ISLAMABAD – Pakistani short film “Darling” has won the award for Best ShortFilm at the Venice Film Festival .The film features upcoming actress MeharBano, Abdullah Malik, and Nadia Afgan.
Alina Khan, a transgender actress from Lahore, plays a transgendercharacter in the story. This film marks her acting debut.
“Darling” tackles the lack of transgender representation in the country’svisual arts, and is bound to engage with emotions and relationships thathave previously not been the subject of films in Pakistan. The film is alsothe first ever Pakistani film to have been screened in competition atthe Venice Film Festival.
