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16/05/2022

Aah it's finally out! So thrilled to share the official music video for Zindagi Ka Safar | The Journey of Life by the incredible In Time Band ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ

It's been a absolutely insane experience of putting this together- from meeting the band during the shooting of 1978 to our Kickstarter campaign to the launch yesterday (it's been like 3 yrs?) . I'm so grateful to the incredible artists who rallied to make it possible.

Credits:
Executive Producer:
Porto Ceylon
Director:
Hamza Bangash
Producer:
Carol Noronha
Cinematography:
Nabil Hasan

Starring:
Zeeshan Muhammad
Rubya Chaudhry
Naveed Kamal
Anna maria lucas
Nancy dโ€™souza
Mohammad Ali Hashmi
Qirat Paracha
Zaara Abbas
Mareyah abbas
Uzair shaikh

Assistant director:
Mohammad ali hashmi
Production designer:
Momina haroon
Wardrobe:
Samiya Ansari
assistant stylist
jibrael hassan
Hair & makeup:
Bobby & ali
Lights & grip:
zain studio
Camera & lenses:
Medialine
Focus puller:
Zia ur rehman
Gaffer:
Syed ashiq shah
Catering & production:
Glitze events
Transportation:
saleem jalal
Production manager
sunny
Spot boys
asif, sojal & ajay

Original song composed & written by ricky leachay
new rendition by the in-time band
Keyboards & lead vocals
Clifford Lucas
Guitar & vocals
Norman D'Souza
Lead guitar
rodney rodrigues
Saxophone & vocals
hilary rodrigues
Base guitar
neil aroujo
Drums
jason anthony
Song recording & production by
Saad Hayat

๐“๐จ ๐‹๐จ๐ฌ ๐€๐ง๐ ๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐ฌ, ๐ˆ๐ง๐๐ข๐š ๐š๐ง๐ ๐๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐š๐๐ž๐ฌ๐ก 1978 by Hamza Bangash is back on tour ๐ŸŒŽ โœˆ๏ธ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉ  ๐๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐š๐๐ž๐ฌ๐ก - March 19th - 21st with T...
19/03/2022

๐“๐จ ๐‹๐จ๐ฌ ๐€๐ง๐ ๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐ฌ, ๐ˆ๐ง๐๐ข๐š ๐š๐ง๐ ๐๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐š๐๐ž๐ฌ๐ก 1978 by Hamza Bangash is back on tour ๐ŸŒŽ โœˆ๏ธ

๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉ ๐๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐š๐๐ž๐ฌ๐ก - March 19th - 21st with Transforming Narratives Mela and Symposium

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ ๐ˆ๐ง๐๐ข๐š - April 9th -12th with Cineville Annual Film Festival

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ๐‹๐จ๐ฌ ๐€๐ง๐ ๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐ฌ April 28th - May 1st with Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles | Spotlight on South Asia

โšก๏ธโšก๏ธโšก๏ธ

Thank you to everyone who attended our Sunday Retrospective at Capri Cinema ๐Ÿ’ฅ๐ŸŒน It was wonderful returning to Karachi wit...
15/12/2021

Thank you to everyone who attended our Sunday Retrospective at Capri Cinema ๐Ÿ’ฅ๐ŸŒน It was wonderful returning to Karachi with our Karachi-set shorts. Cinema Zindabaad ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐ

Read all about our event with Images at: https://bit.ly/3yoTnx6

Photography by: Shadab Safdar

CASTING CALL for a FEATURE FILM by director, Hamza Bangash - link to apply:shorturl.at/nEIOT - Deadline is November 29th...
17/11/2021

CASTING CALL for a FEATURE FILM by director, Hamza Bangash - link to apply:
shorturl.at/nEIOT -

Deadline is November 29th!
Any other questions please email at [email protected]

โšก๐Ÿ’ฅ Summer Screening Tour | June  ๐Ÿ’ฅโšก๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Stray Dogs Come Out at Night UK Cinema Premiere at Bagri Foundation London Indian ...
16/06/2021

โšก๐Ÿ’ฅ Summer Screening Tour | June ๐Ÿ’ฅโšก

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Stray Dogs Come Out at Night UK Cinema Premiere at Bagri Foundation London Indian Film Festival on June 25th | 8.15 pm | Lumiรจre Cinema ๐Ÿ• /// And we're on the front page of Metro London Today - Read all about it!

