Sabiha sumar biography definition
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Sabiha Sumar
Pakistani filmmaker
Sabiha Sumar (born 29 September 1961) is a Pakistani filmmaker and producer.
Sabiha sumar biography definition
She is best known for her independent documentary films. Her first feature-length film was Khamosh Pani (Silent Waters), released in 2003. She is known for exploring themes of gender, religion, patriarchy and fundamentalism in Pakistan.[1]
She, along with Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy and Samar Minallah, are some of the Pakistani women independentdocumentary filmmakers to have screened their work outside of Pakistan.[2]
Early life
Sumar was born in Karachi in 1961.
Her parents were originally from Bombay (now Mumbai) and moved to Karachi during partition. When Sumar was growing up, her parents hosted many social gatherings that included Sufi poetry, music and liquor.[2] She attended Karachi Grammar School.[3]
Sumar studied Persian Literature at the University of Karachi,[3] followed by Filmmaking and Political Science a