Sidra Altaf

Experience

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  Mehrdar Art & Production

  Jan 2017 - Jan 2020

  Communication Manager

  - Compiling field progress report on weekly and monthly basis.- Coordinating whole team sessions, setting up learning events with communities.- Managing and creating content for social media accounts of MAP and its projects.- Assist in development of human-interest stories, writing blogs and press releases.

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  Pakistan Chowk Community Centre

  Nov 2018 - Jan 2019

  Cultural Manager

  - Plan, develop and administer activities for arts and heritage programs. - Establish and maintain effective working relationships with members of the community, public and private organizations, boards and City personnel.- Plan and implement public art projects and history publications and products. - Collaborate with independent local art agencies/artists and provide training.

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  Goethe-Institut e.V.

  Jan 2019 - Jan 2021

  Documentary Filmmaker

  Film Talents II – Voices from Pakistan and Afghanistan”, offers young emerging filmmakers in Pakistan and Afghanistan the opportunity to take part in a mentorship program for filmmakers through a series of workshops.• One of 15 people to be selected from 400 applicants across Pakistan and Afghanistan to train in developing a film project, screenwriting, implementation of the idea, producing a trailer, and pitching and presenting their project• Produced and directed 3 short films under the umbrella of Goethe Institute Exibir menos

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  Pakistan Photo Festival - 2021

  Jan 2021 - Jan 2022

  Documentary Photographer (Fellow Researcher)

  Ethnographic Research Project

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  Family Educational Services Foundation (FESF)

  Jan 2021 - Jan 2021

  Content Writer

  Project: Champions of Change: • Collaborated with the team to create content to be published on various digital media platform• Created regular content to highlight the positive impact of the program in the community and to share• Followed and created various stories in the form of blogs

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  The University of Edinburgh

  Jan 2021 - Jan 2021

  Film Director (Research/Film)

  Project: Chasing Sustainability: Tales from South AsiaA collection of films and lesson plans on the multi-faceted impacts and narratives of climate change in South Asia. The local filmmakers, supported by other artists and UoE researchers, responsible for capturing the human stories.Quantified Role 1 – Film DirectorQuantified Role 2 - Script Developer Film Launch Partners:Edinburgh Climate Change Institute (ECCI)Center for Sustainable Forests and LandscapesResearch Blog: https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/chasing_sustainability/the-team/ Exibir menos

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  Akhuwat

  Jan 2022 - Jan 2023

  Documentary Photographer | Ethnographic Research

  Captured impactful visual narratives through documentary photography, specializing in ethnographic interviews with flood victims in Sindh and Baluchistan regions. Utilized a keen eye for detail and cultural sensitivity to document and share the stories of those affected by natural disasters. Collaborated with communities to bring attention to their experiences, fostering empathy and understanding.

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  KYNISKA

  Nov 2023 - Jan 2024

  E-book Writer