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When the Mountains Moved is a film about changing attitudes between Americans and Pakistanis as a results of the 2005 earthquake. The film was made to commemorate the first anniversary of the quake and celebrates the spirit of humanity over traditional and ideological differences and animosities. The film is currently enjoying private screenings in the US and is on the festival circuit as well as some public broadcast stations.
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Democracy & Governance |
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Water & Health |
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Children & Child Labor |
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Refugees |
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Pollution & Environment |
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Empowerment Of Women |
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When nature claims the lives of thousands of husbands, sons, brothers, and fathers, what happens to women whose very identity is determined by virtue of their men-folk? When, without a male relative, they cannot lay claim to property, services, inheritance, or even citizenship?
Largely removed from contemporary influences, the dramatic mountains of Kashmir have protected a rigid patriarchal society. While the contributions of women to family life have been indispensable, men have held all legal, moral, and social authority for centuries.
On October 8, 2005, a magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck the region killing over 80,000 turning countless wives into widows. Many women lost all of their male family members. As dust from the disaster began to settle, these women had to fill roles for which there were no guidelines.
The Widows Of Kashmir is a film about stories of triumph over tragedy. It is the story of women faced with impossible odds and rising to the occasion. The Kashmiri landscape and the horrible tragedy provide a poignant backdrop. The film is a collaborative effort between Eckova Productions and Hisaar Foundation who were at the forefront of helping women headed households in the quake zone. The film is in its second round of funding, before it goes into post production. |
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  A delicate balance exists between the mangrove forests that line the Sindh coastline and the fishing communities that inhabit the region. Most of the communities are fishing villages, but a lot of their day to day living also involves the use of wood and other items from the mangroves. The mangroves themselves serve as spawning grounds for the fish on which the villagers depend for their livelihood. The shrinking mangroves have a direct impact on the very survival of the coastal communities.
The World Wide Fund for Nature has been working in the region to improve the situation, educate the communities, bring back an ecological balance to the region and in the process improve the lives of the coastal communities. Eckova is proud to be associated with this initiative and has been selected by WWF to document the successes and lessons of this work in progress. |
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 The DVD entitled AAP KA VOTE (your vote) will soon be used as part of a nationwide political awareness program to encourage first time voters to become part of the political process. The film was produced in two cuts, each aimed at different provincial sectors of Pakistan and is based on candid and open youth discussions, celebrity endorsements, sound-bites and a hybrid sequence of animation and re-enactment on the actual voting process. The films were funded under a grant from The Government Of Australia and The Asia Foundation.
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Anyone who has seen Al Gore’s ‘An Inconvenient Truth’ is by now familiar with what is happening to our climate, our glaciers, and our water sources. The mighty Indus as it was once known is no exception. It is Pakistan’s water lifeline, and it is disappearing fast. One can even cross it on foot, carefully stepping over the cracked mud. When it does flow, industrial effluents and domestic sewage render its waters unfit for human consumption.
Pani Pakistan is a consortium of organizations committed to turning around the water situation in Pakistan. One of the cornerstones of its mission is to save the Indus. Awareness of the problems and what we can do are at the forefront of this campaign. As the media partner for Pani Pakistan, Eckova Productions has started work this January, on PSAs and awareness raising documentaries on saving the Indus. |
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This film is about the plight of displaced children, scattered across Afghanistan and neighboring countries, most orphans of the Taleban, the Mujahedeen, and refugees. It explores who they are, where they come from, what they do, how they live, and what they see as their future. Issues of survival, money, food, education, family, values, occupation and above all identity are closely examined. The main element however is their coming of age and what this means for Afghanistan, Pakistan, the region, and the West. |
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  Each spring the blue skies of Lahore come alive with the splendor and color of paper kites – in all shapes, sizes colors and patterns, celebrating the coming of spring.
Kite flying is an obsession in the Punjab and during Basant season it reaches a state of wild frenzy. Bets run high on kite battles, and many a wager has been known to reduce a man from riches to rags. Basant is a film about celebration, color, festivities, raunchiness, noise music, mischief, and a lot of fun. It reveals how a culture normally seen as conservative and traditional, lets its hair down and has a good time. For more details about the film please contact us. View promo. |
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