Cinema Paradiso Presents
Layari Notes
A documentary by Maheen Zia & Miriam Chandy Menacherry
📅 Thursday, 31 July 2025
🕗 8:00 PM
📍 MMC Auditorium, Auroville
🎥 About the Film:
Title: Layari Notes
Country: India-Pakistan
Year: 2015
Directors: Maheen Zia & Miriam Chandy Menacherry
Genre: Documentary
Duration: 70 minutes
Language: Urdu-English (with English subtitles)
Rating: U (G)
📖 Synopsis:
In Karachi’s most dangerous district, renowned rock musician Hamza Jafri opens a music school amid chaos, threats, and artistic erasure. Over three years, four girls discover their voice through music—defying violence, societal norms, and fear. The film traces how music becomes a tool of resistance, resilience, and self-expression in a context of repression.
🎤 Special Highlight:
Director Miriam Chandy Menacherry will be present for a brief Q&A after the screening.
Do not miss this rare opportunity to engage with the filmmaker!
💬 “Join us in celebrating music that dares to speak. Do not miss this!”