Here’s presenting to you the trailer of ‘Sacred Spaces’ for Dubai Expo 2020. 45 days of shooting across all four provinces of Pakistan, by road, with a team of approx. 100 people, to capture Pakistan’s most captivating places of worship and almost 7 months in post, crafting four beautiful films. It’s been a journey to remember. Special thanks to Noorjehan Bilgrami and her team for trusting me with this project.
Credits –
SACRED SPACES
Production House: Azadfilm Company
Directed by – JAMI MAHMOOD
Associate Directed – SAIMA SALEEM
Produced by – CAROL ANN NORONHA (Manifest Films) Carol Noronha
Co-Produced by – Faiz Muhammad Zardari
Concept creation and Executive Producers – JAMI MAHMOOD, SAIMA SALEEM, TAHIR MAHMOOD, Mo Azmi
Director of Photography – MO AZMI, Nabeel Jawaid Qureshi
Production Designer – Tahir Mahmood
Costume Designer and stylist – TAYYAB SIDDIQUI
Edited by – M. Arsalan(Visual Shop)
Music composed, recorded and produced by – USMAN SHEIKH & HAROON SHEIKH AT EBULLITION ART RECORDINGS Ebullition Art Recordings
AD DEPARTMENT
1st AD – Jafar Kazmi
2nd AD – Usama Zanair
ART DEPARTMENT
Production designer – TAHIR MAHMOOD
Art director – MUHAMMAD RIZWAN
Assistant production designer – USMAN AKHTAR
1ST assistant art director – ZAFAR IQBAL
2nd assistant art director – ALI SALEEM KHAN
Set incharge – SHADA G
Assist Set incharge – USMAN RIAZ
Research for Culture and History – ALMAS ALI
MAKEUP
Make-up Artist – RAFIA KOUSAR, MOHAMMAD SADIQ
Makeup Assistant – FAHAD, SOMIYA
WARDROBE –
Costume Designer and stylist – TAYYAB SIDDIQUI
Wardrobe manager – MUHAMMAD RASHID MUGHAL
Dress master – MUHAMMAD ZULFIKAR
Tailor Master – MUHAMMAD ZULFIKAR, MUHAMMAD AASHIQ
CAMERA DEPARTMENT
Camera A First Assistant/Focus Puller – Waqas Younus
Camera ‘A’ Second Assistant – Khayyam Mirza Khayyam Baig
Camera ‘B’ Focus Puller – Shiekh Noman
Digital Imaging Technician – Irfan Ali
VTR Operator – Akber Qureshi Usama Qureshi
Drone operator – Sajjad Nabi Babur
Ronin by White Balance rentals
Ronin operator – KHAYYAM BAIG
Ronin assistant – IRFAN HAFEEZ
While Balance Rentals
Ronin Operator Mirza Khayyam Baig Ronin Assistant Irfan Hafeez
Cameras and gear by Analog Motion Picture Gear Company
GRIP/ELECTRIC
Gaffer – Nadeem Multani, Anwar Awaise
Light team (While Balance) –
KHURRAM CHAUHDRY (JJ)
MOHAMMAD RAMZAN (JJ)
M. REHMAN (JJ)
MOHAMMAD ALI (JJ)
M. ALI (JJ)
M. ASAD
USMAN MUGHAL
SANAULLAH
MOHAMMAD QASIM
Light team (Sindh)
WHITE BALANCE RENTALS
Serfraz Rana
Nazeer Ahmed
Ali
Zubair
Shabir Zain
Technical head – MOHAMMAD SHAHBAZ (JJ)
PRODUCTION DEPARTMENT
Production Incharge: WAHEED IQBAL
Line Producer: Saleem Chitta
Rockwood productions Karamat Ali
Waheed Iqbal
Production team (North)
RAHMAT KARIM
IRSHAD ALI
IMTIAZ ALI
EJAZ KARIM
KASHAN
ALI SHAH
SHERAZ KARIM
HADI HUSSAIN
SHAHID KARIM
SALMAN ARIF
Production team
SHAHID IQBAL
MOHAMMAD NADEEM
MOHAMMAD ASIF
MOHAMMAD SAYEED
SAJID HUSSAIN
DASTOOR ALI
AKBAR PERVAIZ
WAHEED
IMRAN
ZULQARNAIN
Location and talent coordinator (Sindh) – MANOJ JUMAR, MEHMOOD CHAUDHERY, NAILA KHAN
Casting by – Naila Khan and Mishal Khan (Talent Hunt), Karamat Ali, Shayaan Minhas (Dramatics Casting)
Accountant – INAM KHAN
TRANSPORT
CONNECT TOURS AND TRANSPORT SERVICES
SHAHZAIB TRANSPORT SERVICES
QAYYUM TRANSPORT SERVICES
Transport Head – MAZHAR IQBAL
POST PRODUCTION by VisualShop
Editor – M. Arsalan
Assistant editor – MUHAMMAD SHEHROZ
Edit Supervisor – AHMED ALI
Colourist – IQBAL MOHIUDDIN
MUSIC
Music composed, recorded and produced by
USMAN SHEIKH & HAROON SHEIKH AT EBULLITION ART RECORDINGS
Musicians
Session Instrumentalists:
Santoor: Ahad Hussain
Rubab: Usman Sheikh
Saarangi: Abubakar Javed
Vocalist: Nimra Rafiq
Special thanks to Aga Khan Cultural Service Pakistan, Historic Cities Programme, Aga Khan Trust for Culture and Town Management Society, Altit.
Special thanks to the entire team, religious communities and various organisations involved in making this project happen.