haripur District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, in Pakistan.[2] As a filmmaker she has created projects targeting social change in Pakistan,[3] created for local audiences and are screened locally to generate dialogue around issues related to women and children.[4] Her films especially capture culturally sanctioned forms of violence against women and girls.[5] [6] [7] [8] [9]

Films

Samar's lens has led to the inner stories of Pashtun women and their lives. She is from the school of filmmakers who believe they are empowered to challenge norms and change mindsets through films.[10] [11]

Dar-Pa-Dar Where the Heart lies

Minallah's film Dar-Pa-Dar Where the Heart lies consists of conversations with Afghan refugee women living in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province of Pakistan, who are faced with returning home and leaving the bodies of their loved ones behind.[12]

Bajaur Gooloona - Homeless at Home

Minallah's film Bajaur Gooloona - Homeless at Home focuses on tribal women and children displaced from their homes due to conflict.[13] [14] [15]

Bibi Shireenay - Where Honor Comes From

Minallah's film Bibi Shireenay - Where Honor Comes From is a folk song video about the economic and social contribution of Pakhtun women.[16]

Allah - A Lullaby for You My Daughter

Her film Allah - A Lulluby for You My Daughter is a lullaby dedicated to Pakhtun girls filmed in Afghanistan and Pakistan regarding the importance of education for girls.[17] [18] [19] [20] [21]

Poles Apart--Chains do not keep marriages together

Minallah's film Poles Apart was shot in Oslo, Jhelam, Gujrat, and Lalamusa. The documentary follows people community activists in these areas.[22] [23] [24]

Kuch Khaab Hain Mairey - I have a dream

Her film I have a dream, also known as Khuch Khaab Hain Meray, is a 35 minutes long documentary on child domestic labor in Pakistan, narrated by a seven year old domestic servant from Mardan.[25] The narrator highlights the dangerous nature of the tasks she does as a part of her employment.[26] The film also follow the story of an eight year old domestic worker from Clifton, Karachi, discussing the physical abuse suffered by their employer.[27] Other children interviewed discuss the importance of education to them.[28] [29] [30]

The Dark Side of Migration

Minallah's film The Dark Side of Migration documents human trafficking in Pakistan[31]

Swara--A Bridge Over Troubled Waters

Minallah's documentary Swara explores marriages where girls are given as compensation to an enemy family to end disputes, often murders,[32] [33] [34] [35] [36] [37] and has been labelled anthropological activism.[38] The film was shot in Darra Adam Khel, Khyber Agency, Mardan, Swabi and Peshawar the documentary.[39]

