Sabiha Sumar

A filmmaker and producer, best known for her independent documentary films. Sabiha Sumar’s first feature-length film was Khamosh Pani (2003). She is known for exploring themes of gender, religion, patriarchy, and fundamentalism in Pakistan. She, along with Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy and Samar Minallah, are the only three Pakistani women independent documentary filmmakers to have screened their work outside of Pakistan.