Tag: Documentary
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‘Be honest’: David Beckham’s hilarious takedown of wife Victoria is winning Twitter
Netflix just released a documentary on the life of the British footballer David Beckham. The documentary details the biggest moments of his career and the controversies that happened. The film also provides an insight into his relatonship to former Spice Girls singer and fashion designer Victoria Beckham, whom he married in 1999 and shares four…
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‘I used to sell nimco to pay my school fees’: Haris Rauf’s documentary reflects childhood struggles
ESPN released a documentary on September 30 on the rise of Pakistan cricket star Haris Rauf. The documentary details his journey, from humble beginnings to being declared as one of Pakistan’s best cricket players. In the 27 minute documentary, Haris opened up about struggling to work in order to pay his university fee, revealing that…
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Pakistani documentary ‘As Far As They Can Run’ bags Emmy nomination
Another proud moment for Pakistani entertainment! The documentary ‘As Far As They Can Run’ was nominated for the prestigious Emmy awards under the category ‘Oustanding Documentary Short’. Haya Fatima Iqbal was the field producer along with Ziad Zafar co-producer, Tanaz Eshaghian the director and Nadir Siddiqui was the cinematographer behind this project. The film follows…
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Censor Board bans documentary ‘My Mother’s Daughter’ about forced religious conversion
Filmmakers Ahmen Khawaja and Mariam Khan took to their social media accounts to call out Pakistan’s Central Board of Film Censors for censoring their short documentary ‘My Mother’s Documentary’ which was due to screen at the Women International Film Festival.The documentary explores the issue of forced religious conversions by following the life of a minor…
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Indian govt calls BBC Modi documentary ‘propaganda’
The Indian foreign ministry has dismissed a BBC documentary about Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi’s role in the 2002 Gujrat riots as “propaganda”. The first of the two-part series was aired in the UK on Tuesday with the second part scheduled to hit airwaves a week later. The documentary tracks Modi’s first steps into politics,…
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Pak documentary about three differently-abled Pakistanis “As Far As They Can Run” shortlisted for Oscars
Capping what has been a productive year for Pakistani entertainment, local documentary “As Far As They Can Run” has been shortlisted for the Oscars. This brings the tally of Pakistani films receiving international acclaim and getting a nomination at the Oscars to two. The team behind Joyland made the country proud by garnering critical acclaim…
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Fact Check: Sharif family ki corruption par independent documentary toh ban rehi hai, lekin it isn’t confirmed if it’s on Netflix/Amazon
Claim: Several Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) politicians and multiple social media users on Twitter are claiming that an upcoming documentary, about the alleged corruption of Pakistan’s former Prime Minister (PM) Nawaz Sharif and his family, will be released on Netflix and Amazon Prime. The trailer of the new documentary, titled “Behind Closed Doors” was released on…
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VIDEO: Cher drops trailer of documentary on Kaavan
Kavaan’s journey from being the world’s “the loneliest elephant” to freedom in Cambodia has been captured on camera and will be seen in a documentary by Cher titled Cher and the Loneliest Elephant. It is scheduled to release on Paramount+ on April 22. According to details, Cher, through the film will be taking viewers along for…
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Documentary on Qandeel Baloch debuts at America’s biggest documentary festival
Pakistan’s multi-award winning production house Soc Films’ latest documentary, A Life Too Short, debuted at the 11th edition of DOC NYC, America’s largest documentary festival. A Life Too Short chronicles the life of social media superstar, the late Qandeel Baloch, who pushed boundaries in conservative Pakistan like no other. She was killed at the age…