Last updated: 7 November 2026
Aisha Manzoor is a documentary filmmaker from Karachi. In 2026 she was selected as one of eight fellows for Patakha Pictures’ mentorship programme, Claim the Frame, run by Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy Films with the Scottish Documentary Institute and the British Council (The News).
With fellow Karachi filmmaker Aleezeh Fatima, she is co-directing Monsoon Brides, a documentary about the impact of climate-induced child marriage in rural Sindh. Like Syeda Abqurah Shaukat, she is a Patakha Pictures fellow.
Biography
Aisha Manzoor is a documentary filmmaker based in Karachi. She has worked at Dawn Media Group, on the Breathe Pakistan platform, and her Instagram account @aishamanzoorbaig had 306 followers as of November 2026.
Personal life
In 2026 she was selected as one of eight fellows for Patakha Pictures' mentorship programme, Claim the Frame. The five-month fellowship, run by Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy Films with the Scottish Documentary Institute and the British Council, began on 15 July 2026 and supports emerging women filmmakers from across Pakistan to develop documentary films on resilience, climate change, identity and social issues, with a showcase in Karachi later in 2026. Aisha Manzoor was paired with fellow Karachi filmmaker Aleezeh Fatima, and together they are co-directing Monsoon Brides, a documentary about the impact of climate-induced child marriage in rural Sindh, filmed in Johi and Dadu and telling the story of Samina.
Since its launch in 2022, the Patakha Pictures mentorship programme has supported 76 emerging filmmakers, whose films have won awards and been screened at festivals around the world.
Life Events
- 2026 – Selected as a Fellow of Patakha Pictures “Claim the Frame”.
- 2026 – Co-directed the documentary Monsoon Brides with Aleezeh Fatima.
Work Experience
Aisha Manzoor works as a documentary filmmaker and has worked at Dawn Media Group's Breathe Pakistan platform.
In 2026 she joined Patakha Pictures' Claim the Frame fellowship, an eight-fellow, four-pair mentorship programme run by Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy Films with the Scottish Documentary Institute and the British Council. The programme's fellows take part in workshops on storytelling, directing, cinematography, editing and documentary production, and develop short documentaries for a showcase in Karachi. Aisha Manzoor and her fellow Aleezeh Fatima are co-directing Monsoon Brides, a documentary about the impact of climate-induced child marriage in rural Sindh, filmed in Johi and Dadu.
Achievements
- Selected as a Fellow of Patakha Pictures' Claim the Frame mentorship programme in 2026, one of eight emerging women filmmakers chosen from across Pakistan. Co-director of the documentary Monsoon Brides with Aleezeh Fatima, developed through the Claim the Frame fellowship
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