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Sohni Dharti Event

Huma Beg
Managing Director
Serendip Productions
Pakistan

Ms. Beg received her BA (Hons.) in Psychology, Education and Persian from the Islamabad College for Girls and another BA (Hons.) in Graphic Design from the London College of Printing. She is currently the Managing Director of Serendip Productions. Clients of Serendip Productions include UNICEF, UNFPA, DIFID, Save the Children, the National Rural Support Programme (NRSP) and Pakistan Television (PTV).

Ms. Beg is a producer and director who has produced programs such as "Imran Khan: The Untold Story," for the BBC and "The Clean Gang" which won a British Medical Award. Ms. Beg has produced the film "Harnessing People’s Potential" which deals with poverty alleviation. In addition, she produced the film "Extra Time" which deals with child labor. Previously, Ms. Beg was a director and designer with Channel 7, an advertising agency in Pakistan.

Filmography

Sohni Dharti (27 minutes)
The winner of the Silver Award at the 1999 Sony Video Festival in Tokyo, Sohni Dharti is a journey through time. From the earliest beginnings of the Indus Valley civilisation to what is modern day Pakistan, this documentary traces the history of the country through the rise & fall of invading conquerors & the birth of new religions & cultures, set against the backdrop of some of the most breathtaking natural landscape in the world.

Taller than the Mountains (27 minutes)
Sounsored by the Aga Khan Rural Support Programme for the International Year of the Mountains in 2002, this documantary was viewed at the International Conference on Mountain Women in Nepal in 2002. It is a tribute to the thousands of women from the mountain regions of Pakistan - their cultural diversity & the unique role they play in their communities

Into Tomorrow (27 Minutes)
A short film that traces the history of the independence movement in British India. Using rare archive footage of M.A. Jinnah - the founder of Pakistan - & drawing on the memories of intellectuals, including Professor Karrar Hussain & political activists such as the feisty Princess Abida Sultan, the programme reflects on the struggle that led to the birth of a new country.