The Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment has awarded Iram Parveen Bilal a grant that will support production on her next feature, Wakhri (One Of A Kind).The film slated for production in 2022 tells the story of a female Pakistani social media star who vows to change the status quo by craftily using her celebrity for socioeconomic impact.
The project was invited to the 2019 Cannes Cinefondation L’Atelier Official Selection, an invitation-only opportunity presented to 15 filmmakers each year.The grant for Wakhri came to fruition with support from the CAA Foundation’s Full Story Initiative, which looks to generate more authentic and equitable storytelling in film and television.Bilal is an alum of CAPE’s New Writers Fellowship who has
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