Amman Abbasi is a writer/director, editor and composer. His feature film DAYVEON premiered at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival and was nominated for two Independent Spirit Awards in 2018. Abbasi’s upcoming projects include THE QUENCH.

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ABOUT UDAAN

Udaan (Soar) follows a young Pakistani woman as she immigrates from Karachi, Pakistan to a small town in Arkansas to begin her first year of college. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, she prepares to live in isolation with her family and to attend classes remotely. But when her mother is turned away by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, she must learn to navigate her new life in the U.S. alone.

Film

UDAAN (SOAR)

Program Affiliation

HINDSIGHT

Cohort Year

2021

Social Media

@ammanxabbasi