Pakistani cinema marked a fresh milestone this week as 'The Curfew', a 19-minute short directed by New York-based filmmaker Shehrezad Maher, premiered at the prestigious Venice Biennale.

Screened on September 4th at Sala Giardino and again on September 5th at Astra 1, the film stood as Pakistan's sole entry at this year's festival, a reminder of how voices from the country continue to carve a space in the international film landscape.

Produced by Lindsay Blair Goeldner and Meetra Javed, the short assembles a cast including Sathya Sridharan, Balinder Johal, Sara Haider, Rajesh Bose, Chris Thorn and Salwa Khan.

Cinematography was helmed by Dustin Lane, with production design by Ana Novacic. Distribution rests with Fae Pictures and Baby Daal Productions, with an eventual online release in

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