Parallel Stream - The Short Works of Umar Riaz 2012-2022

Acclaimed director Umar Riaz’s ‘Parallel Stream’ collects his short films music videos and meaningful branded content to give you a once in a decade experience.

If you are an aspiring filmmaker drowned by big ambitions and limited resources Umar Riaz’s exclusive insights and directorial notes are a lens to foresee the path for your passion projects and commercial commissions. 

This interactive cinema experience unlike any movie is a coming-of-age collection of films directed by Umar Riaz depicting the local indie hero's journey through navigating the indie space across seas.

Parallel Stream

THE SHORT WORKS OF UMAR RIAZ 2012-2022

A blend of 13 stories charting across the Pakistani experience and featuring a diverse play of light camera performance observation hope memories regrets and the search for peace and transcendence.

Venue: Capri Cinema Karachi

Date: SUNDAY JUNE 26 2022

Trailer: https://vimeo.com/722248958

Follow Umar Riaz on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/umarriazfoto/

Umar will also sharing his story and his thoughts on indie filmmaking with its quirks and fun on his Vimeo and Instagram profiles. 

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About Umar Riaz

Umar Riaz is the name behind many diverse artistic works in Pakistan as well as internationally in the past decade. He trained at the prestigious Graduate Film Program at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts where he was taught by Spike Lee was an Ang Lee Scholar and was the first Pakistani admitted into the program with alumni such as Martin Scorsese Oliver Stone Ang Lee Jim Jarmusch and many others. 

His first professional work in film was as part of the editing team for legendary American director Terrence Malick (‘Badlands’ ‘The Thin Red Line’ and ‘The Tree of Life’) for ‘Knight of Cups’(2016) and ‘Song to Song’(2018).

He was the first Pakistani filmmaker to have a short film featured In Competition at the prestigious Locarno Film Festival. His award winning short films have subsequently been screened at numerous important film festivals.

In 2020 he was among select filmmakers to represent Pakistan at the Pakistan Pavilion at Expo 2020 in Dubai. The Pavilion went on to win the Silver Award for Best Exhibition design at the Expo 2020 awards out of 192 countries. 

An avid music lover Riaz has directed music videos for Ali Sethi Zeb and Haniya Meesha Shafi Jimmy Khan and others. He frequently shares his knowledge and experience with young film and fine art talents at LUMS and NCA as a visiting instructor.

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