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ 1978 US premiere at Palm Springs International Film Festival June 26th | Camelot Theatres | at 5.30 pm /// We're competing for the "Best of The Festival" ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง 1978 UK premiere with Bagri Foundation London Indian Film Festival on June 29th | Cinema Lumiรจre | at 6.30pm /// We're competing for the "Satyajit Ray Short Film Award" ๐ŸŒน

So excited to be finally screening in cinemas, and the return of the BIG SCREEN experience.

See you in cinemas ๐Ÿ’™

The news is out - 1978 is headed to Palm Springs International Film Festival ๐Ÿ˜โšก๐Ÿ”ฅTo celebrate, we've launched a Kickstart...
03/06/2021

The news is out - 1978 is headed to Palm Springs International Film Festival ๐Ÿ˜โšก๐Ÿ”ฅ

To celebrate, we've launched a Kickstarter to bring back the glory of 1970's Rock n Roll culture to Karachi- through recording an original single + music video for the legendary In Time Band / Check it out: http://kck.st/2SR0OMC

Also, read all about it ๐Ÿ’ฅโšก๐ŸŒน Let's Rock n Roll!
https://images.dawn.com/news/1187335/

The short film follows a Christian-Goan rockstar in the 70s who must decide whether, like his country, he too will change.

We are thrilled to announce that we are returning to CINEMAS!๐Ÿ”ฅ๐ŸŽฌ๐ŸŒนBoth of our 2020 short films, 1978 and Stray Dogs Come O...
17/05/2021

We are thrilled to announce that we are returning to CINEMAS!๐Ÿ”ฅ๐ŸŽฌ๐ŸŒน
Both of our 2020 short films, 1978 and Stray Dogs Come Out at Night will be screening as part of the Bagri Foundation London Indian Film Festival at Cinema Lumiere London from June 25th-29th ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜
Get your tickets here: https://bit.ly/33NrtfM + Let's get IRL festivals back on their feet ๐Ÿ’ฅ๐Ÿ’ฅ๐Ÿ’ฅ

We had the pleasure of crafting the creator video for Pakistani YouTube Superstar, Mubashir of Village Food Secrets ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐ ๐Ÿ‡ต...
19/04/2021

We had the pleasure of crafting the creator video for Pakistani YouTube Superstar, Mubashir of Village Food Secrets ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐ ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐ ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐ

We're so grateful that we can now share it with you, and that it's almost at one MILLION views in less than 24 hours ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ

Thank you to our wonderful team, and to Mubashir and Team Google Pakistan for championing our incredible local creators๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿ™Œ

Credits:

Dir. Hamza Bangash
DOP. Zeeshan Saeed Barvi
Producer. Mohammad Ali Hashmi
Location Sound: Faraz Qamar
Gaffer/ 1st AC: Saleem Rajput
Drone operator: Zain Ul Abadin
Colourist / Post. Shaun Ansari
Composer: Salman Ahmed

Production House: CityLights
Client Team: Rabiya & Aaqib

The Documentary Mubashirโ€™s Story: Village Food Secrets SYNOPSIS From working at a football factory in Sialkot, to becoming his own boss as a leading Pakistani YouTube creator- meet Mubashir! Client: Google ABOUT PROJECT From working at a football factory in Sialkot, to becoming his own boss as a l...

UK Friends! We are thrilled to announce that Other Cinemas is hosting a showcase of our films (2018-2020) ๐ŸŒน๐ŸŽฌJoin us for ...
24/03/2021

UK Friends! We are thrilled to announce that Other Cinemas is hosting a showcase of our films (2018-2020) ๐ŸŒน๐ŸŽฌ

Join us for the virtual premiere, and the post-screening Q and A with our creative director, Hamza Bangash, and EP, Mina Husain.

Experience what we have been up to for these last few years- from Locarno, BFI-London to Clermont-Ferrand ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ’™

Hamza Bangash joins us to share a collection of his beautiful Pakistan-set short films.

