Pakistani film 1978 makes it to Locarno Film Festival
By Muhammad YaseenPublished On 04 Jan 2023
Pakistani filmmaker Hamza Bangash has some big news to share. His secret film project: 1978, will have it’s World Premiere in the competition this year at the Locarno Film Festival.
Bangash, who is the brains behind short films Dia (2018) and Stray Dogs Come Out At Night (2020), shared the good news on Instagram.
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“There is so much I want to say about this film, and so many people without whom it wouldn’t have been possible. This is by far my most ambitious project. We built a disco. Recorded original songs. Non-actors. The list goes on,” he said. “But the first thing that comes to mind is the two men who made this film happen. My incredible executive producers, Rashid Maqsood Hamidi and Abid Aziz Merchant.”
According to Hamza, making a film takes a village, “but this one felt like it took an entire city. Which makes sense, since the film is about a city-Karachi- that no longer exists. A city that was once the Paris of the East”.
He added that now, more than ever, Pakistan needs a film about a Goan-Christian Rockstar who refuses to back down.
The film’s cast includes: Muhammad Zeeshan as Lenny D’Souza. Rubya Chaudhry as Dina and Sherwyn Anthony as Thomas D’Souza.
