3rd Kara film festival kicks off December 11th
Films being screened
Please Note: All Films Screened at the Pakistan Institute of International Affairs Auditorium, Strachen Road (Next to YMCA and Near the Press Club).
Except Cineplex Showings at Universe Cineplex, Opposite Salt ‘N Pepper Village Restaurant, Sea View._
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Thursday, 11th December
6.00 pm – 8.00 pm
Opening of 3rd KaraFilm Art Exhibition ’24 Frames Per Second’
at the Pakistan Institute of International Affairs.
Exhibition is open to Festival audiences and will continue for the duration of the Festival, December 12-21_
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Friday, 12th December
8.00 – 11.00 pm
Opening Ceremony; Dinner and Music Concert at the Hindu Gymkhana
by Invitation Only
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Saturday, 13th December
11.00am – 1.00pm: The Speaking Hand
Documentary; The Rhythms of Tabla Maestro Zakir Hussain
1.00 pm – 1.45 pm : Lunch Break
1.45pm – 2.15pm: A Few Things I Know About Her
Documentary; The Search for Mirabai in Rajasthan
2.30pm – 3.15pm: Sub Kuch Bikta Hai
Short Feature; In Karachi, Everyone is for Sale
3.30pm – 4.30pm: Ragoun Mein Siyahee
Short Feature; Boyz ‘n the Hood Cram for Exams
4.45pm – 6.15pm: Shooting Rhymes, Cutting Verses
Short Shorts; British Shorts Inspired by Poetry
Prime Time I: 6.30pm – 8.30pm: Matir Moina (The Clay Bird)
Feature; Winner of International Critics’ Prize at Cannes Film Festival
Prime Time II: 9.00pm – 11.00pm: Khamosh Pani (Silent Waters)
Feature; Grand Prize Winner at Locarno Film Festival
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Sunday, 14th December
11.15am – 11.45am: New Empire
Documentary; Irani Hotel Makes Way for McDonald’s
11.45am – 12.45pm: A Narmada Diary
Documentary; Retrospective: The Struggle Against Big Dams
1.00pm – 2.30pm: Koyaanisqatsi
Feature; Special Programme: Life Out Of Balance, The Original Music Video Inspiration
2.45pm – 4.15pm: Laatoo
Documentary; The State of Dance in Pakistan
4.30pm – 6.30pm: Zinda Laash (The Living Corpse)
Feature; Dracula in Pakistan: Restored Version of 1967 Cult Horror Classic
Prime Time I: 6.45pm – 8.45pm: Matir Moina (The Clay Bird)
Feature; Winner of International Critics’ Prize at Cannes Film Festival
Prime Time II: 9.00pm – 11.30pm: 3 Deewarein (3 Wallls)
Feature; 3 Prisoners, One Reporter
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Monday, 15th December
11.00am – 11.30am: Aas
Short Feature; Transposed Souls, Unrequited Love
11.45am – 1.00pm: Aamakaar - The Turtle People
Documentary; A Fishing Community Struggles To Save Its Way of Life
1.00 pm – 1.45 pm : Lunch Break
1.45pm – 2.45pm: Mat (The Vote)
Documentary; On The Campaign Trail in UP
3.00pm – 4.15pm: Saibaan
Short Feature; A Woman Confronts the Horrors of Rape
4.30pm – 5.30pm: Jawaz
Short Feature; There Is No Honour in Honour Killing
5.45pm – 7.00pm: In Memory of Friends
Documentary; Retrospective: The Insurgency In East Punjab
7.15pm – 8.45pm: Ghar Ki Talaash
Feature; The Quest for Respectability, Based on a Rajinder Singh Bedi Story
Prime Time: 9.00pm – 12.00am: War and Peace
Documentary; Can Nukes Bring Peace? Critically Acclaimed Film 3 Years In The Making
Cineplex Showing: 9.00pm – 12.00am: Badnaam (1966)
Feature; Retrospective: Kahan Se Aaye Yeh Jhumkay?
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Tuesday, 16th December
11.00am – 11.30am: Paradise On A River of Hell
Documentary; Kashmir Burning
11.30am – 12.45pm: Aftershocks
Documentary; The Rough Guide To Democracy
12.45pm – 1.15pm: On My Own
Documentary; Single Women Living Alone
1.15 pm – 2.00 pm : Lunch Break
2.00pm – 3.00pm: Hawamahal
Documentary; The Magic of the Radio
3.00pm – 4.30pm: Genius
Feature; A Love Story With A Difference
4.30pm – 5.30pm: Shorts I: Bijli; Desperate Measures; Just Talk; Oranges and Lemons; The Piano; Sein-Seeti, Sein-Seerhi; Two By Two; Up In Smoke
Short Shorts;
5.45pm – 8.45pm: Daira
Feature; Lust, Longing and Love in Lahore, Based on International Bestseller ‘Moth Smoke’
Prime Time: 9.00pm – 12.00am: Zakhm (Wound)
Feature; Retrospective: The Past Can Haunt You
Cineplex Showing: 9.00pm – 12.00am: Ghoonghat
Feature; Retrospective: Shahzad Rafiq’s Meera starrer
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Wednesday, 17th December
11.00am – 11.30am: Made In India
Documentary; Symbols Take Over
11.30 – 1.00: Kal
Feature; What’s the Hope for Tomorrow When Relationships are in a Triangle?