WE'RE HEADING TO TV! ๐Ÿ“บIn one of the greatest karmic twists, our film 1978 will be airing on Canadian TV Screens courtesy...
09/03/2021

WE'RE HEADING TO TV! ๐Ÿ“บ

In one of the greatest karmic twists, our film 1978 will be airing on Canadian TV Screens courtesy Super Channel & Canadian Film Fest ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ

To celebrate, we're happy to share the international poster of our film, as we finally arrive in North America! ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ˜

We're so grateful that even in these uncertain times, we're able to share our film with the world ๐ŸŒŽ

Massive congratulations to our stellar cast and crew, and very excited to one day soon having a Karachi premiere for the film. 2021 is looking bright ๐ŸŒž ๐ŸŽฌ๐ŸŒž

For the schedule: https://www.canfilmfest.ca/.../saturday-april-10-noon-amp...

US & Canada friends ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ  Our film Stray Dogs Come Out at Night is now available to watch via Tasveer TV ๐Ÿ‘€๐ŸŽ‰๐Ÿ”ฅWATCH HERE: ...
07/02/2021

US & Canada friends ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Our film Stray Dogs Come Out at Night is now available to watch via Tasveer TV ๐Ÿ‘€๐ŸŽ‰๐Ÿ”ฅ

WATCH HERE: https://tasveer.vhx.tv/products/stories-of-resilience

Help spread some indie film joy + experience the very latest of Pakistani New Wave rising ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐ŸŽฌ

We have some BIG NEWS coming up! In the meantime, we're remembering the incredible Islamabad premiere of   with  Film Fe...
18/01/2021

We have some BIG NEWS coming up! In the meantime, we're remembering the incredible Islamabad premiere of with Film Festival.
In the middle of the pandemic, getting to experience cinema with a live audience was a gift that we are incredibly grateful for ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ’™๐ŸŽฌ
We also screened our 2018 title, and loved the audience Q & A after. We hope to return to Islamabad's mountain screening room with our new projects soon! ๐Ÿคž

Don't forget to vote for   for the BFI London Film Festival Audience Award. Let's take our Pakistani film all the way!  ...
09/10/2020

Don't forget to vote for for the BFI London Film Festival Audience Award. Let's take our Pakistani film all the way! ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐ ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐ ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐ

Voting instructions below (takes 2 minutes!) ๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿ‘‡

Cast your vote in the BFI London Film Festival 2020 Virtual LFF Audience Awards

17/09/2020

Official Selection BFI: London Film Festival 2020 | Nominee Best Short Film

We are thrilled to announce our 2020 Screening tour:BFI London Film Festival: Oct 7th- 18thNashville Film Festival: Oct ...
15/09/2020

We are thrilled to announce our 2020 Screening tour:

BFI London Film Festival: Oct 7th- 18th
Nashville Film Festival: Oct 1st-7th
Coalition of South Asian Film Festivals (CoSAFF): Oct 4th-18th

Wish us luck! ๐ŸŒŽ ๐Ÿ• ๐ŸŒŽ

Did we mention that our film   is the LITERAL poster child of UK shorts 2020 ๐Ÿ˜…๐Ÿคฉโค๐Ÿ’ซGrateful to  and  for their support as ...
14/09/2020

Did we mention that our film is the LITERAL poster child of UK shorts 2020 ๐Ÿ˜…๐Ÿคฉโค๐Ÿ’ซ

Grateful to and for their support as our film continues to travel across the festival circuit. ๐ŸŒ๐ŸŒ๐ŸŒ

Cannot wait for our UK Premiere with BFI : London Film Festival 2020! ๐Ÿฅ‚๐Ÿ™

"The upcoming BFI London Film Festival (LFF) from October 7โ€“18, has a strong programme, including from South Asia/diaspo...
13/09/2020

"The upcoming BFI London Film Festival (LFF) from October 7โ€“18, has a strong programme, including from South Asia/diaspora. A sign of the times: the Bengali film is from Bangladesh, and the Punjabi film, is from Pakistan, emphasizing the shared culture of the Indian sub-continent." - MiD DAY India

THAT'S US GUYS, THE PAKISTANI FILM ๐Ÿ˜๐ŸŽ‰

Grateful to be in such good company. Catching us on BFI Player come October! ๐Ÿ• ๐Ÿ• ๐Ÿ•

