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The Survivor is a 2016 Pakistani-American documentary short written and directed by Danial Afzal, of Arash Visuals, Inc, and produced by Shazia Sikandar and Kruti Mehta. The film follows the story of a boy named Muneeb who survived the Army Public School Massacre of 2014 in Peshawar, Pakistan.
The story follows Muhammad Muneeb Khan, who lost his brother, Shaheer, in a tragic incident that occurred in Peshawar, Pakistan on 16 December 2014. The Taliban attacked the Army Public School and killed over 130 children. This film is a look into the mind of Muneeb, who still suffers from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) while attempting to find his purpose. The film's story is presented in the format of a personal statement for a college application. It also interviews his family members and Mowadat Rana, a psychiatrist and professor, who discusses the struggles of PTSD.
The Survivor premiered in 2016 in Lahore, Pakistan. During 2017, it was entered into the 16th IWM Short Film Festival in London, [1] and the Ismailia International Film Festival in Cairo, Egypt. [2] In 2018, The Survivor was screened at the 11th International Children's Rights Film Festival in Dhaka, Bangladesh, [3] and the 1st Pakistan International Film Festival in Karachi. [4]
Mehr Sher of The Nation was moved to tears at the screening, and found the film to be a "must-watch film for all those that have a conscience". [5] Kruti Mehta of The News International wrote that the music made the documentary relatable to viewers, and thought that the director and producer effectively used the film as an actual personal statement to promote Muneeb Khan to get scholarships and funding for college. [6]
Festival name | Edition | Festival location | Year | Award |
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Impact Docs Documentary Film Festival | 14th | La Jolla, California, US | 2017 | Award of Recognition [7] |
Chicago South Asian Film Festival | 9th | Chicago, Illinois, US | 2017 | Best Documentary Short [8] |
This film was released to the iflix streaming service in September 2018. [9]
Bangladesh, officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world and is among the most densely populated countries with a population of nearly 170 million in an area of 148,460 square kilometres (57,320 sq mi). Bangladesh shares land borders with India to the west, north, and east, and Myanmar to the southeast; to the south, it has a coastline along the Bay of Bengal. It is narrowly separated from Bhutan and Nepal by the Siliguri Corridor and from China by the Indian state of Sikkim in the north. Dhaka, the capital and largest city, is the nation's political, financial, and cultural centre. Chittagong, the second-largest city, is the busiest port on the Bay of Bengal. The official language is Bengali.
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