FILMS D'ART

Defying the General

A short compilation of a series of interviews with women rights activists.

Screened at Voices Breaking Boundaries in Houston, Texas, USA. A work on the politics of resistance, this segment is a part of a larger series made using archival interviews of the political leaders of Pakistan.

This segment is based on interviews of activists who led the women’s movement against anti-women laws and policies during the military rule of General Zia-ul-Huq.