Hassan Zaidi's Reel

My new poetic Documentary about Tazias Of Chiniot With the arrival of Muharram, the unlevelled streets of Chiniot present sombre scenes as the local Shias mourn the death of the Prophet’s (pbuh) grandson. Chiniot is in fact home to the oldest and finest tazias in Indo-Pak subcontinent. A total of nine tazias are produced at the commencement of the holy month and are eventually assembled at Maidan, the city centre, on the tenth day of Muharram –the Youm-e-Ashur. The first and the oldest...

Client : Destinations Director : Hassan Zaidi Production : Vibrant Art Films DOP : Omar Daraz and Hassan Zaidi Editor : Tahir Ali (24 Frames) Surrounded by the majestic Hindu Kush range, the Kalaash Valley in Chitral is famed not only for its natural beauty but also vibrant culture of its indigenous people, the Kalaash thought to be the descendants of Alexander the Great.