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‘A Life Too Short’ Filmmaker Safyah Usmani Discusses ‘Honor Killing’ of Qandeel Baloch
Eli Countryman Filmmaker Safyah Usmani documented Pakistan’s changing laws surrounding honor killings through the story of Pakistani celebrity Qandeel Baloch’s death in “A Life Too Short.”“The reason I chose to make this film, and when I started was right after her murder,” she said. “The reason behind that was … I was thinking about how the ability to choose, the freedom to choose, is such a powerful tool that all of us have.