(Web Desk) The first documentary produced by Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai was presented at the Toronto Film Festival in Canada. She has reiterated her commitment to work with Pakistani filmmakers and artists in the future.
Malala Yousafzai has previously produced the Pakistani film “Joyland” and recently her first Hollywood documentary as a producer “The Last of the Sea Women” was screened at the Toronto Film Festival in Canada.
While giving an interview to a Pakistani journalist at the Toronto International Film Festival, Malala Yousafzai expressed her intention to produce Pakistani films in the future, including working with Pakistani actors. Malala Yousafzai said that she has already supported a Pakistani film and when They must support Pakistani films whenever they get a chance, everyone should support Pakistani films, dramas and actors, dramas and films are made on good topics in Pakistan.
Malala’s production company “Extra Curricular” documentary film “The Last of the Sea Women” revolves around South Korean fisherwomen, which tells the story of the fisherwomen of the Haino community of Jeju Island, South Korea.
In 2016, the Hinocommunity was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) because the centuries-old community is now in danger. It has become a year old.
“I was looking for stories about women and when I heard about Korean director Soo Kim’s project, I said, ‘This is the story I’m looking for,'” Malala said in an interview with AFP. When I heard the stories of the Haino community, it really inspired me about the capabilities and possibilities of women.
In the 1960s, the women of Haino community, consisting of about 30 thousand women, used to hunt the biggest fish from the sea to support their families, but now the number of these women has reduced to 4 thousand.
Malala Yousafzai was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize by the United Nations in 2014 at the age of 17.
2024-09-12 08:31:20