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Madiha Aijaz’s observational documentary on public libraries in Karachi, Pakistan, provides an entry point into present-day Karachi, where irredeemable changes feel imminent. While the libraries become a bastion for the literary tradition of Urdu, their frequent visitors lament the increasing dominance of English – a residual reminder of colonialism, partition and the ‘globalising’ present. Wrapped in quiet solitude, seated readers are shown hiding away from the hustle and bustle of urban life that can be seen outside. |
MALALA: A Girl From Paradise
One Book at a Time
The Case For Books
Indus Blues
Bats, Balls and Bradford Girls
In Zainab's Heaven
Bo Kata
Information for/from Outsiders: Chronicles from Kashmir
All the World's Memory
A Word for Human
Snow Leopard: Beyond the Myth
The Books of Bob
Archetypal Library Concept for Kids in Clamart
Gas Station or the Pigeons of Lahore
Das Rätsel der gefälschten Mumie
Zabardast
Glorious Resolve
I Am a Mobile Librarian
K2, Traum und Schicksal
Silent Veil
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