Work / Development sector
UNICEF Documentaries in Pakistan
Documentary
About the project
Menstrual Health Hygiene
Working with UNICEF Pakistan and White Rice, we spent four days in remote communities around Sukkur, documenting a decade of efforts on menstrual health and hygiene. The subject required sensitivity in communities where menstruation remains difficult to discuss openly.
We used an abstract documentary and docudrama approach to tell the story while respecting the comfort, privacy, and dignity of participating families. Including men and boys helped broaden the conversation, showing the importance of shared understanding in supporting lasting change.
About the project
Kachhi Abadi
Kachhi Abadi is a documentary on water shortage in Karachi, directed and edited by Abdul Basit for UNICEF Pakistan through the agency White Rice.
About the project
Trash to Treasure
Trash to Treasure is a documentary on waste management in Bahawalpur, directed and edited by Abdul Basit for UNICEF Pakistan through the agency White Rice.
About the project
Drops of Life
Drops of Life is a documentary on water shortage and its management in Rawalpindi, directed and edited by Abdul Basit for UNICEF Pakistan through the agency White Rice.
Credits
- My role
- Director and Editor
- Production house
- LAST MYLE FILMS
- Produced
- 2023 and 2024
- Client
- UNICEF
- Agency
- White Rice
- Films
- Menstrual Health Hygiene (in Sindh and KPK). Kachhi Abadi (water shortage in Karachi). Trash to Treasure (waste management in Bahawalpur). Drops of Life (water shortage and its management in Rawalpindi). WASH (building climate resilience in remote, climate-prone areas, across 16 cities of Pakistan).
Stills and behind the scenes
Work with Abdul Basit
Documentaries, commercials, creative direction, editing and sound design. Based in Islamabad, Pakistan.
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