Pakistani movie Moklani: the last mohanas He has won the country’s first prize at the Jackson Wild Media Awards, according to a press release from the producer Jawad Sharif Films.
Formed in 1991 as Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival, the Jackson Wild Media Awards recognize achievements in the cinema of wildlife. According to the group’s website, it works to “maximize the impact of the story narration that highlights our urgent and collective responsibility to protect and restore our planet.”
According to the press release, the film, directed and produced by the award -winning filmmaker Jawad Sharif, was chosen from a group of more than 500 tickets and declared the winner in the Global Voices category at the Awards Gala in Jackson, Wyoming, on October 2.
“More than 200 international judges project more than 1,000 hours of media before selecting the film as [the] Winner in the Global Voices category, ”said the press release.
“The film tells the history of Los Mohanas del Lake stain, an indigenous popular community whose centennial life is disappearing,” reads the press release. “Mohanas face the waters that shrink, toxic pollution and erosion of their unique cultural heritage.”
Staining Lake is 18 kilometers west of Sehwan Sharif on the Indo road. It is claimed that it is one of the largest freshwater lakes in Pakistan, and the only lake that houses fishermen who live in wooden boats for hundreds of years.
The press release added that the film was produced with the support of the National Society of Geographs and the Kahani climate.
“Moklani It is a visually striking and deeply human portrait of a community aboard cultural extinction, “reads the press release.” His fight reflects the greatest climatic crisis that Pakistan is experiencing. “
Sharif said that the film gave voice to a community “the world is in danger of forgetting.”
“Its history reflects the urgent realities of climate change, cultural loss and the need to preserve both humanity and nature,” he said in the press release. “Seeing its recognized story in a global scenario is deeply humble. This recognition, above all, belongs to the community of Mohana.”
Based in Islamabad, Jawad Sharif Films is an award -winning production house recognized by documentaries on culture, social justice and climate change, including films like 2015’s. K2 and invisible lacricces2018’s Industry blues and 2021 Natari.
