This film by Ausat Ali, Fesih Muhammad Waseem and Shahum Malik was one of the special mentions and won a special prize of Rs60,000 in the Dawn.com and Deutsche Welle video story contest, #ItHappensOnlyinPakistan on the theme #CreativeDistancing.
The trio, in this creatively put-together film, share how they rediscovered their passion and learned new skills when the world as they knew it changed around them.
It Happens Only In Pakistan is a nationwide video story contest organised by Dawn.com and Deutsche Welle (DW), Germany's international broadcaster. Inspired by the stories of human generosity and perseverance that emerged during this pandemic, the special Lockdown Edition of the contest launched on the theme of #CreativeDistancing invited filmmakers to share positive stories of how they are creatively coping with the new reality while practicing physical distancing, or how those around them are turning these challenging times into those of opportunity and inspiration.
The contest accepted entries from June 22 and July 28, 2020.