All the women in Pakistan working for change, don't give up on your dreams, this is for you.

I became a documentary filmmaker because I wanted to make socially conscious films. I never studied filmmaking - everything I have learned has been on the field.

An Academy Award nomination is stuff dreams are made of.

Despite their rising international acclaim, Sachal Studios remains virtually unknown in Pakistan. The ensemble is faced with a daunting task: to reclaim and reinvigorate an art that has lost its space in Pakistan's narrowing cultural sphere.

I'm generally quite an angry person, and I like to channel my anger toward something creative.

Where I grew up in Pakistan, it's really the luck of the draw. My mother got married when she was 17. She never went to college but she wanted each and every one of us to go to college and then work. She was relentless about it. And i think that part of who i am is shaped by her strength. If [girls] families support them, they can achieve their dreams

It doesn't matter who you are or where you come from - if you put quality work out there, it will be appreciated.