The film represents a creative approach towards creating opportunities for dialogue within communities and across divides, giving a glimpse into the lives of people affected by conflict.
A Journey Through River Vitasta is the first film shot on both sides of the Line of Control in Kashmir. Supported by peace-building NGO Conciliation Resources, filmmakers Mohammad Urfi, from the Pakistani side, and Pawan Bali, from the Indian side, aim to bring a human dimension to a conflict that has displaced millions.
During their journey on each side, both journalists captured stories of people caught in the conflict.
They travelled along the river Jhelum, also known as Vitasta, which originates from Verinag on the Indian side of Kashmir and flows into Mangla Dam in Mirpur on the Pakistani side of Kashmir.
The film represents a creative approach towards creating opportunities for dialogue within communities and across divides, giving a glimpse into the lives of people affected by conflict.
It is the first Line of Control (LoC) film, put together under restrictions of communication and travel.
Making the film was a significant success in itself as filmmakers Urfi and Bali were not able to meet in their home regions.
Conciliation Resources supports people at the heart of conflicts who are striving to find solutions.
They work with them to deepen collective understandings of conflicts, bring together divided communities and create opportunities for them to resolve their differences peacefully.
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This film is part of Pakistan Calling, a UK and Pakistan project by www.thersa.org and thesamosa.co.uk. Please visit www.thersa.org/pkcalling for more films on Pakistan civil society organizations, social entrepreneurs and individuals.
The RSA and The Samosa launched www.thersa.org/pakistancalling to promote cross-cultural dialogue between Britain and Pakistan. Show your support by watching the film.
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Let the entire area of K go to Ind. They are better off there .
You better go to america or britain, I love my kashmir and my Pakistan and i will never leave it. Pakistan zindabad.
@salman butt: Not sure if you're a troll from across the border, or really Kashmiri.
My relatives in Jammu and Kashmir are struggling and they would love to America.
I am from Azad kashmir and things are very bad here. we don't have proper facilities like water, electricity. i am a graduate in engineering but still no job. We are with Pakistan but why we have been ignored for so long. In indian Kasmir muslim has to suffer but not for small things like job, water, electricity some of our relatives in Indian occupied Kashmir and doing good business of carpet I try to do same here but no support from government. I request central government to please visit and listen what people of azad Kashmir wanted, Please stop ignoring us.