We are so excited that our film, Stray Dogs Come Out at Night is headed to BFI London Film Festival 2020! ๐Ÿ˜๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽ‰"In the 64...
08/09/2020

We are so excited that our film, Stray Dogs Come Out at Night is headed to BFI London Film Festival 2020! ๐Ÿ˜๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽ‰

"In the 64 years of the festival, STRAY DOGS COME OUT AT NIGHT is the first Pakistani narrative short film to be selected to play in-competition. The film has also been nominated in the Best Short Film Category." โค๏ธโšก๏ธ๐ŸŽ‰

Read all about it! โฌ‡๏ธ โฌ‡๏ธ โฌ‡๏ธ

STRAY DOGS COME OUT AT NIGHT is the first Pakistani narrative short film to play in-competition in the 64 years of the festival.

"Bangashโ€™s film shines a light on one of Pakistanโ€™s minorities, the Goan Christians. The screenplay is notable for refus...
06/09/2020

"Bangashโ€™s film shines a light on one of Pakistanโ€™s minorities, the Goan Christians. The screenplay is notable for refusing to make Lenny a victim: he pees on a wall, smokes w**d and even leches at girls at Sunday mass. โ€œWeโ€™re moving past victimhood,โ€ Bangash says. โ€œIโ€™m not interested in showing a disยญenfranchised community in a pitiful light; I want to show badass, complex characters.โ€ - โค

Our Creative-Director, spoke with Veteran film journalist & critic, , about the magic behind the making of our Locarno Film Festival short film, ๐Ÿ˜๐ŸŽ‰๐Ÿค˜

04/09/2020

The CityLights team has vastly benefited from the incredible platforms created by Open Doors Locarno and would highly encourage other Pakistani & South Asian filmmakers to grow their skillset through this rare opportunity:

***Are you a filmmaker, a producer or a screenwriter from South Asia or Southeast Asia & Mongolia?

Then you can access the Open Doors TOOLBOX! Itโ€™s a free online learning platform of the Locarno Film Festival where many useful resources are being continuously added: lists of workshops and funds, how to create an application for a film project, film festivals strategies, masterclasses with renowned directors, talks with key industry professionals, guides and much more.

Check if your country is eligible and register from here: https://toolbox.locarnofestival.ch/login - itโ€™s quick and easy! Donโ€™t forget to click on the link you will receive by email to confirm your registration.***

We are thrilled to announce that   is headed to the Oscar-qualifying Nashville Film Festival for it's US Virtual Premier...
29/08/2020

We are thrilled to announce that is headed to the Oscar-qualifying Nashville Film Festival for it's US Virtual Premiere! ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐ ๐Ÿ• ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

We are thrilled to announce that our OG 2020 baby,   is headed to the Oscar-qualifying Nashville Film Festival for it's ...
29/08/2020

We are thrilled to announce that our OG 2020 baby, is headed to the Oscar-qualifying Nashville Film Festival for it's US Virtual Premiere! ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐ ๐Ÿ• ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

The Oscar-qualifying film festival will be the US Virtual Premiere!

"Now the 2010s are ending and the 2020s are about to begin, I thought, what future masters of cinema will emerge in the ...
26/08/2020

"Now the 2010s are ending and the 2020s are about to begin, I thought, what future masters of cinema will emerge in the 2020s ? I wanted to know the future of the 2010s as soon as possible." โšกโšกโšก

Our Creative Director, Hamza Bangash, sat down with Japanese Cinema Blog, Hatena, to discuss the Locarno Film Festival World Premiere of and independent film in Pakistan. ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ๐ŸŽฅ ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐ

"Now the 2010s are ending and the 2020s are about to begin, I thought, what future masters of cinema will emerge in the ...
26/08/2020

"Now the 2010s are ending and the 2020s are about to begin, I thought, what future masters of cinema will emerge in the 2020s ? I wanted to know the future of the 2010s as soon as possible." โšก๏ธโšก๏ธโšก๏ธ

Our Creative Director, Hamza Bangash, sat down with Japanese Cinema Blog, Hatena, to discuss the Locarno Film Festival World Premiere of 1978 and independent film in Pakistan. ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ๐ŸŽฅ ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐ

