Sharmeen’s new documentary to praise artisans in Peshawar and Afghan refugees

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Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy’s short films are about the stories the world needs to know. This time, her new short film titled Lél is on the same as well.

The film is about the artistic collective Lél, that curates work in natural stone – semiprecious & marble, proudly handcrafted by local artisans and Afghan refugees in Peshawar, Pakistan.

Following the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, thousands of artisans possessing skills of exceptional artistic and historic value, poured into Peshawar to escape conditions of war. Over two decades later Peshawar, one of the oldest surviving cities in Asia, is itself conflict-ridden.

Lél, the brainchild of mother-daughter duo, Farhana Asad and Meherunissa Asad, regards these artisans as living treasures, nurturing their knowledge of traditional techniques passed down to them through the ages and introducing their skills to a new generation of art connoisseurs.

 

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