2024 Canadian Screen Awards.

NOMINEE | FINALISTE
John Dunning Best First Feature Film Award | Prix John Dunning pour le meilleur premier long métrage

In Flames

Synopsis:

Mariam lives with her younger brother and their mother, Fariha, in a tiny apartment in Karachi. When Mariam’s maternal grandfather passes, his brother tries to manipulate them into signing over their apartment to him, a common occurrence in Pakistan, where women’s property rights are fragile. Mariam’s mother, grieving and isolated, is easy to influence. Mariam, distraught by her mother’s foolishness, finds solace in a secret romance with a fellow student, Asad. When their relationship takes an unexpected turn, Mariam becomes consumed by nightmares. Meanwhile, her mother, caught between her coercive Uncle and a murky legal system, is oblivious to her daughter’s deteriorating mental state. Mariam’s nightmares begin to bleed into reality. Mother and daughter must come together if they hope to overcome the real and phantasmal forces that threaten to engulf them.

Nominees | Finalistes:

Zarrar Kahn

Production Company | Maison De Production:

Citylights Media Inc.

Distribution Company | Maison de distribution:

Game Theory Films

Original Language | Langue Originale:

Urdu

Related Nominations | Nominations Affiliées

In Flames

Synopsis:

Mariam lives with her younger brother and their mother, Fariha, in a tiny apartment in Karachi. When Mariam’s maternal grandfather passes, his brother tries to manipulate them into signing over their apartment to him, a common occurrence in Pakistan, where women’s property rights are fragile. Mariam’s mother, grieving and isolated, is easy to influence. Mariam, distraught by her mother’s foolishness, finds solace in a secret romance with a fellow student, Asad. When their relationship takes an unexpected turn, Mariam becomes consumed by nightmares. Meanwhile, her mother, caught between her coercive Uncle and a murky legal system, is oblivious to her daughter’s deteriorating mental state. Mariam’s nightmares begin to bleed into reality. Mother and daughter must come together if they hope to overcome the real and phantasmal forces that threaten to engulf them.

Nominees | Finalistes:

Zarrar Kahn

Production Company | Maison De Production:

Citylights Media Inc.

Distribution Company | Maison de distribution:

Game Theory Films

Original Language | Langue Originale:

Urdu

Related Nominations | Nominations Affiliées