1.00 pm – 2.00 pm : Lunch Break
2.00pm – 3.00pm: Shorts II: Bitte Sprechen Sie Deutsch (Wrong Language); Fast Moving Train - FMT; Music Box; Nadah; Room 708; What You See In The Mirror!
Short Shorts;
3.00pm – 4.00pm: Majma
Documentary; The Male Marketplace
4.15pm – 6.30pm: Mohabbat Ki Pehli Kahani
Feature; A Writer Struggles With Writer’s Block And More
Prime Time I: 6.45pm – 8.45pm: Naqoyqatsi
Feature; Special Programme: Life As War, The Medium Is The Message
Prime Time II: 9.00pm – 12.00am: Laaj
Feature; Love and Honour Under Colonial Rule
Cineplex Showing: 9.00pm – 12.00am: Neend (1959)
Feature; Retrospective: Nur Jehan and Aslam Pervaiz in Hasan Tariq’s Social Realism Phase
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Thursday, 18th December
11.00am – 11.50am: Bilaunwaan
Short Feature; Are Natural Parents the Best Parents?
11.50am – 1.00pm: Safaid Raat
Short Feature; Do Faith Healers Really Have Faith?
1.00 pm – 2.00 pm : Lunch Break
2.00pm – 3.00pm: The People Vs. Lyari Expressway
Documentary; The Struggle for Rights in Karachi
3.00pm – 3.45pm: Doobti Jheelein
Documentary; Sinking Hopes in Chhotiari Sindh
3.45pm – 5.45pm: Mad Dogs
Feature; Only One Man Can Save London From Turning Rabid
6.30 pm – 8.30 pm : 3rd KaraFilm Festival Seminar
Indo-Pakistan Collaborations: Possibilities, Prospects and Issues
Prime Time: 9.00pm – 12.00am: Leela
Feature; A Woman Rediscovers Herself
Cineplex Showing: 9.00pm – 12.00am: Saheli (1960)
Feature; Retrospective: Shamim Ara Blockbuster
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Friday, 19th December
11.00am – 11.40am: On An Express Highway
Documentary; Why Does A Woman Decide To Become A Nun?
11.40am – 1.00pm: A Night of Prophecy
Documentary; Musings On Poetry and Lands
1.00 pm – 3.00 pm : Lunch Break
3.00pm – 4.30pm: Becoming Muslim in America
Documentary; Why Are So Many Americans Converting?
4.30pm – 6.00pm: UnLimited Girls
Documentary; Feminism Debated
6.00pm – 7.45pm: Powwaqatsi
Feature; Special Programme: The Sequel to Koyaanisqatsi, Life Closer to Nature
Prime Time I: 8.00pm – 9.45pm: Let’s Talk
Feature; The First Digital Film To Find Commercial Release In India
Prime Time II: 10.00pm – 12.00am: In This World
Feature; Two Afghan Refugees Trek From Pakistan To London
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Saturday, 20th December
10.45am – 12.00pm: Godhra Tak-The Terror Trail
Documentary; Retracing What Really Happened in Godhra
12.00pm – 1.00pm: Terror’s Children
Documentary; Discovery Channel Film on the Refugee Life in Pakistan
1.00 pm – 1.45 pm : Lunch Break
1.45pm – 2.45pm: Search For Freedom
Documentary; 4 Women Of Substance
3.00pm – 4.30pm: Ram Ke Naam
Documentary; Retrospective: The Struggle for the Soul of India in Ayodhya
4.45pm – 6.50pm: Bowling for Columbine
Documentary; Oscar Winning Film by Michael Moore
Prime Time I: 7.00pm – 8.45pm: Khamosh Pani
Feature; Winner of the Grand Prize at Locarno Film Festival
Prime Time II: 9.00pm – 11.30pm: Paap
Feature; World Premiere
Sunday, 21st December
10.45am – 11.30am: Da Zhowand Mairman (Swara)
Documentary; On the Custom of Honour Killings In the NWFP
11.45am – 12.30pm: Doctor
Short Feature; Even Healers Have No Answer to Bullets
12.45pm – 2.00pm: Shooting Rhymes, Cutting Verses
Short Shorts; British Shorts Inspired by Poetry
Prime Time I: 2.00pm – 3.45pm: In This World
Feature; Two Afghan Refugees Trek From Pakistan To London
Prime Time II: 4.00pm – 6.15pm: Bowling for Columbine
Documentary; Oscar Winning Film by Michael Moore
End of Festival Screenings
9.00pm – 12.00am: Closing and Awards Ceremony
At the Finance and Trade Centre Auditorium
By Invitation Only