Theatrical Slate & Production Catalogue

The Slate.

Seven productions from Srinagar: three completed micro-shorts, one short now in production and three narrative films in development, each directed or conceived by Mir Afnaan Nissar.

  • 07Productions
  • 03Completed
  • 04In the works
  • 02Iran festival collabs

All productions

Showing all 7 productions

In Production ~6 MIN

Now in production in Srinagar

  • Narrative Short
  • ~6 min
  • Kashmiri

Majboori

Directed & produced by Mir Afnaan Nissar

Driven by desperation, a father and son exploit a tragic incident to raise money through a fraudulent charity campaign, but when the truth emerges, their conscience is tested against the very circumstances they claim leave them with no choice.

The Father
Khursheed
The Son
Ziyaad
Shop Owner (voice)
Javaid Ahmad Khan
Director & Producer
Mir Afnaan Nissar
Production Manager & Casting
Mir Momin
Cinematography
Dawar
Props & Art
Mehreen Iqbal
In Development ~35 MIN
  • Narrative Short
  • ~35 min
  • Kashmiri

Javaid Gora

Directed by Mir Afnaan Nissar

A middle-aged Kashmiri actor, chronically typecast as a terrorist in outside cinema, begins masquerading as a police officer in Srinagar to escape societal labels, stumbling into escalating crime and moral peril.

Completed 100 SEC
  • Official Release
  • 100s Micro-Short
  • Kashmiri

Zaayi

Concept by Mir Afnaan Nissar

A young devotee meticulously conserves water during ritual ablution before prayer, then turns and throws a bag of household waste into the sacred Jhelum River.

Completed 100 SEC
  • 100s Iran Festival Collab
  • Micro-Short
  • No Dialogue

Haqq

Directed by Mir Afnaan Nissar

Following the sudden death of her parents, a grieving orphan girl watches mourning visitors offer sympathy—while quietly looting her family home.

In Development ~200 SEC
  • Narrative Short
  • Formalist Cinema
  • Kashmiri

Qadam

Directed by Mir Afnaan Nissar

An elderly man recites holy prayers while walking toward the house of God wearing stolen slippers. A floor-level camera observes devotion and everyday conduct.

In Development ~25–30 MIN
  • Narrative Drama
  • ~25–30 min
  • Kashmiri

Rah Bakshtam

Directed by Mir Afnaan Nissar

Set in the labyrinthine alleys of Downtown Srinagar, following Ali, a 24-year-old Kashmiri man confronting the brutal grip of addiction, conceived entirely with local cast and crew.

Completed 100 SEC
  • 100s Iran Festival Collab
  • Micro-Short
  • English · Kashmiri

Zahar

Directed by Mir Afnaan Nissar

A philosophical provocation interrogating the moral silence of ordinary citizens who look away while others suffer—invoking Socrates' cup of hemlock.

The 100-Second Narrative Architecture

Observe. Dramatise. Reveal.

A hundred seconds leaves no room for excess. Every Shabrang micro-short is built on three movements that let an image do the work of a sermon, and let the audience arrive at the truth on its own.

Observe

Open on the ordinary: a ritual, a household, a walk to prayer. The camera watches patiently and earns the audience's trust in what it sees.

Dramatise

Tighten the frame on behaviour. Detail and repetition build tension until a single gesture carries the full moral weight of the film.

Reveal

Turn the image on itself. One cut exposes the contradiction, and the film ends before it can explain. The meaning stays with the viewer.

Case Study

Zaayi

  1. ObserveA young devotee performs ritual ablution before prayer.
  2. DramatiseHe conserves every drop of water with meticulous care.
  3. RevealHe turns and throws a bag of household waste into the sacred Jhelum.
Co-Production Intake

Three films in development. Room for the right partners.

Javaid Gora, Qadam and Rah Bakshtam welcome conversations with co-producers, festival labs, broadcasters and financiers who believe in authentic Kashmiri cinema.

Production Inquiry Shoot in Kashmir