📷: Video still of Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy's Ghosts of the Past (2017). Photo courtesy of SOC Films.

Join us for Community Conversation: Across the Table, March 28! 💬 This free program includes an evening of dialogue, short performances and South Asian cuisine in the spirit of bridging communities and generations to discuss the 1947 Partition of India and Pakistan. ❣️

It's a full house, folks! Hit the galleries for HOME1947, Descendants of the Black 1000 and Routines & Rituals, then head outdoors for further artistic investigations. All are welcome, and admission is always free. 💓

A glowing review of our #Home1947 immersive exhibition currently on at
Oklahoma Contemporary till 22nd July!

Witness this inspiring narrative in the Climate Change Heroes documentary series, a collaboration between SOC Films and the U.S. Consulate Karachi.
Meet Hatim Baloch from Panjgur, a climate change hero addressing water scarcity by revitalizing the Karez system.
#ClimateAction

“ICFJ gave me my first formal training in journalism,” says Oscar-winning filmmaker & ICFJ Knight Fellowships awardee Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy. Hear more from the journalists in our network & share your own ICFJ story here: buff.ly/3w9mJ5p #ICFJ40

Watch this space as we share more details

SOC Films Oklahoma Contemporary

#Home1947 #WitnessesOfPartition #SharmeenObaidChinoy #SOCFilms #CitizensArchiveofPakistan

Home1947 curated by Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy explores the lives & stories of the millions displaced in 1947 during the creation of India & Pakistan

The exhibition opens at Oklahoma Contemporary Arts Center on 22nd Feb 2024, with a special exhibit by The Citizens Archive of Pakistan

Inspired by SOC Films film on the Hazara community, Chairperson Rabiya Javeri Agha highlighted the Hazara women football team's Women United Football Academy journey in Quetta. Each player faced personal, societal, or financial hurdles to be here, symbolizing strength in adversity. #EmpowHER

We are all about #narrative so when we learnt that we were to work with @sharmeenobaidchinoy at World Economic Forum we were so excited. In the weeks of prep we worked closely in #collaboration with her @socfilms team to bring her beautiful film 'Home' to the our bespoke designed canvas

Thrilled to announce that I've been selected to collaborate on an exciting project with a talented young filmmaker from the merged district of Khyber Pakhtunkhawa!Grateful for the opportunity from the #PATAKHAPICTURES along with SOC Films under the leadership of none #Sharmeen /2

To increase awareness on climate change and its consequences, U.S. Consulate Karachi in collaboration with SOC Films produced a series of documentaries on “Climate Change Heroes”.

“Humara Rishta Samandar Se” (Our Bond with the Sea) is dedicated to protecting marine life.

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Karachi Begums, part of the groundbreaking SOC Films Patakha Pictures project supported by the U.S. government, sheds light on this captivating story. Witness the silent yet powerful moments when doors open, and women gather on Takhats outside their homes.

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We are delighted to have hosted a special screening of Karachi Begums at U.S. Consulate Karachi, diving into the incredible realm of Gazdarabad, an area in Karachi where women find their haven after midnight.
#KarachiBegums #PatakhaPictures #WomenEmpowerment SOC Films

Alhumdulillah! We did it Amatullah Saeed
Thank you SOC Films for the amazing fellowship.
Wont be possible without our DOP Zainab Nasir

Amazing news! Our documentary, Karachi Begums, was just selected by Caravan International Film Festival via FilmFreeway.com! Wanderer

Renowned artist, educator, and children's writer, Rumana Husain, will captivate audiences with a series of engaging activities on Sunday, November 26th, and Monday, November 27th, at the Pak-China Friendship Centre in PLF Islamabad.

#PakistanLearningMovement

📢 I Am Somebody produced by Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy has won Guirlande d’Honneur at the 40th Sport Movies & TV Milano Intl FICTS Fest.

Featuring #DavidBeckham as a guest, I Am Somebody tells the story of 6 children chosen to represent their country at the Street Child World Cup.

‘I am Somebody’ has been awarded the Guirlande d’Honneur for best film in the category “Football feature films” at the 40th Sport Movies & TV - Milano FICTS Milano

Milano International FICTS Fest is considered the world championship of sports films, recognized by the…