Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy to Premiere ‘HOME1947’ at Manchester International Festival 2017

Wednesday, 12 July 2017 07:00

HOME1947 reflects on the largest mass migration ever witnessed by exploring the meaning “home” based on the memories of the interviewees.

The display will include a walkway featuring short documentaries, audio clips, written material along with a grand collection of photographs, illustrated art, oral histories, the insides of abandoned Havelis, a 360-degree experience, and historical material. As the refugee crisis continues to affect millions across the world, HOME1947 shows the audience, partitioned not through the words of historians and politicians, but through the eyes of those who lived through it.

As part of HOME1947, Sharmeen collaborated with The Citizens Archive of Pakistan, The Partition Museum, Townhall, Amritsar and with Kamal Khan of Gali Films, Ahsan Bari, Taha Malik, Ali Asghar Alavi and Mobeen Ansari who have contributed with designing the exhibition, filming, sound design and photography to make this experience an unforgettable one. The contributors from SOC Films include; Aleeha Badat, Huda Tufail, Safyah Usmani, Faizan Ali, Nadir Siddiqui, Mishaal Adhami, Khurram Victor, Murtaza Ali, Husain Qaizar, Sijal Rehmane and Wasif Arshad.

To celebrate the opening, MIF17 will be hosting an evening of Sufi music “Sangam 2017” featuring Sanam Marvi from Pakistan and Harshdeep Kaur from India. The evening will be hosted by Noreen Khan of the BBC Asian Network.

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