Netflix is set to release a three-part documentary, Reality Check: Inside America’s Next Top Model, on February 16, examining the legacy of the early 2000s reality show that captivated more than 100 million viewers worldwide. The docuseries promises a behind-the-scenes look at the show, exploring its controversial and problematic moments. Read More: Makeup artist who […]
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Pakistani travelling documentary festival returns with several films
The Chalta Phirta Documentary Festival has returned, bringing independent documentary cinema back into public spaces across Pakistan once again. Organised by the Documentary Association of Pakistan, the travelling festival enters its fourth edition with renewed cultural ambition. This year, the festival will travel to five cities, including Karachi, Lahore, Gujranwala, Islamabad and Quetta. By moving […]
Leonardo DiCaprio to produce documentary on The Wizard of Oz
HOLLYWOOD: Leonardo DiCaprio’s Appian Way, alongside Chad A. Verdi’s Verdi Productions and Danny Strong, is producing Oz, a documentary exploring the making of the 1939 classic The Wizard of Oz. The film is set to be directed by Tom Donahue, known for Mafia Spies and This Changes Everything. Read More: Academy Museum to open with […]
Young Gaza narrator defends documentary after BBC censorship
Abdullah al-Yazouri, the young narrator of the BBC documentary Gaza: How to Survive a War Zone, has expressed his deep disappointment after the network removed the film following backlash from pro-Israel groups. The 14-year-old, who spent nine months working on the documentary, stated, “It was very sad to me” to see his hard work dismissed. […]
PAF releases third episode of Defence Day documentary
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Air Force (PAF) on Thursday released the third episode of the short documentary being released in series on the occasion of Defence and Martyrs’ Day. The third episode was part of the PAF documentary comprising eight short episodes in connection with Defence Day, said a PAF news release. The episode narrated bravery […]
Dar shares another success story of Kamyab Jawan-trained YouTuber
ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Youth Affairs Muhammad Usman Dar on Sunday took to twitter, sharing a success story of a young person who had been earning through a YouTube channel after getting six-month training in ‘documentary and film making’ under the ‘Skill for All’ programme of the Kamyab Jawan Programme (KJP). The […]
Documentary ‘The Colour of the Stars’ highlights the dilapidated education system
‘The Colour of the Stars’ is a documentary directed by Ali Baksh Daad that highlights the dilapidating system of education of a beautiful village located in Ball Nigwar called Dilsar. In this documentary, a little boy Gulab Noor is showed as a student of that school. The documentary shows how getting education is such a […]
Boney Kapoor will be making a documentary on Sridevi
Sridevi passed away on February 24, 2018, in Dubai, due to a case of accidental drowning. She left behind her two daughters Janhvi Kapoor and Khushi Kapoor, along with producer-husband Boney Kapoor. ❤️❤️❤️❤️ A post shared by Sridevi Kapoor (@sridevi.kapoor) on Dec 10, 2016 at 11:55pm PST Without a doubt, the new year started off […]
Pakistan’s First Virtual Reality Documentary Series premiered by Sharmeen Obaid-Chinnoy
Two-time Academy Award winner Sharmeen Obaid-Chinnoy, in collaboration with Here Be Dragons and WITHIN, proudly welcomed audiences to embark on a spectacularly visually inspiring journey in their first ever Virtual Reality film experience with the premiere of her series ‘Look But With Love‘ (Dekh Magar Pyar Sai) at the Karachi Biennale 2017 on Sunday – because everything […]