Join us for the trailer launch of Indus Blues, a film by Jawad Sharif telling the story of Pakistan's rarely seen musical instruments and their perhaps last remaining maestros. 

Date: 1 October 2018
Time: 6 to 8:30 PM
Place: Alliance française de Karachi
Entry: Free entry, all welcome

PROGRAM

6:00 Arrival of guests
6:30 Opening remarks by Gilles Pascal, Director AFK
6:40 Saif Samejo (Performance)
6:55 Ustad Mumtaz Sabzal, Electric Benjo player
7:10 Faqeer Zulfiqar Borindo Player (Performance) 

7:30 FILM TRAILER "INDUS BLUES"
7:35 Indus Blues Panel for Q&A
8:15 Closing Remarks 

ABOUT THE FILM 'INDUS BLUES'

Pakistani indigenous folk artists talk about their struggle to keep a fading art form alive while reminding the world what they are about to lose. 

In Pakistan, a country riddled with political turmoil, economic challenges, and social identity crisis, musicians and instrument craftsmen find it hard to survive and sustain their art. They also have to deal with the fact that being a music performer is a social taboo in the society. 

In Indus Blues, filmmaker Jawad Sharif not only showcases the unique performances of these rarely seen musical instruments from perhaps their last remaining maestros but also takes the audience on a journey throughout the landscape of Pakistan from the northern Karakoram mountains to the southern coastline.