Awards

Minallah received the Perdita Houston Human Rights Activist Award in 2014.[40]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Samar Minallah Khan « Women Have Wings. www.womenhavewings.org. 2016-04-13.
  2. Web site: Samar Minallah Khan - Pashtun Crusader with a Camera. www.asafeworldforwomen.org. 2016-04-13.
  3. Web site: Pakistan Today Paperazzi issue N 131 March 06th 2016. Issuu. 2016-04-13.
  4. Web site: Samar Minallah Khan: a vital voice - The Express Tribune. The Express Tribune. 18 October 2015 . en-US. 2016-03-22.
  5. Web site: Filmmaker by cause - TNS - The News on Sunday. TNS - The News on Sunday. 2016-02-18. en-US.
  6. Web site: Special Report, NOS, The News International. jang.com.pk. 2016-02-18.
  7. Web site: Documentaries make social change happen. www.dawn.com. 2012-03-03. 2016-02-18. Intikhab. Amir.
  8. Web site: Samar Minallah Khan: a vital voice - The Express Tribune. The Express Tribune. 18 October 2015 . 2016-02-18. en-US.
  9. Web site: Profile: Documentary Filmmaker Samar Minallah Khan Arts & Culture Newsline. www.newslinemagazine.com. 2016-02-18.
  10. Web site: Special Report, NOS, The News International. jang.com.pk. 2016-03-22.
  11. Web site: Samar Minallah: Challenging the Norms!. Masala! - Bollywood Gossip News, Indian Celebrities and Pictures. 2016-03-22.
  12. Web site: Documentary portrays plight of Afghan DPs. 2005-08-06. www.dawn.com. 2016-03-22.
  13. Web site: Da Bajaur Guloona Homeless at Home. DailyTimes. 2016-03-22.
  14. Web site: Touching film on Bajaur homeless screened. 2008-11-01. www.dawn.com. 2016-03-22.
  15. Web site: Dialogue, NOS, The News International. jang.com.pk. 2016-03-22.
  16. Web site: Profile: Documentary Filmmaker Samar Minallah Khan (Arts & Culture - Newsline). www.newslinemagazine.com. 2016-03-22.
  17. Web site: Creativity of rural women must be recognised. Kundi. Asma. 2016-03-11. www.dawn.com. 2016-03-22.
  18. Web site: Documentary on female education launched. DailyTimes. 2016-03-22.
  19. Web site: A lullaby for you, my daughter – The Express Tribune Blog. blogs.tribune.com.pk. 17 December 2011 . 2016-03-22.
  20. Web site: Anthropological activism in Pakistan with lullabies. www.antropologi.info. 2016-03-22.
  21. Web site: How important is girls' education. www.interface.edu.pk. 2016-03-22.
  22. Web site: Filmmaker exposes flaws of forced marriages. Reporter. The Newspaper's Staff. 2014-04-17. www.dawn.com. 2016-04-25.
  23. Web site: Documentary screening: There is a way out of forced marriages says activist - The Express Tribune. The Express Tribune. 11 October 2012 . en-US. 2016-04-25.
  24. Web site: Call for implementation of pro-women laws - Pakistan Gender News. Pakistan Gender News. en-US. 2016-04-25.
  25. Web site: Violence, death stalk child domestic help. 2016-04-25.
  26. News: PAKISTAN: Violence, Death Stalk Child Domestic Help Inter Press Service. Inter Press Service. 26 January 2012 . 2016-04-25.
  27. Web site: The unending plight of child domestic workers in Pakistan - Exploitation, abuse, torture, rape and murder. The Child Rights Movement (CRM) Punjab, the Institute for Social Justice (ISJ), Society for the Protection of the Rights of the Child and Pakistan Institute of Labour Education & Research (PILER). THE INSTITUTE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE. THE INSTITUTE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE. 25 April 2016.
  28. Web site: Documentary depicts a child's dream. Report. Bureau. 2011-12-15. www.dawn.com. 2016-04-25.
  29. Web site: Shatter dreams: Robbing childhoods and calling it charity - The Express Tribune. The Express Tribune. 2 December 2011 . en-US. 2016-04-25.
  30. Web site: Violence, death stalk child domestic help. 2016-05-18.
  31. Web site: Samar Minallah premiers 'The Dark Side of Migration'. 2009-10-09. www.dawn.com. 2016-04-25.
  32. Web site: Swara: The Price of Honour. https://web.archive.org/web/20160509022850/http://www.khyber.org/culture/a/Swara_The_Price_of_Honour.shtml. usurped. 9 May 2016. Khyber.ORG. 2016-04-26.
  33. Web site: Documentaries make social change happen. Intikhab Amir. 3 March 2012 . Beta.dawn.com. 24 November 2014.
  34. http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2006%5C11%5C13%5Cstory_13-11-2006_pg7_20
  35. Web site: 15 child brides used to settle Pakistan feud. Declan Walsh. the Guardian. 4 June 2008 . 24 November 2014.
  36. Web site: Marriage . https://web.archive.org/web/20071212034235/http://www.unfpa.org/gender/docs/fact_sheets/marriage.doc . en . 12 December 2007 . 2023-06-08.
  37. Web site: Enslaved by tradition. IRIN. 5 July 2012 . 2016-04-25.
  38. Web site: Anthropological activism in Pakistan with lullabies. www.antropologi.info. 2016-04-25.
  39. Web site: Documentary depicts tortuous life of Swara victim. 2003-08-19. www.dawn.com. 2016-04-25.
  40. Web site: Steps ordered against anti-women jirgas. 27 March 2012 . Beta.dawn.com. 24 November 2014.

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