Award winning Pakistani-Canadian director, Mohammad Ali Naqvi aka Mo Naqvi’s political documentary that is based on the life of former President-General Pervez Musharraf, titled Insha’Allah Democracy has been nominated for One World Media Awards.
The filmmaker took to social media to announce the news. “It gives me great pleasure to announce that my film Insha’Allah Democracy has been nominated for the Feature Documentary Award by One World Media,” read Mo Naqvi’s post on Facebook.
One World Media Awards, established in 1988, recognize the best media coverage of the developing world and highlight the unique role of journalists and filmmakers in bridging the divide between cultures worldwide and raising awareness of underreported issues and stories.
Coming back to the documentary, it was in 2010 that Mo Naqvi decided to explore the evolution of Pakistani democracy. During this time Naqvi had complete access to interview and document the candidates contesting for elections, including former President-General Pervez Musharraf, who was in self-imposed exile in Dubai. Insha’Allah Democracy, which took almost five years to make, also highlights Karachi’s evolution from the 1990s along with the sectarian violence that was linked with post 9/11 as well as the political and social turmoil that occurred during the period.
Though the filmmaker had no intentions of putting himself in the story, it is quite interesting to see how Naqvi has woven himself into the narrative. In one of his earlier interviews, Naqvi said, “When I started the story I was all about Musharraf and thought yes, he is the best. Through the film I actually go through a change myself and realise I was wrong and that is what this film is about.”
