Pakistani filmmaker, Shahnawaz Zali's documentary gets a Student Oscar nomination

KARACHI (Web Desk) -Pakistani student Shahnawaz Zali’s documentary, 100 Steps-Sau Qadam has been nominated for the Best film in the Narrative category for the 43^rd Student Academy Awards.

According to the details, the story of his documentary 100 steps (Sou Qadam) revolves around a young boy who is dragged into suicide bombings.

The Movie "100 Steps-Sau Qadam" shows how a simple and innocent individual is led to be trained as a terrorist out of sheer circumstances. The concept of creation of terrorists for mere advantage of a few people is depicted perfectly in this film.

Shahnawaz hails from Lahore but is currently enrolled in the Northwestern University (Qatar).

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The ecstatic director while talking to Dawn News expressed his views after the nomination.

"As a story-teller, I wanted to create a film, which was a psychological thriller that ultimately helps defeat the stereotypical role of Pakistani’s portrayed in the media all over the globe" he said.

Revealing the idea behind the subject he opined that:

"I chose this subject because these things exist and it's happening all around us. I believe that for a nation to progress, we must first acknowledge and accept the fact that there is a problem."

Another Oscar winner Sharmeen Obaid took to twitter to felicitate the young cinematographer.

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The prestigious award ceremony will be held on the 22nd of September but the subject and improvisation of the documentary pins hope on its success.

Have a look at the teaser: