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SANDSTORM
by Karen Pecota

SANDSTORM / MULAQAT
Seemab Gul, Pakistan, 2021

This is a HollyShorts Film Festival 2022 award winner and now an OSCAR®-qualifying short film for the Best Live Action category

In a faraway land where a patriarchal society dictates social norms and women struggle to have their independence, a schoolgirl in Karachi named Zara (Ayesha Shoaib Ahmed) allows her virtual boyfriend to watch her perform a sensual dance via video. Though serious consequences could arise from her actions, Zara chooses to share love with him on her terms. Little did she know to what degree a betrayal would cost her. Zara's inner strength cames alive once she uncovers the boyfriend’s manipulative behavior and a plot to blackmail her. (KP)

SANDSTORM by Karen Pecota

SANDSTORM
by Karen Pecota