TITLE OF THE FILMThe Pigeons Of Lahore
DIRECTED BYThomas Sideris
LANGUAGEUrdu, English, Greek (English subtitles)
YEAR2024
COUNTRYPakistan, Greece
DURATION62 minutes
SPECIAL NOTEAsian Premiere

PRINCIPAL CREW & CAST

WRITINGThomas Sideris
CINEMATOGRAPHYMahir Kilic, Thomas Sideris, Abdulrahim Kobi, Chullam Abbas, Muhammad Daud, Akmhed Khan
EDITINGGeorge Halabalakis
LOCATION SOUNDMahir Kilic, Hasan Dalan
SOUND DESIGN & MIXING
Kostas Kyriakakis
MUSICZafar Faroq

ABOUT THE FILM

A revealing documentary about the lives of Pakistani migrants in Greece, human trafficking networks in Pakistan and Libya, and racist crimes against migrants, set against the backdrop of one of the greatest tragedies in the Eastern Mediterranean, with victims from Pakistan, India, and beyond.

ABOUT THE DIRECTOR

Thomas Sideris is an investigative journalist, filmmaker and human geographer who has dedicated his life to fighting for human rights.

DIRECTOR’S STATEMENT

“I lived with the families of the victims from Pakistan, experiencing their grief over the loss of their loved ones—all young boys aged 18 to 23. This shipwreck, so close to the shores of Greece, is a disgrace not only to Europe but to humanity as a whole. At the same time, I want to denounce the negligence of the Greek authorities and the Greek government in conducting a thorough investigation into the circumstances of the shipwreck, in which more than 600 young people lost their lives.”