Talent Guide

Sabiha Sumar

  • Discipline:Producer
  • Program Year:Fast Track 2020

Bio

Sabiha Sumar is a multiple award-winning filmmaker and a Sundance alumnus. As writer, director and producer she has made narrative features as well as documentaries. Her most notable films are Who Will Cast the First Stone, Silent Waters, Dinner with the President and Azmaish. Silent Waters, her debut feature, won 17 international awards worldwide including the Golden Leopard at Locarno Film Festival and had its North American premiere at Sundance. She also produced Saving Face (2012), which won the first Oscar for Pakistan as best short documentary at the 84th Academy Award and two Emmy awards.