{"id":394888,"date":"2023-01-03T15:15:37","date_gmt":"2023-01-03T10:15:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/?p=394888"},"modified":"2023-01-03T15:16:56","modified_gmt":"2023-01-03T10:16:56","slug":"pakistani-film-on-forced-conversion-wins-best-human-rights-award-at-cannes-film-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/pakistani-film-on-forced-conversion-wins-best-human-rights-award-at-cannes-film-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"Pakistani Film on Forced Conversion Wins Best Human Rights Award at Cannes Film Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>The Losing Side<\/strong><\/em>, a film on forced religious conversion in Sindh won the award for the Best Human Rights Film at the Cannes World Film Festival on 31 December 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Its director, Jawad Sharif, mentioned that it is based on true occurrences, with four victims of forced conversions sharing their tales.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-394917 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/The-Losing-Side.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1400\" height=\"645\" srcset=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/The-Losing-Side.png 1400w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/The-Losing-Side-300x138.png 300w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/The-Losing-Side-1024x472.png 1024w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/The-Losing-Side-768x354.png 768w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/The-Losing-Side-758x349.png 758w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" \/><\/p>\n\t\t<div class=\"p-alsoread\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"heading\">ALSO READ<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div><a href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/steven-tyler-accused-of-sexually-assaulting-a-minor-decades-ago\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Steven Tyler Accused of Sexually Assaulting a Minor Decades Ago<\/a><\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\n<p>The film, which was released under the label of Jawad Sharif Films, was submitted for the awards a few months ago and was nominated for the award in mid-December.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-394922 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/the-losing-Side-Nomination.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2048\" height=\"2048\" srcset=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/the-losing-Side-Nomination.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/the-losing-Side-Nomination-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/the-losing-Side-Nomination-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/the-losing-Side-Nomination-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/the-losing-Side-Nomination-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/the-losing-Side-Nomination-758x758.jpg 758w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Jawad Sharif learned that his film had won the award on the last day of 2022 and announced it on Instagram:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Such good news on the last day of 2022. At the Cannes World Film Festival, our film The Losing Side won the Best Human Rights Film Award<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\t\t<div class=\"p-alsoread\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"heading\">ALSO READ<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div><a href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/tiktok-celebrates-year-on-tiktok-with-first-ever-creator-awards-in-pakistan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TikTok Celebrates &#8216;Year on TikTok&#8217; with First-Ever Creator Awards in Pakistan<\/a><\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\n<p>He stated that the film had been intended to document the heritage and culture of minorities and the ways they preserve it.<\/p>\n<p>Minority cultures in Sindh, including Hindus and Christians, endure religious conversions which are sometimes voluntary and sometimes forced, Jawad Sharif said. In many situations, teenage Hindu girls are kidnapped, forcefully converted to Islam, and then married off to a Muslim.<\/p>\n\n<div data-mode=\"normal\" data-oembed=\"1\" data-provider=\"youtube\" id=\"arve-youtube-crdd001l8sm\" style=\"max-width:662px;\" class=\"arve\">\n\t<div class=\"arve-inner\">\n\t\t<div style=\"aspect-ratio:331\/186\" class=\"arve-embed arve-embed--has-aspect-ratio\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"arve-ar\" style=\"padding-top:56.193353%\"><\/div>\n\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-crdd001l8sm\" data-lenis-prevent=\"\" data-src-no-ap=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/Crdd001L8sM?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\/Crdd001L8sM?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>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n<\/div>\n<p>The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) revealed in its annual report for 2021 that at least 27 instances of forced conversion were reported from Sindh. Most of the victims were either scheduled-caste Hindus or Christians. According to the HRCP, seven of the incidents involved juveniles.<\/p>\n<p>Jawad Sharif concluded that such festivals and other activities are essential to create a &#8220;counter-narrative&#8221; and a story of resistance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Losing Side, a film on forced religious conversion in Sindh won the award for the Best Human Rights Film at the Cannes World Film Festival on 31 December 2022. Its director, Jawad Sharif, mentioned that it is based on true occurrences, with four victims of forced conversions sharing their tales. The film, which was released under the label of [&hellip;] <a class=\"g1-link g1-link-more\" href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/pakistani-film-on-forced-conversion-wins-best-human-rights-award-at-cannes-film-festival\/\">More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":96,"featured_media":394912,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2537,2545,2525,2199,1293,2515,1297,2564],"tags":[],"adace-sponsor":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-394888","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-awards","8":"category-director","9":"category-event","10":"category-featured","11":"category-lollywood","12":"category-movie-film","13":"category-tv-movies-music","14":"category-youtube"},"wps_subtitle":"It is based on the true stories of 4 victims.","img_urls":{"thumbnail":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/The-Losing-Side-Canne-Feature-364x205.jpg",364,205,true],"medium":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/The-Losing-Side-Canne-Feature-758x424.jpg",758,424,true],"full":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/The-Losing-Side-Canne-Feature.jpg",1000,560,false]},"author_name":"Syed Hassaan Ahmed","categories_name":["Awards","Director","Event","Featured","Lollywood","Movie\/Film","TV &amp; Film","YouTube"],"title_text":"Pakistani Film on Forced Conversion Wins Best Human Rights Award at Cannes Film Festival","related_stories":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts?filter&per_page=4&categories=2537,2545,2525,2199,1293,2515,1297,2564&exclude=394888","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/394888","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\/96"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=394888"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/394888\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/394912"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=394888"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=394888"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=394888"},{"taxonomy":"adace-sponsor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/adace-sponsor?post=394888"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}