Zarrar Kahn's In Flames: Using Horror to Illuminate the Confines of a Patriarchal Society | McFly’s Movie House #018

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Director Zarrar Kahn joins us on McFly's Movie House today to chat about his feature film debut, In Flames, the first Pakistani film to premiere at the 76th Cannes Film Festival as part of the Director’s Fortnight in over 47 years. In Flames is a supernatural horror and social drama that uses the genre as a tool to explore the traumas of living in an oppressive patriarchal society. The film was Pakistan’s official entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 2024 Academy Awards.

Zarrar Kahn is an award-winning Pakistani-Canadian filmmaker alumnus of the TIFF Talent Lab, Locarno Filmmakers Academy, Open Doors Locarno, Asian Film Academy, and Director’s Lab program at the Canadian Film Centre. His works have been screened and awarded in over 70+ film festivals worldwide, including TIFF, Locarno, and BFI London. Born in Karachi and based in Toronto, Kahn is committed to telling stories that amplify historically marginalized communities.

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