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| A Film On Peace & Security |
Unrest of any kind whether it is political, ideological, religious, ethnic or other, always has at least two fallouts. The first is the immediate and the visible in which the incident and the event makes the news headlines. The other which is wider, deeper, and lasting, is the impact of each of these events on the lives of normal everyday citizens. Eckova has been commissioned to produce a film to raise awareness about the hidden impact of violence and violent incidents on ordinary citizens. |
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| This a non profit organization with a long term goal of bringing about real change in the lives of the poor through a number of initiatives. Awareness and empowerment are two key components of the Vision 21 strategy for restoring human dignity to the common man. Eckova will be producing documentaries and one minute films to this end. The shorts will be distributed through web and mobile networks and will address real world grass roots issues. |
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Ragpicker’s Dream
This is a 30 minute film about the lives of children who work from dawn to dusk, seven days a week, picking and sorting garbage all across South Asia. Most of these kids are Afghan in origin and range between 4 years to 15 years old.
The story follows the lives of two characters through their day and gets an intimate look at their world, including families, homes, habits, and their hopes, dreams, The film is being produced as a collaborative effort with two eminent film students from Karachi University and will be submitted to various film festivals. see images from the film featured on the Eckova website. |
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 Indus For All – WWF
The socio-economic and ecological significance of the Indus Ecoregion led WWF-Pakistan to formulate the Indus Ecoregion Programme with a 50-year long vision of biodiversity conservation and livelihoods improvement in the ecoregion. The Indus Ecoregion is one of the 238 eco-regions (Global 200) identified globally to reflect their ecological significance and representation of the earth’s biodiversity richness. It covers approximately 65% area of Sindh Province extending slightly into Balochistan. Eckova has been engaged to produce four films documenting the progress of the Indus For All program and its impact on the region, as well as document the biodiversity of the Indus delta region. |
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Living Desert: A Coffee Table Book Project
 The book is the unexpected result of several trips made by a film crew documenting the world of the people of Thar. The book is a visual journey, with minimal text. It is the journey of a small group of city dwellers who have been mesmerized by the surreal magic of the desert, its silence, its compelling visual simplicity, and its ability to slow time almost to a standstill. Although nothing can compare to the real experience, it is a small attempt to share the beauty and magic of the Thar Desert. Hopefully it will enchant the viewer enough, to pick up the backpack and make the journey. Proceeds from the sale of the book will go towards digging new wells in the Thar area. See photos and samples from the book |
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Community Based Disaster Risk Management
 The NRSP project in Kashmir on Community Based Disaster Risk Management worked at the community level to build capacity and skills on how to respond to disasters. The project resulted in a change in attitudes and practices at the village level through organizing the community, learning how to respond to disasters and how to plan to prevent disasters. NRSP and Diakonie commissioned 2 films from Eckova, the first will be used to provide a model in other areas of Pakistan and the second a training film to use in the field operations and training facilities of IRM. |
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 Kaisay Ho pal (music video): Xplode is a Karachi based band with several rock songs to its credit. When they decided to produce a song and music video as a commentary on the challenges facing their fair city and the country of Pakistan itself, their natural choice was Eckova. Kaisay Ho Pal is a hard rock tune and although its initial lyrics reflect all the horrible things that we are beset with, it ends on a hopeful note. The video has its charm in its simplicity, camera movements, special effects, and trademark Eckova footage. watch the video |
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Sindh Cities Improvement Program
One of the most important landmark projects being funded by the Asian Development Bank is the water and waste water management of the cities and towns in Upper Sindh. These towns include Sukkur, Larkana. Shikarpur, Rohri, and Khairpur. Eckova will be developing the media and PR strategy for the project as well as awareness raising films and other related media products. |
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 Eckova In Education
Eckova is taking a proactive role in education in the area of film production. Mr. Sarwar Mushtaq will be teaching workshops at Karachi University in non fiction film production, with the possibility of building a film curriculum in film production for the 2009 batch. Eckova will be playing an important role in helping KU build its film department. Ziad Khan is currently on a visiting professorship at Whistling Woods, Mumbai the esteemed film school run by Mr. Subash Ghai. Over the next two years Eckova will use these and similar alliances to create a healthy crossover between the academic and the practical for the benefit of those who are aspiring to enter the magical world of film making. |
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