Read All about it ๐Ÿ‘€๐Ÿ‘€๐Ÿ‘€

ใ•ใฆใ€ใ“ใฎใ‚ตใ‚คใƒˆใงใฏ2010ๅนดไปฃใซ้ ญ่ง’ใ‚’่กจใ—ใ€่ฏ้บ—ใซๆ˜ ็”ป็•Œใธใจๅทฃๅ‡บใฃใฆใ„ใฃใŸๆ‰่ƒฝใŸใกใ‚’ไฝ•็™พไบบใ‚‚็ดนไป‹ใ—ใฆใใŸ(ใ‚‚ใ—็งใฎ่จ˜ไบ‹ใซ่ฆชใ—ใ‚“ใงใ„ใชใ„ใชใ‚‰ใ€ใ“ใฎๆธˆ่—ค้‰„่…ธใ‚ชใƒชใ‚ธใƒŠใƒซใ€2010ๅนดไปฃๆณจ็›ฎใฎๆ˜ ็”ป็›ฃ็ฃใƒ™ใ‚นใƒˆ100๏ผ๏ผ๏ผ๏ผ๏ผใ‚’...

โ€œI think there are pockets of incredible resilience in Pakistan, artists who despite all odds, persevere, and this film ...
25/08/2020

โ€œI think there are pockets of incredible resilience in Pakistan, artists who despite all odds, persevere, and this film is for them.โ€

Our Writer-Director, Hamza Bangash, spoke with about the magic behind ๐Ÿ˜โšก

LINK in bio

Our Creative Director, Hamza Bangash, spoke with Youlin Magazine about our films, 1978 &   ๐Ÿ˜ ๐ŸŽฅ  Read all about it โžก๏ธโžก๏ธโžก๏ธ
25/08/2020

Our Creative Director, Hamza Bangash, spoke with Youlin Magazine about our films, 1978 & ๐Ÿ˜ ๐ŸŽฅ Read all about it โžก๏ธโžก๏ธโžก๏ธ

Independent Cinema in Pakistan: A Conversation with Hamza Bangash

That's a wrap on Locarno Film Festival 2020 ๐Ÿ† Thank you to everyone who watched 1978. Everyone who called, messaged, DM'...
16/08/2020

That's a wrap on Locarno Film Festival 2020 ๐Ÿ† Thank you to everyone who watched 1978. Everyone who called, messaged, DM'd, inboxed and zoomed to tell us how much our film moved them. Your words inspire us to continue on the precarious journey of creating cinema in Pakistan. Thank you, and until the next time โค๏ธ

-Team 1978

BIG UP's to  for selecting   978 as one of The 10 Best Films from  Shorts 2020 ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿค˜โšก"Featuring great production design and...
13/08/2020

BIG UP's to for selecting 978 as one of The 10 Best Films from Shorts 2020 ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿค˜โšก

"Featuring great production design and pitch-perfect 70s Pakistani music, itโ€™s a fitting portrait of one manโ€™s refusal to move with the times."

ONLY 2 DAYS LEFT 2 WATCH ๐Ÿ‘€๐Ÿ‘€๐Ÿ‘€

LINK IN BIO ๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿ‘‰

WOOT WOOT ๐Ÿ˜โšก๏ธโค๏ธ
13/08/2020

WOOT WOOT ๐Ÿ˜โšก๏ธโค๏ธ

This collection of Locarno's best short films reveals the Swiss festival's humanist impulse, curating a variety of stories about comings and goings.

โญโญโญโญ/โญ"With attention to detail, especially when it comes to production design (the filmmaker even built a nightclub), a...
12/08/2020

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"With attention to detail, especially when it comes to production design (the filmmaker even built a nightclub), and a photograph loaded with psychedelic tones with an appetite for neon, 1978 never forgets its political and reflective side in the midst of an aesthetic and narrative construction that proves to be as captivating and charismatic as the "bad boy" protagonist." - c7nema

Another gushing review! ONLY 3 DAYS LEFT 2 WATCH-

Watch it while you can on the Locarno Website ๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿ‘‰ https://www.locarnofestival.ch/en/LFF/locarno-2020/film/1978?fid=1172000&l=en

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