Red Films

Using the Medium of Film to Platform the Voices of Religious Minorities

A team of experienced filmmakers make four short documentaries that highlight the lives of members of religious minorities and give them a voice to share their lived experiences.

Red Films are a video-production house based in Lahore. Their focus is on making thought-provoking short and feature-length films for young audiences, spotlighting minority rights and raising awareness of important social issues. Like Peace Through a Lens, the team wanted to use film to raise awareness of the everyday reality of minorities, but wanted to zoom in on the individuals themselves, taking a much more human-centred approach.

By simply following individuals and conducting a series of vox-pops, the team produced a series of four videos, which they combined into a single film called “Peace Calls”. The four people featured are members of the city’s Christian, Sikh and Hindu communities, giving them a voice and platform to share their experiences. Filming took the team all over the city, to religious institutions, to schools and to government buildings.