SYNOPSIS

Mariam is determined to escape her conservative family by pursuing a secret online romance. When her mother suggests an arranged marriage, she refuses, saying she needs time. With the clock ticking, her romance takes a dark twist, revealing the extremes that Mariam will go to keep her relationship alive.

PRESS

>Bangash’s film is affecting on the social front and lasting on the mind,
taking a common struggle and revealing its vulnerable humanity for a cause.
Jessica Pena, JumpCut Online

>Fantastic and horrifying.
Thibaud Ducret, Film Exposure

>In a matter of 20 odd minutes, Dia gets in your head and refuses to leave. It makes you question how psychological illness is still a taboo in Pakistani society”
Asjad Khan, Hip in Pakistan

SCREENINGS & AWARDS

Audience Award | Best Short Film | Locarno Shorts Week 2020
71st Locarno International Film Festival | August 2018 | Switzerland
Batumi Art-House International Film Festival | September 2018 | Georgia
Riga International Film Festival | October 2018 | Latvia
Torino Short Film Market | November 2018 | Italy
Vancouver South Asian International Film Festival | November 2018 | Canada
Next International Film Festival | December 2018 | Romania
Dhaka International Film Festival | January 2019 | Bangladesh
Jaipur International Film Festival | January 2019 | India
London Short Film Festival | January 2019 | United Kingdom
International Film Festival of South Asia (IFFSA) | May 2019 | Canada .
Zero MM Film Festival of Asia | January 2019 | Pakistan, Singapore, Nepal
Berlin Art Week | Sept 2019 | Germany
Divvy Film Festival | Dec 2020 | Pakistan
Gandhara International Film Festival | Jan 2021 | Pakistan