Wakhri
Director: Iram Parveen Bilal
Year: 2024
Country: Pakistani
Language: Urdu
Status: The film is with us
In Wakhri, Noor, a widowed single mother and school teacher is faced with diminishing prospects for girls attending her primary school. Noor dreams of fully funding her idea for a women’s school amidst clashing social views. By night, she lives a second life amidst Lahore’s queer nightclub scene. There she discovers a hidden talent as an activist for women’s causes. She is aided by her charismatic best friend Guchhi who pushes her to continue fighting in spite of the odds. However, Noor’s escapades unleash unintended consequences, and true to the social media savvy world we inhabit, things begin to spiral out of control.