FUTURE SCREENINGS
February 08- Fanntasporto - Porto, Portugal - Date TBC
November 07 - LIFF - Leeds, UK - 10th/13th
October 07 - PRHFF - Puerto Rico - 25th
October 07 - Screamfest - Los Angeles, USA - Sunday 15th
October 07 - Sitges07 - Sitges, Spain - Date TBC
October 07 - Oslo, Norway - Films From the South - Friday 5th October
September 07 - Austin - Fantastic Fest - Sun 23rd
September 07 - Lund,Sweden - Fantastisk Fest - Date TBC
August 07 - Espoo, Finland - Date TBC
18th August 07 - ICA, London, UK
July 07 - Frightfest @Cambridge Film Festival, UK - Date TBC
July 07 - Fantasia - Montreal, Canada - Midnight Saturday
July 07 - NIFF - Neuchatel, Switzerland - Date TBC
3rd July 07 - NYAFF - New York, USA - 22-30 IFC Centre
14th May 07 - LUMS - Lahore
6th April 07 - Philadelphia Film Festival - 21.30 - The Bridge
31st March 07 - Natfilm Festival, Copenhagen, Denmark - 17.15 - Cinemateket
30th March 07 - Natfilm Festival, Copenhagen, Denmark - 23.59 - Grand Theatre
More very soon......
ZIBAHKHANA/HELL'S GROUND is the first modern horror film to be shot in Pakistan. It breaks all of the rules of local productions and was made entirely independently with no film industry or government assistance.
In the spirit of the old EC comics, the film tells the story of five teens who get lost on their way to a rock concert, are menaced by flesh eating mutations and then fall into the clutches of a family of back woods killers. The film includes copious amounts of gore alongside a splattering of social commentary and several slices of dark humour. It's best seen as a tribute to the cinema of Lucio Fulci and George Romero, but viewed from a distinctly Pakistani perspective.
The film is directed and co-written by former film critic Omar Ali Khan. Its cast combines some of the country's most exciting new talent alongside Pakistani film veterans such as Rehan and Najma Malik. The gruesome make up effects were done by Nawab Sagar, another industry veteran who has worked on numerous mainstream productions. The film was shot by London trained cinematographer Najaf Bilgrami and was edited by the UK's Andy Starke.
Zibahkhana - Hell's Ground will premier later this year. Keep watching this space for more details.
