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Episode: Aisha Gazdar on gender representation in Pakistani TV serials
Description: Aisha Gazdar is a filmmaker and founder of Films d’Art, an independent film production company based in Karachi. Her award-winning films include 'The Honour Deception', a short documentary on honour killings and the complications arising out of the Qisas and Diyat Law (Law of Retribution). Aisha Gazdar’s 'Silent Voices: Women Home-based Workers' in Pakistan won the best documentary award at the Canadian Labour International Film Festival in 2010. Other films include 'The Last Day: A True Story of a Hibakusha', which won Special Jury Mention at Kara Film Festival. Her work concerns human rights and social issues, especially wome...