Sandstorm

Section: International Competition IV.
Director: Seemab Gul
Runtime: 30 minutes
Country: Pakistan

Zara, a schoolgirl in Karachi (Pakistan), shares a sensual dance video with her virtual boyfriend, who then blackmails her. Caught between his manipulative behaviour and the desire to experience love on her own terms, Zara searches for the strength to reject the confines of a patriarchal society.