{"id":237313,"date":"2019-10-28T16:18:39","date_gmt":"2019-10-28T11:18:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/?p=237313"},"modified":"2019-10-28T16:18:39","modified_gmt":"2019-10-28T11:18:39","slug":"netflix-will-release-pakistani-animated-film-sitara-let-girls-dream","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/netflix-will-release-pakistani-animated-film-sitara-let-girls-dream\/","title":{"rendered":"Netflix Will Release Pakistani Animated Film &#8220;Sitara: Let Girls Dream&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Netflix, the world&#8217;s leading internet entertainment service, is all set to release Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy\u2019s <strong><em>SITARA: LET GIRLS DREAM <\/em><\/strong>in 2020 which will be available in over 190 countries. Indeed, <strong><em>SITARA<\/em><\/strong> is the first Pakistani Animated Film to be released and distributed by NETFLIX USA<\/p>\n<p>Written and directed by two-time Academy and three-time Emmy Award-winning director <strong><em>Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy<\/em><\/strong>, <strong><em>SITARA: LET GIRLS DREAM <\/em><\/strong>takes the audience on a journey through the old city of Lahore, where, Pari, a fourteen-year-old girl dreams of becoming a pilot and whose story is told through the perspective of her younger sister, Mehr. It is a story about the\u00a0burdens\u00a0of\u00a0a\u00a0family and the impact of a culture\u00a0where girls are still struggling to fully realize their dreams.\u00a0<strong><em>SITARA<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0is a silent film [no dialogues] which embodies this struggle.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201cWaadi Animations is proud to have created an animated short that is at par with the best of the world and we are delighted that <strong>SITARA<\/strong> will be available to a global audience on Netflix. We hope it will lead to thoughtful discussions as we also begin screening the film in schools and community centers around the world. We strongly believe that Investing in the dreams of young girls will lead to a more equitable world.\u201d<\/em> said Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div id=\"g1-fluid-wrapper-counter-1\" class=\"g1-fluid-wrapper \" style=\"width:662px;\" data-g1-fluid-width=\"662\" data-g1-fluid-height=\"372\">\n<div class=\"g1-fluid-wrapper-inner\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.19335347432%;\">\n<div data-mode=\"normal\" data-oembed=\"1\" data-provider=\"youtube\" id=\"arve-youtube-eztdsgzb2xy\" style=\"max-width:662px;\" class=\"arve\">\n<div class=\"arve-inner\">\n<div style=\"aspect-ratio:331\/186\" class=\"arve-embed arve-embed--has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"arve-ar\" style=\"padding-top:56.193353%\"><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t<iframe allow=\"accelerometer &#039;none&#039;;autoplay &#039;none&#039;;bluetooth &#039;none&#039;;browsing-topics &#039;none&#039;;camera &#039;none&#039;;clipboard-read &#039;none&#039;;clipboard-write;display-capture &#039;none&#039;;encrypted-media &#039;none&#039;;gamepad &#039;none&#039;;geolocation &#039;none&#039;;gyroscope &#039;none&#039;;hid &#039;none&#039;;identity-credentials-get &#039;none&#039;;idle-detection &#039;none&#039;;keyboard-map &#039;none&#039;;local-fonts;magnetometer &#039;none&#039;;microphone &#039;none&#039;;midi &#039;none&#039;;otp-credentials &#039;none&#039;;payment &#039;none&#039;;picture-in-picture;publickey-credentials-create &#039;none&#039;;publickey-credentials-get &#039;none&#039;;screen-wake-lock &#039;none&#039;;serial &#039;none&#039;;summarizer &#039;none&#039;;sync-xhr;usb &#039;none&#039;;web-share;window-management &#039;none&#039;;xr-spatial-tracking &#039;none&#039;;\" allowfullscreen=\"\" class=\"arve-iframe fitvidsignore\" credentialless data-arve=\"arve-youtube-eztdsgzb2xy\" data-lenis-prevent=\"\" data-src-no-ap=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/EztDSGZb2xY?feature=oembed&amp;iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;autohide=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;autoplay=0\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"372\" loading=\"lazy\" name=\"\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-presentation allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/EztDSGZb2xY?feature=oembed&#038;iv_load_policy=3&#038;modestbranding=1&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autoplay=0\" title=\"\" width=\"662\"><\/iframe><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Chinoy had earlier launched a campaign with <strong><em>GUCCI\u2019s <\/em><\/strong>social impact initiative<strong><em> Chime for Change <\/em><\/strong>to <strong><em>#LetGirlsDream<\/em><\/strong> by encourage girls around the world to share their dreams and gain inspiration from one another. A robust school outreach program is alsready underway across the world to encourage girls to hold meaningful conversations about their dreams and how to achieve them. The website for this campaign is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.LetGirlsDream.