ایسے جیسے حقیقت (MAKE IT LOOK REAL)
A film by Danial Shah
Co-produced and co-distributed by Atelier Graphoui
2024 | 68 mins | Digital Video | Color | 25fps
In Pakistan, a local photo studio becomes a cultural hub, intertwining personal dreams and community connections. The filmmaker, a displaced native, collaborates with local photographers, revealing a visual symphony where boundaries of race and identity dissolve.
Awards
2024 Prix du jury - Festival En Ville, Brussels (BE)
2025 Audience Award Feature - Rung Film Festival, Houston (US)
Screenings
2024 Luminous - International Documentary Festival Amsterdam, Amsterdam (NL)
2025 Film d’ouverture - Festival En Ville, Brussels (BE)
2025 Open Horizons - Thessaloniki Documentary Film Festival, Thessaloniki (GR)
2025 Main program - Margaret Mead Documentary Festival, New York City (US)
2025 Feature Competition - Rung Film Festival, Houston (US)
2025 Asia Currents - EBS International Documentary Festival, Goyang City (KR)
2025 What’s Up, Doc? - Transilvania International Film Festival, Cluj-Napoca (RO)
2026 Bertha House Doc Series, London (UK)
2026 Pakistan Tour - Karachi, Quetta, and more (PK)
2026 Curieux Voyageurs, Saint-Étienne (FR)
2026 Wolf Humanity Center (University of Pennsylvania), Philadelphia (US)
2026 Caméo Namur, Namur (BE)
2026 Literary Film Club – University of Rhode Island, South Kingstown (US)
2026 My First Doc, Tunis (TN)
2026 GIEFF, Göttingen (DE)
2026 FIFEQ, Montréal (CA)
2026 Doc-Cévennes, Lasalle (FR)
2026 Ciné Chaï – Cinéclub La Jetée MONA, Brussels (BE)