South Asian women should step outside the bubble they’re given

Pakistani/Canadian filmmaker Anam Abbas discusses her journey, the ethics of storytelling, and her hopes for South Asian cinema.

Anam Abbas is a Pakistani/Canadian filmmaker, producer and cinematographer known for her fearless documentaries and feminist storytelling. Her works—including ‘Showgirls of Pakistan’ and ‘This Stained Dawn’—explore resistance, identity, and the realities of women in South Asia. She is the founder and owner of Other Memory Media, a production company dedicated to amplifying women’s voices and exploring life at the peripheries and transgressive spaces in Pakistan and beyond.