Ammar Aziz
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Ammar Aziz during a protest with veteran peace activist Concepcion Picciotto in front of the White House in Washington, D.C
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| Born | Makhdoom Ammar Aziz Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Alma mater | National College of Arts |
| Occupation | Filmmaker |
| Years active | 2007 - present |
Ammar Aziz is a Pakistani documentary filmmaker [1][2][3] and left-wing activist.[4] In 2011, he was featured in the Christian Science Monitor's '30 under 30' people [5] from all over the world for his art and activism.[4] As a filmmaker, he is known best for his work about the working class of Pakistan. [6] A graduate of Lahore's National College of Arts, [7] he was the only [8] [9] filmmaker from Pakistan to be selected in 2012 for the Talent Campus of the Berlin International Film Festival.[10] He was selected for his documentary about the power-loom workers of Faisalabad[3] which was also screened at the Solidar Silver Rose Award 2011[11] in Brussels. His documentary about the home-based women workers of Hyderabad has been screened at several labour film festivals in the USA and Europe. [12] He was also featured in the documentary film Taqwacore (film). [13]
He debuted with a song called Inqalab with the popular Socialist band Laal (band) as a singer and composer[14] while the lyrics were written by his mother.[15] The song was received well by the audiences, media and critics.[14][16][17]
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- ↑ http://www.csmonitor.com/World/2012/0108/Thirty-ideas-from-people-under-30-The-Change-Agents/Ammar-Aziz-Band-member-filmmaker-and-voice-for-Pakistani-poor
- ↑ http://www.dawn.com/news/1049374/filming-the-struggle-of-working-class
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- ↑ http://tribune.com.pk/story/446083/daughters-of-a-lesser-god-a-harrowing-depiction-of-the-pristine-shackles-of-poverty/
- ↑ http://www.taqwacore.com/?page_id=5
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