Tomorrow, Sunday at 11 a.m., Pakistani Embassy presents in the Peace Cinema in Madrid (125 Fuencarral Street) the screening of Pakistani films The Glassworker, directed by Usman Riaz, y The Silence After the Storm, of Alina Rizwan.
In the first of them, The Glasssworker, The story follows young Vincent and his father Tomas, who are looking for a glass workshop in the city. They fear an imminent war in which they do not want to participate. The arrival of a colonel and his daughter Alliz, a young and talented violinist, shakes their reality and tests the relationship between father and son.
Usman Riaz is a Pakistani animation technician and filmmaker. In 2015 he founded Mano Animation Studios. He gained international recognition for creating The Glassworker, the first fully hand-drawn Pakistani animated film. Riaz’s idea for this film was to introduce traditional, high-quality animation into the Pakistani film industry. Through Mano Animation Studios it seeks to foster a new generation of artists and highlight Pakistan’s potential in the global animation scene.
The Silence After the Storm is a short documentary by Alina Rizwan that focuses on the life of a boy from Sindh, Pakistan, after the devastating floods. The film highlights how floods transformed classrooms into rivers, although the boy’s resilience leads him to continue his education despite these challenges. It reflects the extensive impact of climate change on everyday life.
Alina Rizwan is an independent documentary filmmaker based in Karachi. She made her directorial debut in 2023 with The Silence After the Storm, a documentary highlighting the impact of climate change in Pakistan. Rizwan’s short films have gained recognition, as one of his earliest works -Vochan- which was selected for international film festivals such as the UK Asian Film Festival. Its objective is to make untold stories known through its documentaries.
At the end of the screenings there will be a panel discussion with Pakistani cinema specialists, with the presence of the ambassador Zahoor Ahmed.
