The Pakistan Four has premiered to resounding applause at the Fulbright Center in Lahore.
The documentary film by Fulbright alumnus Shehzad Hameed is an inspirational account of four Pakistani-American women who challenged cultural expectations on their journeys to fulfill personal and professional aspirations.
The Pakistan Four follows award-winning Manhattan chef and winner of the reality cooking show ‘Chopped,’ Fatima Ali, weight lifter Kulsoom Abdullah who campaigned and won the right for Muslim women to wear covered sports attire at U.S. national weight lifting competitions, Hareem Ahmad, an MIT graduate who left a career in Wall Street to become an award-winning professional saber fighter, and Nadia Manzoor, a standup comedian and actor.
The documentary was entirely shot and produced in the US by Shehzad.