A Life Too Short: Sharmeen Obaid’s Documentary on Qandeel Baloch

Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy Films’ latest documentary, A Life Too Short, a compelling ode to Pakistan’s biggest social media star Qandeel Baluch, just debuted at the 11th edition of DOC NYC, America’s largest documentary festival.

The masterpiece has been nominated under the ‘Short List: Shorts’ category which includes productions that the festival’s programming team considers to be among the year’s strongest contenders for Oscars and other awards.

A Life Too Short has been directed by Safyah Zafar Usmani, co-directed by Saad Zuberi and produced by SOC Films, the movie is a story about Qandeel Baloch’s ‘honour killing’, who pushed boundaries and battled stigmas around women of a conservative Pakistan.

“Making A Life Too Short has been a labour of love for more than three years and now that it’s ready to go out into the world, I am both nervous and excited,” exclaimed director Safyah.

“Undoubtedly, Qandeel had big dreams and the courage to create her own identity but I am left terrified every time I realize that not all women amongst us can afford the basic right to choose to live however they want.”

“Yet I live for the day when there won’t be a price to pay should a woman choose to follow her heart,” the director stated.

Co-director Saad Zuberi revealed, “Making biographical films is always tricky, but it’s harder when your subject is as complex and widely misunderstood as Qandeel Baloch.”

“There’s so much more to her story than how it came to an end, but it’s really important for the world to remember the price Qandeel had to pay just because she chose to dream big and remain true to herself, and hopefully this film will help do that.”

If A Life Too Short wins at this year’s DOC NYC’s winning short, it will be considered for the ‘Documentary Short Subject’ category of the Annual Academy Awards in 2021.

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