Documentaries
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After
the Bradford Boil
Programme 1 TX 27.02.04 2330 Program title : BUILDING BRIDGES Nominated for ONE WORLD MEDIA AWARD |
After
the Bradford Boil
Programme 2 TX 5.03.04 Program title : FOR BETTER OR WORSE |
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First
of new series. Bradford's multicultural society built up since the second
World War was torn apart by the riots of 2001. The city is now desperate
to build bridges. Tonight a Christian Pakistani travels to Bradford
to try to bring communities together.
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A look at marriage traditions among British Pakistanis, where arranged marriages are often blamed for domestic violence. Tonight Saeeda, a lawyer activist and aspiring politician happily married to a cousin from Pakistan, talks about her beliefs and work in Pakistan to help destitute women as three Yorkshire girls share their views that marriage is a failing institution worldwide and whilst religion is used as a justification, it is the cultural norms that create problems. |
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After
the Bradford Boil
Programme 3 TX 12.03.04 Program title : BEST OF BOTH WORLDS |
After
the Bradford Boil
Programme 4 TX 19.03.04 Program title : TWO FACED |
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Nadeem
Shah and Jimmy Dean are both successful Pakistanis married to local
Yorkshire girls. Both have strong Muslim beliefs and respect for British
way of life. They want to give their children the best of both worlds.
Young Tariq Shah is at university and is certain his mixed upbringing will be a great asset to his future as an aspiring politician. |
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Javed has come a long way from ejecting miscreants from the seamy nightclub as a bouncer 15 years ago. Today he owns one of the most successful leisure complexes in Europe. A true British royalist by nature, he is deeply influenced by his Muslim upbringing, His strong beliefs take him across the globe, holding free camps for plastic surgery for the victims of domestic violence in Bangladesh and Pakistan. |
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After
the Bradford Boil
Programme 5 TX 26.03.04 Program title : COLOURS OF THE EAST |
After
the Bradford Boil
Programme 6 TX 02.04.04 Program title : RAINBOW |
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Fascinated
customers get their hands painted with customary henna, a Sikh Bhangra
band entertains, young Indian dancers step shyly forward to perform
an ancient dance piece. . This is the best of British Asian culture
at the annual mela where people from all the walks of life come together.
A far cry from reality on the ground where communities in the aftermath
of the riots are drifting apart and the youth are blamed for the wrongs
in society.
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In a few year's time half of the children starting school in Bradford will be Asians. Despite the dearth of British Asian role models, the city has a lot to be proud of. A young restaurateur, a mid wife, and a boxer all aspire to be the best in their fields. |
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 "WELCOME TO BRITAIN" A Film is launching for new Immigrants from Pakistan, India & Bangladesh to U.K. click for more |
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| Around
Pakistan in Eighty Minutes Documentary (78 minutes) |
Going
Places Documentary (20 minutes) |
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Culled from the best of the Pakistan Zindabad television series, Around Pakistan whisks the viewer across the Thar desert in search of an antiquarian snake-charmer, delves into the memories of the Princess of a forgotten kingdom, travels through the Pamir mountains to the home of an ancient tribe, meets two feisty young art students in Lahore and much more… all just in over an hour.
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Produced for LEAD Pakistan, Going Places is a concentrated canvass of Pakistan's cultural diversity and its rich history. Screened at the LEAD (Leadership for Environment and Development) International Training Session held in Lahore in February 2001, the film targeted in particular, first time visitors to the country. | |||||||
| Legacy
Documentary (25 minutes) |
Sohni
Dharti (Documentary) 27 minutes |
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Narrated
by Aslam Azhar, Legacy travels across Pakistan in search of the artisans
who carry on the traditions of craftsmanship passed on to them over
generations- this is the story of the potters, painters, weavers and
sculptors who keep a culture alive.
