When the lockdown halted Mahnoor Hanif’s final year in MBBS, she decided to break a very common stereotype associated with the creative aspirations of doctors. And she did so through an object not only with immense personal significance to herself, but one that is also deeply significant to the Subcontinent’s female heritage, culture and identity: Saarees!
The Rise of Lahore Music Meet – 2020
This is what it takes to pull off one of South Asia’s biggest music festivals in the heart of one of the most populated cities in the world.
Cereal Killer – 2016
Alternative music video for Poor Rich boy’s single – Cereal Killer, starring Hassan Haider.
An Eternal Lapse – 2018
An Eternal Lapse is my undergraduate thesis short film. The student-film is rooted in an experimental combination of cosmological references with an absurdist monologue in an attempt to provide a brief personal outlook on the mysticism of sound.
Made in Pakistan – 2022
Cinematic journalism meets local artisans and craftsmanship. Made in collaboration with Rastah – streetwear brand.
The Importance of Being Artsy – 2017
I spent May of 2017 volunteering with school children in Chipursan valley (near the Wakhan Corridor, north-western Hunza Gilgit-Baltistan). This video is a brief documentation of their artwork, the Kirmin experience and a fun little surprise activity I carried out with some school children.