Last updated: 10 نومبر 2026
Biography
Faryal Diwan is a multimedia artist and filmmaker from Karachi. In 2025 she was selected as one of eight fellows for the seventh edition of Patakha Pictures, Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy Films' mentorship and funding programme, titled “Stories She Tells”. She was paired with Syeda Abqurah Shaukat, and together they co-directed the short documentary Saaz, Dhi, Azadi, about a woman named Raheela who lives between two worlds.
Life Events
- 2025 – Selected as a Fellow of Patakha Pictures “Stories She Tells”.
- 2025 – Co-directed the short documentary Saaz, Dhi, Azadi with Syeda Abqurah Shaukat.
Work Experience
The Patakha Pictures fellows, working in four pairs, developed short documentaries on women's resilience across the themes of women's empowerment, music and culture, and climate change. The programme covers storytelling, narrative development, character building, direction, sound design and more. Diwan and Shaukat's film Saaz, Dhi, Azadi revolves around Raheela: “For Raheela, Karachi is noisy and rushed. We wanted the viewer to feel it in the way we framed her,” the filmmakers said.
Achievements
- Selected as a Fellow of Patakha Pictures “Stories She Tells” 2025. Co-directed the short documentary Saaz, Dhi, Azadi
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