Bakarwals: The Shepherds of Kashmir with Zafeer Butt and Sidra Khawaja

About this episode

The episode features a discussion with Zafeer Butt and Sidra Khawaja about their documentary on the Bakarwals of Kashmir.

In this episode, we’re joined by Zafeer Butt and Sidra Khawaja, director and executive producer of Bakarwals: The Shepherds of Kashmir, a recent documentary produced by Kashmir Creatives Collective, which both our guests are also members of. In addition to his work with Kashmir Creatives Collective, Zafeer Butt is a multidisciplinary Kashmiri visual artist & filmmaker. He has a bachelor’s degree in film and television from the National College of Arts, Lahore (Pakistan). He has made short films, documentaries, video art, music videos, and theatre plays, representing the state of Kashmir at various international festivals in the United States, China, and India. His film ‘LOUG-THE PEOPLE’ has gotten special recognition in over six countries. He conducts workshops on screenwriting, film acting, and film direction. Sidra Khawaja is a Kashmiri interdisciplinary artist-designer, researcher, and educator whose practice interlaces material culture, food systems, and collective memory to explore questions of belonging, ecology, and postcolonial identity. Her work inhabits the intersection of design, craft, and anthropology, using participatory installations, archives, and sensorial…

People in this episode

Guests: Zafeer Butt, Sidra Khawaja

Topics covered

• Kashmir
• documentary
• art
• identity
• ecology
• cultural dialogue

Keywords

• Bakarwals
• Kashmir
• documentary
• Zafeer Butt
• Sidra Khawaja
• cultural identity
• art

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Kashmir Creatives Collective, National College of Arts

Books & works: LOUG-THE PEOPLE

Places: Kashmir, Lahore, United States, China, India

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