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Film Night Outdoor Screening: Faiz: A Poet in Troubled Times
Sat 26 Sept7:00 pm – 9:00 pmLoading views
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Cinemaghar, Manara’s film club, screens the documentary Faiz: A Poet in Troubled Times (1987) outdoors.
Faiz Ahmed Faiz was one of South Asia’s most influential poets. Writing in Urdu and Punjabi, he was also a noted teacher, journalist and political activist. The documentary explores his life, his deep involvement with the Progressive Writers’ Movement, his time in prison and his eventual exile. It features musical renditions of his poems, celebrated on the streets, in baithaks and on the stage, truly a people’s poet.
- Running time: 51 minutes
- Languages: Urdu, Punjabi and English, with English subtitles
- Please be seated by 6:45 pm
- In case of rain, the screening will be held indoors
- Popcorn and hot beverages will be on sale
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