Afia Nathaniel
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DUKHTAR
Genres: Drama/Road trip/Thriller

A young mother kidnaps her ten-year-old daughter to save her from a child marriage. A deadly hunts for them begins.

Writer-Director: Afia Nathaniel
Producers: Afia Nathaniel, Muhammad Khalid Ali
Co-Producers: Carsten Aanonsen, Cordelia Stephens, Thea Kerman, Shrihari Sathe, Noman Waheed
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MUNTAZIR (2007)
Genres: Drama/Fantasy

When love becomes a living ghost.

Screenwriter: Afia Nathaniel
Director, Editor: Afia Nathaniel
Producers: Afia Nathaniel, Andeep Singh

World Premiere: Montreal World Cinema Film Festival
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TOBA TEK SINGH (2005)
Genres: Drama/Satire

It is 1947. The newly formed governments of Pakistan and India wish to exchange lunatics. Bishan Singh, a lunatic in the Lahore asylum, wants to know whether his hometown “Toba Tek Singh” has gone to India or Pakistan. No one seems to know. Based on Manto's satirical short story, "Toba Tek Singh", the film, is a search for an identity in a world gone suddenly mad.

Screenwriter: Afia Nathaniel
Director, Editor: Afia Nathaniel
Producers: Afia Nathaniel, Alexandre de la Porte
World Premiere: New York Asian American International Film Festival

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NADAH (2003)

Nadah wants to play cricket in a conservative neighborhood in Lahore.

Screenwriter: Cherien Dabis
Director, Producer, Editor: Afia Nathaniel

World Premiere: International Film Festival of Rotterdam