Staying Still
The whole world is currently shaken due to the uncertain outbreak of a pandemic, COVID19 that has eaten the lives of several people all around the world.
Synopsis
The whole world is currently shaken due to the uncertain outbreak of a pandemic, COVID19 that has eaten the lives of several people all around the world. The interior Lahore is declared a red zone due to the massive numbers of COVID positive patients from the locality. The area is congested and people are not aware of following the SOP’s, so the young girl is marching from street to street while ignoring the staunching heat or heavy rain to provide food and to aware the people about the severity of the disease by also providing them some necessities of life.
Duration: 5 mins
Director’s Bio
Waleed Akram is a Lahore, Pakistan based director, writer, cinematographer, and editor. He graduated from Government College University, Lahore with a degree in Business, accounting, and nance, and then did his master’s degree in Linguistics.
However, he always felt a strong connection for film-making and decided to go for it. He left everything and dived into his passion for making films back in 2015. He started a private production company “Khayaali Production” which produces video content for the masses.
Waleed is a self-taught film-maker and never got any formal education in film-making. He always tries to focus on stories that are important to tell and if portrayed correctly it can make a big difference in educating society.
His distinctive perspective has given him opportunities to win many awards in Pakistan. He has also produced Pakistan’s first ever fan-made feature-length movie on Harry Potter and various short films, music videos, documentaries, and commercials in Pakistan.
