Adnan Malik Pakistan
Telephone Pyaar
A 'hot' telephone conversation montaged over flimclips from Lollywood.
An intimate voice-over telephone conversation between an unidentified man and woman is laid over archival material sourced from Lollywood films. As the provocative nature of the conversation gains momentum, the visuals become progressively more suggestive. Extracted from sixty years of Pakistani cinema, these metaphoric representations of love and sexuality point to a rich cultural engagement with sexual identity; a history that is often sidelined, suppressed and/or unacknowledged today.
- Research, Script & Direction:
- Adnan Malik
- Edit:
- Adnan Malik, Imran Niazi at PostHouse
- Sound Recording & treatment:
- Faisal Baig
- Acknowledgement:
- Film clips from - Khatarnak, Nawabzada, Warrant, Hathkari, Dulhan Aik Raat Ki, Khaufnak, Aaina, Society Girl, Billu Ghanta Gharia, Aasoo Billa, Seargent, Shikaar, Hasina Atom Bomb
Adnan Malik
Adnan Malik
Adnan Malik is a Vassar College educated, Karachi based 'slashie': a filmmaker/ actor/model/vj. The majority of his work uses pop culture and identity as a point of investigation. He has directed Bijli, a multi-award winning short film about a Muslim drag queen in New York, The Forgotten Song, Pakistan's first feature length documentary on Lollywood, as well as having contributed to films such as the Sundance winning Why We Fight, and A Jihad for Love. Adnan has also been on the organising committee of the Karachi Film Festival for the last four years.