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">www.LetGirlsDream.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The music for SITARA has been composed by Grammy and Emmy Award-Winning composer <em>Laura Karpman<\/em>. Finances and produced by VICE Studios, the film\u2019s Executive Producers include <em>Gloria Steinem<\/em>, the iconic women\u2019s rights activist, and <em>Darla Anderson<\/em>, the Academy Award Winning producer of Coco and Toy Story 3, VICE Media Group CEO <em>Nancy Dubuc<\/em>, and Emmy-nominated <em>Ariel Wengroff<\/em> as well as Sharmeen\u2019s animation production company <em>Waadi Animation<\/em> with <em>Imke Fehrmann<\/em> as the producer for <strong><em>SITARA: LET GIRLS DREAM.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In Pakistan, the <em>Waadi Animations<\/em> Team is spearheaded by Art Director Salman Nasir, Animation Director Kamran Khan, CG Lighting Supervisor Adnan Saeed, Director of Photography Faizan Ali, Editor Husain Qaizer, Sound Effects Editor Sameer Khan, co-producer Eleyna Sara Haroun and Associate Producer Syed Ayub with Salman Iqbal, Jerjees Seja, Imke Fehrmann and Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy as the producers.<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, <strong><em>SITARA: LET GIRLS DREAM<\/em><\/strong> will join a growing slate of Netflix animated titles for families, which includes feature films Klaus from Sergio Pablos [November 2019] as well as The Willoughbys from Kris Pearn and Over The Moon from Glen Keane in 2020.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Netflix, the world&#8217;s leading internet entertainment service, is all set to release Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy\u2019s SITARA: LET GIRLS DREAM in 2020 which will be available in over 190 countries. Indeed, SITARA is the first Pakistani Animated Film to be released and distributed by NETFLIX USA Written and directed by two-time Academy and three-time Emmy Award-winning director Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, SITARA: LET GIRLS [&hellip;] <a class=\"g1-link g1-link-more\" href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/netflix-will-release-pakistani-animated-film-sitara-let-girls-dream\/\">More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":55,"featured_media":234568,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2199,1293,1551,1297],"tags":[],"adace-sponsor":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-237313","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-featured","8":"category-lollywood","9":"category-press-release","10":"category-tv-movies-music"},"wps_subtitle":"A movie for all ages.","img_urls":{"thumbnail":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/sitara-movie-feat-364x205.jpg",364,205,true],"medium":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/sitara-movie-feat-758x426.jpg",758,426,true],"full":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/sitara-movie-feat.jpg",1000,562,false]},"author_name":"Press Release","categories_name":["Featured","Lollywood","Press Release","TV &amp; Film"],"title_text":"Netflix Will Release Pakistani Animated Film \u201cSitara: Let Girls Dream\u201d","related_stories":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts?filter&per_page=4&categories=2199,1293,1551,1297&exclude=237313","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/237313","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/55"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=237313"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/237313\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/234568"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=237313"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=237313"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=237313"},{"taxonomy":"adace-sponsor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/adace-sponsor?post=237313"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}