Last updated: 7 November 2026
Aleezeh Fatima is a documentary filmmaker and journalist 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).
Like fellow Patakha Pictures filmmakers Syeda Abqurah Shaukat and Faryal Diwan, Aleezeh Fatima tells stories through documentary film.
Biography
Aleezeh Fatima is a documentary filmmaker and journalist based in Karachi. She writes and makes documentaries on social issues, and her work has appeared in Dawn and Express Tribune.
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. Aleezeh Fatima was paired with fellow Karachi filmmaker Aisha Manzoor, and together they are co-directing Monsoon Brides, a documentary on the impact of climate-induced child marriage in rural Sindh.
Since 2022 the Patakha Pictures mentorship programme has backed 69 emerging filmmakers, whose films have won more than 25 awards and been screened at over 70 festivals worldwide.
Life Events
- 2026 – Selected as a Fellow of Patakha Pictures “Claim the Frame”.
- 2026 – Co-directed the documentary Monsoon Brides with Aisha Manzoor.
Work Experience
Aleezeh Fatima works as a documentary filmmaker and journalist, covering social issues in her writing and films. Her journalism has appeared in Dawn and Express Tribune.
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. Aleezeh Fatima and her fellow Aisha Manzoor are co-directing Monsoon Brides, a documentary about the impact of climate-induced child marriage in rural Sindh.
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 Aisha Manzoor, developed through the Claim the Frame fellowship
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