Director: Beena Sarwar
Pakistan / 13 min / 2011

This film documents the experiences and insights of some Pakistanis and a Kashmiri who managed to meet across the 'iron curtain' that divides Kashmir. Crossing the divide changed perceptions and shattered stereotypes in unexpected ways. This film is part of the project called Aman Ki Asha.

About the Director: Beena Sarwar is an artist, journalist and documentary filmmaker focusing on human rights, gender, media, and peace. She has worked as Assistant Editor at the evening daily Star in Karachi, Features Editor of 'The Frontier Post', Lahore, and was founding editor of weekly 'The News on Sunday', Pakistan. She is on the Editorial Board of monthly Himal Southasian, Kathmandu (www.himalmag.com) and has written extensively for InterPress Service (www.ips.com). She has a BA in Art and Literature from Brown University (1986) and a Masters in Television Documentary (Goldsmiths College, London University 2001). She has made several documentaries and worked as a producer with Geo Television news. She was Op-ed Editor of The News before going on to Harvard University as a Nieman Fellow (2006). She was a Fellow at the University's Carr Center for Human Rights Policy (Harvard Kennedy School), 2007.

She currently works with Aman ki Asha (www.amankiasha.com), a peace initiative between India and Pakistan launched by the Jang Group of Pakistan and The Times of India Group.