01/10/2023
(2/2) Such festivals are a ray of hope where one can educate and create awareness amongst common man against the heavily censored history of this region. As veteran Saleema Hashmi quotes an artist needs to be determined, clever and consistent to make way through all the obstacles that comes in his way. The Nepali director of the festival Kanak Mani Dixit who has been organising documentary film festivals from last 15 yrs emphasised on the unity among the people of South Asian region which is surrounded by similar political, economic and social issues. He also encouraged youngsters to tell stories from their little platforms and create as much content as they can through various digital platforms. is one such entity that has been playing its part for more than a decade now by providing the citizens with the opportunity to sit together, learn and move forward in such stressful times. And I would love my city Lahore which was once the hub of these discourses and festivals to bloom again and make me fall in love with it all over again.