Sabiha Sumar

Sabiha Sumar
Born (1961-09-29) 29 September 1961 (age 63)
Karachi, Pakistan
NationalityPakistani
EducationKarachi Grammar School
Alma materSarah Lawrence College
Cambridge University
OccupationFilmmaker
Years active1994-present
Known forKhamosh Pani
For a Place Under the Heavens
SpouseDr. S Sathananthan
Children1
Websitewww.vidhifilms.com

Sabiha Sumar (born 29 September 1961) is a Pakistani filmmaker and producer. She is best known for her independent documentary films. Her first feature-length film was Khamosh Pani (Silent Waters), released in 2003. She is known for exploring themes of gender, religion, patriarchy and fundamentalism in Pakistan.[1]

She, along with Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy and Samar Minallah, are some of the Pakistani women independent documentary filmmakers to have screened their work outside of Pakistan.[2]

  1. ^ Kurian, Alka (2012). Narratives of Gendered Dissent in South Asian Cinemas. New York: Routledge Advances in Film Studies. pp. 98–120. ISBN 978-0-415-96117-2.
  2. ^ Imran, Rahat (2008). "Deconstructing Islamization in Pakistan: Sabiha Sumar wages feminist cinematic jihad through a documentary lens". Journal of International Women's Studies. 9 (3): 117+ – via Bridgewater State College.