Do Elephants Pray - Raindance Film Festival

SLACKISTAN
THURSDAY 7 OCTOBER AT 6:45PM
A group of recently graduated 20-somethings are living out
the first year of the rest of their lives in the ice cream bars and
coffee shops of Islamabad. Slackistan is centred on Hasan, an
aspiring film-maker who doesn’t know where to start. Starved
of inspiration, he sits in his room staring at his camera. The city
around him has become too familiar and he is beginning to worry
that his life will remain unchanged for years to come. Meanwhile
his friends are either going nowhere, moving on too fast, or falling
in with a bad crowd.
With the burden of freedom weighing down upon its
protagonist’s shoulders, Slackistan becomes a heartfelt ode to
the aspiring, young filmmaker struggling to make that first movie.
The film is itself a prime example of low budget indie filmmaking.
Shot with his own car, his actors’ own houses and no script,
British director Hammad Khan ties colourful characters to an
insightful story about Pakistan’s youth culture.
This is a fresh and exciting debut feature from Khan, taking
a new approach to exploring the lives of Pakistan’s youth. JK
Country UK/Pakistan RT 87 mins Ft HD Director/DoP Hammad Khan, Producers
Shandana Ayub, Hammad Khan, Menhaj Huda, Stella Nwimo Screenplay Shandana
Ayub, Hammad Khan Cast Shahbaz Shigri, Aisha Linnea Akhtar Print Source Big
Upstairs Films Email hkhan@bigupstairsfilms.com W www.slackistanthemovie.com
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