Song of Lahore
World Premiere

Song of Lahore

World Documentary Competition
| USA, Pakistan | 83 MINUTES | English, Punjabi, Urdu | English subtitles
Female Director(s), Documentary, Music, New York, NY Director(s)
Since the time of Pakistan’s independence, the city of Lahore was world-renowned for its music. Then with the Islamization of Pakistan in the 1970s, many of Lahore’s most accomplished and celebrated musicians struggled to continue their life’s work. Song of Lahore turns the spotlight on a group of brave musicians that kept on playing.

Sachal Studios has attracted an audience from around the world for their experimental sound, fusing traditional music with contemporary Western flare. When their rendition of Dave Brubeck's piece ‘Take Five’ gets the attention of Wynton Marsalis, they are invited to take the stage at New York’s Jazz at Lincoln Center. Directors Andy Schocken and Oscar®–winner Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy offer a moving and uplifting look at cultural preservation and a group of passionate and skilled musicians who risk their own safety to inspire listeners from all over the globe.

—Dan Hunt

Cast & Credits
Directed by
Andy Schocken and Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
TFF alumnus Andy Schocken is a documentary filmmaker and cinematographer whose credits include Beyond the Brick: A Lego Brickumentary. Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy is an Academy and Emmy Award-winning documentary filmmaker whose long filmography includes Pakistan's Taliban Generation, Saving Face and The New Apartheid.
Director
Andy Schocken, Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
Producer
Andy Schocken, Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
Editor
Flavia de Souza
Associate Producer
Wasif Arshad
Cinematographer
Asad Faruqi
Executive Producer
Dan Cogan, Geralyn White Dreyfous, Natalie Massenet, Guy Oseary, Vijay Vaidyanathan, David Waechter
Co-Producer
Asad Faruqi
Co-Executive Producer
Jenny Raskin
Cast
The Sachal Jazz Ensemble, Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra

Contacts
US Sales Contact
Andy Schocken
Ravi Films
Brooklyn, 11231
Phone: 415 254 8736
aschocken@gmail.com
Print Source
Andy Schocken
Ravi Films
Brooklyn, 11231
Phone: 415 254 8736
aschocken@gmail.com
International Sales Contact
Andy Schocken
Ravi Films
Brooklyn, 11231
Phone: 415 254 8736
aschocken@gmail.com
Press Contact
Christine Richardson
Tribeca Film Festival
New York, 10013
Phone: 646 741 3089
crichardson@tribecafilmfestival.org
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