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Seven productions from Srinagar, each directed or conceived by Mir Afnaan Nissar. Three finished micro-shorts, one short in production, three in development.

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Status
In production
Format
Narrative short
Runtime
~6 min
Language
Kashmiri
Location
Srinagar, Kashmir

Majboori

Directed & produced by Mir Afnaan Nissar

Driven by desperation, a father and son exploit a tragic incident to raise money through a fraudulent charity campaign, but when the truth emerges, their conscience is tested against the very circumstances they claim leave them with no choice.

Cast & crew
The Father
Khursheed
The Son
Ziyaad
Shop Owner (voice)
Javaid Ahmad Khan
Director & Producer
Mir Afnaan Nissar
Production Manager & Casting
Mir Momin
Cinematography
Dawar
Props & Art
Mehreen Iqbal
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Status
Completed
Format
100s micro-short · Official release
Runtime
100 seconds
Language
Kashmiri
Location
Jhelum River, Kashmir

Zaayi

Concept by Mir Afnaan Nissar

A young devotee meticulously conserves water during ritual ablution before prayer, then turns and throws a bag of household waste into the sacred Jhelum River.

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Status
Completed
Format
100s micro-short · Iran festival collab
Runtime
100 seconds
Language
No dialogue · Arabic Quranic narration
Location
Srinagar, Kashmir

Haqq

Directed by Mir Afnaan Nissar

Following the sudden death of her parents, a grieving orphan girl watches mourning visitors offer sympathy, while quietly looting her family home.

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Status
Completed
Format
100s micro-short · Iran festival collab
Runtime
100 seconds
Language
English · Kashmiri

Zahar

Directed by Mir Afnaan Nissar

A philosophical provocation interrogating the moral silence of ordinary citizens who look away while others suffer, invoking Socrates' cup of hemlock.

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Status
In development
Format
Narrative short
Runtime
~35 min
Language
Kashmiri
Location
Srinagar, Kashmir

Javaid Gora

Directed by Mir Afnaan Nissar

A middle-aged Kashmiri actor, chronically typecast as a terrorist in outside cinema, begins masquerading as a police officer in Srinagar to escape societal labels, stumbling into escalating crime and moral peril.

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Status
In development
Format
Narrative short · Formalist cinema
Runtime
~200 seconds
Language
Kashmiri
Location
Kashmir

Qadam

Directed by Mir Afnaan Nissar

An elderly man recites holy prayers while walking toward the house of God wearing stolen slippers. A floor-level camera observes devotion and everyday conduct.

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Status
In development
Format
Narrative drama
Runtime
~25–30 min
Language
Kashmiri
Location
Downtown Srinagar

Rah Bakshtam

Directed by Mir Afnaan Nissar

Set in the labyrinthine alleys of Downtown Srinagar, following Ali, a 24-year-old Kashmiri man confronting the brutal grip of addiction, conceived entirely with local cast and crew.

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The 100-second form

Observe, dramatise, reveal

A hundred seconds leaves no room for excess. Every Shabrang micro-short moves in three steps and ends before it explains itself.

First

Observe

Open on the ordinary: a ritual, a household, a walk to prayer. The camera watches and earns trust in what it sees.

Then

Dramatise

Tighten on behaviour. Detail and repetition build until one gesture carries the weight of the film.

Finally

Reveal

One cut exposes the contradiction, and the film ends. The meaning stays with the viewer.

In ZaayiA devotee saves every drop of water at ablution…then throws a bag of household waste into the sacred Jhelum.

Co-production

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Javaid Gora, Qadam and Rah Bakshtam are open to co-producers, festival labs, broadcasters and financiers.

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