1st Edition

Activist Documentary Film in Pakistan The Emergence of a Cinema of Accountability

By Rahat Imran Copyright 2016
264 Pages 36 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

262 Pages 36 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

262 Pages 36 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book, the first academic book on Pakistani documentary cinema, traces the development of activist filmmaking practices in Pakistan which have emerged as a response to the consequences of religious fundamentalism, extremism, and violation of human rights. Beginning with the period of General Zia-ul-Haq’s Islamization process (1977-88), it discusses a selection of representative documentary... Read more

Introduction 1. Towards a Theory of Cinema of Accountability: Critical Perspectives on Activist Film Practices 2. Injustices on Film: A Reading of Activist Documentaries Against the Legacy of Islamization 3. Cinema on Terror: Charting the Militant Mix of Politics, Religion, and Talibanization 4. Victims of a Vicious System: Women, Violence, and Human Rights

Biography

Rahat Imran holds a PhD in Cinema Studies from the Simon Fraser University, British Columbia, Canada. She has held a Post-doctoral Research Fellowship in the Department of Film Studies, Media Studies, and Media Education at the University of Bremen, Germany. Currently, Dr. Imran is affiliated with the Institute of Social and Cultural Studies, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan. She is completing her second book on Comparative Cinemas.