The Things We Leave Behind
Réalisation Zahra Batool
PK · 2026 · 12 min · Drama
Film soumis au RTV International Film Festival 2026Synopsis
After leaving a toxic marriage behind, a woman moves to a new city hoping to start over, but finds that beginning again means letting go of everything she left behind.
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Zahra Batool is a Pakistani screenwriter, author, and filmmaker whose work explores human relationships, memory, loss, and identity. She worked with Chalphir Cinema for several years as a consultant and later as Head of its Content Department. Her credits include One Step Too Many as screenwriter and producer, and How to Kill Your Hunger as screenwriter, alongside screenwriting for other filmmakers and projects. She is also the author of The Stranger, The Silent Intruder, and Letters to Love, for which she also produced and directed a book trailer. A wheelchair user living with a spinal cord injury, Zahra brings a deeply personal perspective to stories about independence, relationships, and the human experience. The Things We Leave Behind is her latest work as a director.
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