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The winner of the Silver Award at the 1999 Sony Video Festival in Tokyo, Sohni Dharti is a journey through time. From the earliest beginnings of the Indus Valley civilisation to what is modern day Pakistan, this documentary traces the history of the country through the rise and fall of invading conquerors and the birth of new religions and cultures, set against the backdrop of some of the most breathtaking natural landscape in the world. |
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| Virsa
Pakistan Travelogue (25 x 4.30 minute series) |
Akhtar Hameed Khan Documentary (25 minutes) |
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The
video equivalent of 'postcards from Pakistan', this is a series of glimpses
into the many facets of the country's rich cultural heritage- its arts,
crafts, people, food, music, dance and festivals condensed into five
minute programme 'fillers'
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A
posthumous tribute to the man who silently brought about a social revolution
in Pakistan. Tracing the life and work of social scientist
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| Extra
Time Documentary (25 minutes) |
Playing
By The Rules Advocacy video (21 minutes) |
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Sponsored
by Save the Children UK, Extra Time was one of the first documentaries
in Pakistan to investigate the dynamics of child labour in a Third World
country, where combating poverty, illiteracy and over population requires
along term solution. The film was screened prior to the World Cup Final
in 1998.
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Produced for Save the Children UK, this documentary shows how changes in the international football market have affected those women who were dependent on football stitching for a living, and have now been deprived of their main source of income. |
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| Struggling
for Answers Documentary (21 minutes) |
The
Untold Story Documentary (52 minutes) |
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Designed
as a trigger video for the LEAD (Leadership for Environment and Development)
International Training Session held in Lahore in February 2001, the
film highlights issues of governance, natural resource management and
sustainable community development across three geographically diverse
regions of Pakistan.
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Narrated by Jemima Khan, this is the story of one of Pakistan's most well-known figures- Imran Khan, cricketer turned philanthropist turned political leader. The video looks at his life, the search for his roots and his dream of establishing the first cancer relief hospital in Pakistan. The Untold Story was first broadcast on BBC 2 and was the impetus behind the late Princess Diana's fund raising visit to Pakistan. |
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| Inshallah
(God Willing…) Documentary (52 minutes) |
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Into Tomorrow
Advocacy video (15 minutes) |
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A
full-length documentary video on one man's dream of establishing the
first cancer research hospital in Pakistan. The Shaukat Khanum Memorial
Trust hospital has brought hope to hundreds of people who cannot afford
cancer treatment- this is the story of how that hope was realised.
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A
video documenting the case for Muslim schools in the UK- a movement
spearheaded by Yousaf Islam. The video explores the role played by Muslim
schools in the UK-Asian community, and advocates their right to state
funding. |
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| Taller
than Mountain Documentary (25 minutes) |
Bringing
Back the Past Documentary (12 minutes) |
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Sponsored
by the Aga Khan Rural Support Programme for the International Year of
the Mountains in 2002, this documentary is to be viewed at the International
Conference on Mountain Women in Nepal in 2002. It is a tribute to the
thousands of women who hail from the mountain regions of Pakistan- their
cultural diversity and the unique role they play in their communities.
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A documentary on the work of the Karakoram Agency Development Organisation, that has helped harness the potential of local culture for development, by preserving traditional arts and crafts and encouraging local communities in the Northern areas of Pakistan, to gain due economic benefit. |
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| New
Leaders for a New World (10 minutes) |
Just
Ignore It (26 minutes) |
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A
promotional video for LEAD International, this video looks at the mission
to produce a new generation of world leaders, the multi-disciplinary
training that LEAD provides, and the difference it has made both directly
and indirectly on communities and countries worldwide.
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A disturbing programme containing interviews with black and Asian people on the experiences of being harassed by white people or the police. Aimed at public sector workers, the video illustrates hard facts about presumptions from the public, social workers, police and council workers. A UK production |
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| Different
Lives, Same Rights (25 minutes) |
The
Magical Frontier (10 minutes) |
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A
programme on special needs, this video features eight disabled people
who talk about a wide range of issues drawn from their own life experiences.
Targeting care workers and service providers, concerns raised include
attitudes, relationships, racism and access to the built environment
and services.
A UK production. |
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Celebrating
100 years of NWFP, “The Magical Frontier” introduces you to
one of the most scenic, spectecular & culturerly rich provinces
of Pakistan. |
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