LAHORE April 14: A five-day film festival exhibiting documentaries from South Asia will open at the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan from April 23 to 27.

Formerly known as ‘Matteela film festival’, the event will display award winning films in which 26 films will be shown. Tickets will be available for a donation at the venue.

The Interactive Resource Centre will exhibit its Emergency Plus, which is about the record of a popular resistance against a brutal crackdown in Punjab. The Bloch Battlefield includes the rare footage of a violent conflict in Balochistan and Nawab Akbar Bugti’s last interview. The Sky Below, by Sarah Singh, is about an artist’s portrait of ‘mind-frontier’ of Pakistan and India. Taropa Bharr Laeay Langhar da by Huma Safdar revolves around the 1857 uprising in Punjab. A Life with Slate by Dipesh Kharel is about hard life and cooperation among labour families, of the Nepali mountains. The Miseducation of Pakistan, by Syed Ali Nasir, is a story of a generation lost to corruption. Talking Faith, by Naveen Qayyum, is about two students of the FC College, one Muslim and another Christian, who talk about faith, politics, traditions and a lot more.

Rabba Hun Kee Kariye, by Ajay Bhardwaj, talks about the genocides of 1947 recounted in the countryside of Punjab. Continuous Journey, by Ali Kazmi, exposes the British Empire's myth of equality. Ayodhya Gatha by Vani Subramanian is about post-Babri Masjid situation.

An Inconvenient Truth by Davis Guggenheim talks of global warming. ‘In Spirit and in Flesh’ will be followed by a question and answer session with Director Maheen Zia. Tales of the night fairies by Shohini Ghosh is about Calcutta’s sex workers fight for their rights. —Staff Reporter