PUBLICATIONS
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Essay in the second edition of Dastavezi The Audio-Visual South Asia
Abstract: Ghungroo is a film that aims to critically reorient dance in the contemporary cultural landscape of Pakistan, focusing mainly on the lived experiences of Dawood Bhatti, a Kathak dancer. Bhatti tackles the binary representation of gender and thus is emblematic of emergent discourses on gender identity and dance in Pakistan. Ghungroo is the depiction of struggle and success derived from the freedom of a gender-fluid identity, using dance as a subversive medium with the power to explore the boundaries of power and patronage.
https://crossasia-journals.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/index.php/dasta/article/view/12063
IN MEDIA
’پہلے جو مجھے ہیجڑا بلاتے تھے وہی آج استاد بلاتے ہیں‘
حالیہ دنوں وینکوور میں ہونے والی ویمن ڈیلیور کانفرنس میں فلم ساز علی رضوی کی ڈاکیومنٹری ’گھنگرو‘ پیش کی گئی جو ایک مرد کتھک ڈانسر داؤد بھٹی کی کہانی ہے۔
Translation:
"People who used to call me hijra before call me with respect today"
Ali Rizvi's documentary film, Ghungroo, was recently screened at the Women Deliver Conference. It is a story of a male Kathak dancer, Dawood Bhatti.
https://www.independenturdu.com/node/9056
Three short films by emerging filmmakers screened
Documentary ‘Sapna’ — the nightmare of being a transgender person
https://images.dawn.com/news/1173994
Transgender community seeks acceptance in society
https://www.dawn.com/news/1211322
RiseUp - Youth Champions Initiative
A Case Study
https://www.riseuptogether.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/YCI-Ali-Case-Study-FINAL.pdf
Bringing Forth Real Change – SRHR Ehsas Film Project’s Latest Initiative
https://habib.edu.pk/HU-news/bringing-forth-real-change-srhr-ehsas-film-projects-latest-initiative/
Habib University conducts Travelling Film South Asia 2016
https://habib.edu.pk/HU-news/habib-university-conducts-travelling-film-south-asia-2016/
Film festival marks launch of Karachi conference
https://epaper.dawn.com/DetailImage.php?StoryImage=10_12_2016_118_008
Student-driven: Celebrating Karachi’s chaotic nature
https://tribune.com.pk/story/987079/student-driven-celebrating-karachis-chaotic-nature/
Women Deliver - Profile
https://womendeliver.org/classmember/ali-rizvi/