PALO ALTO, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 08/07/08 -- Precept Productions, an
entertainment and media production firm focused on developing entertainment
content for television and film, announced today that it will hold the
premiere of its film, "Streets of Karachi," an 85-minute, Urdu language
drama illustrating the culture of Karachi on Saturday, August 16th in Palo
Alto, California.
The film was completed earlier this year and edited this summer. It
captures what Karachi is like today and shows how the citizens of Karachi,
including Christians, Hindus, Muslims, Sikhs and Zoroastrians, live
together with tolerance. To see the film's trailer, please visit
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSFW3kXKaVQ.
Jawad Qureshi, the Executive Producer, and Shoieb Yunus, the filmmaker,
will host the by-invitation only event and speak about the making of the
film prior to its showing. A LinkedIn profile for Mr. Yunus is at
http://www.linkedin.com/in/shoiebyunus. For more information about the
film's premiere, please email bizdev@preceptglobalaccess.com.
About the "Streets of Karachi" Film
The concept and storyline were developed by Mr. Yunus, and the screenplay
was written by Shoieb Yunus, M. Dilawar Khan and Abdul Salam Naz. Jawad
Qureshi is the executive producer.
The male lead is played by Adil Murad, the female lead is played by actress
and model Nadia Hussain, and the lead character is played by veteran actor
Munnawar Saeed. The film was shot in Precept's studio and on location in
Karachi. To see some pre-production photos and production photos, please
visit http://www.flickr.com/photos/28311367@N03/.
"Streets of Karachi" is a drama about a man who has achieved success in the
United States, but realizes that his success and the possession of material
things are not making him happy. He visits his ancestral hometown of
Karachi, explores the city, sees immense contrast on the streets, and
realizes Karachi is a vibrant city as well as the backbone of his country,
where people from all over Pakistan come to fulfill their dreams. And then
events take a turn.
For more information about this film, distribution opportunities, and
Precept Productions' upcoming media and entertainment projects, please
contact bizdev@preceptglobalaccess.com.
About Precept Productions
Precept Productions
focuses on producing high quality entertainment content for television and
film for the Southeast Asian Market. Precept is working with independent
producers and directors who have the vision and talent to bring filmmaking
techniques to the television format.
Precept Global Access North American headquarters are located at 1313 North
Milpitas Blvd., Suite 145B, Milpitas, CA 95035, USA. For more information,
please visit www.preceptglobalaccess.com, or Email
bizdev@preceptglobalaccess.com
Precept Global Access (Pvt) Limited headquarters are located at D-95/1,
Block 5, Clifton, Karachi, Pakistan.
Notes to Media:
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