Nandita Solomon

Biography

I am a London Film School graduate and an independent producer from Karachi. My portfolio includes documentaries, art films and drama. My work has been supported by Channel 4 (UK), CBA WorldView, Al Jazeera and Arts Council England. My films have shown in HotDocs, SXSW, Sheffield Doc Fest and Geneva Contemporary Art Centre. I’ve participated in ESoDoc, Low Budget Film Forum and UnionDocs. I’m now polishing my skills in fiction cinema to make my debut feature film. I am also an educator and a script consultant. I aim to apply the international experience I am gathering to help revive Pakistani cinema.

Production Company

Parvaaz Pictures has recently been founded by Seemab Gul with a view to supporting the ongoing revival of Pakistani cinema. Inspired by social-realist and art house world cinema, we aim to make thought provoking feature films with socio-political elements from talented Pakistani auteurs. Parvaaz Pictures is developing creative documentaries and mixed genre fiction films for the local and international market. International co-productions would be ideal to make highly engaging controversial films free from censorship, with a potential to reach large audiences worldwide.

Selected Filmography

Zahida by Seemab Gul (Documentary, 29’, 2018)
One Day in Whitechapel by Seemab Gul (Fiction, 13’, 2015)
Looking for Raza by Seemab Gul (Documentary, 30’, 2018)

Line up

The Sacred Room by Seemab Gul (Fiction, 95’, 2020)
A film about caste and intolerance in a religious setting in Lahore. Can a holy man be accepted by the clergy if they discover that he was born in a brothel?

Dia: Flame by Hamza Bangash (Fiction, 95’, 2019)
The film explores how an online relationship can be dangerous to a young woman grappling with mental illness in Pakistan.
 

Bumbshells by Seemab Gul (Mockumentary, 85’, 2021)
The first ever all-girl punk band cause havoc through controversial activist stunts in public spaces in Pakistan.

Contact Details

seemab.gull@gmail.com
+92 308 435 41 86 
+44 795 169 72 22