Mehrdar Art & Production

Using the power of film to break negative stereotypes and build resilience.

This team of talented young creatives are from the neighbourhood of Lyari, Karachi a community that’s faced increasing levels of hate and extremism over the past decade. But it’s also home to a range of diverse talents and everyday people working to change the face of the community in a positive way.

Mehrdar Art & Production began their Young Cities project by reaching 300 people through their outreach sessions in Karachi. The sessions were used to communicate the team’s project goal in Lyari, screen films on social cohesion and open a space for dialogue on building community resilience to hate and using filmmaking to create social change. They also promote their capacity building programme on social media, reaching more than 40,000 people. As a result, they received over 60 applications for their workshop and selected 30 participants for their programme.