This film by Waleed Akram, Ibrahim Hassan and Sheikh Mubashir won the third prize of Rs120,000 in the Dawn.com and Deutsche Welle video story contest, #ItHappensOnlyinPakistan on the theme #CreativeDistancing.
Enter Bhati gate in the walled city of Lahore, where a brother and sister duo have taken upon themselves to educate the public about the threats from the coronavirus, and are distributing masks and sanitisers despite all the hurdles in their way.
They believe that even with fewer resources at their disposal, they can make the lives of people a little better.
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.