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Documentary ‘Hanging by a Wire’ selected as Pakistan’s Oscar submission

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  • 'Hanging by a Wire' is Pakistan's entry for the 99th Academy Awards' International Feature Film category.
  • It is the first documentary ever submitted by Pakistan for this category.
  • The film chronicles the dramatic rescue during the 2023 Battagram cable car emergency.

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Directed by Mohammed Ali Naqvi, ‘Hanging by a Wire’ revisits the August 2023 cable car emergency in Battagram, where six schoolchildren and two adults were trapped high above a ravine for over 12 hours. The film, which combines real footage with survivor testimonies, has been selected by the Pakistan Academy Selection Committee as the country's entry for the Oscars, a first for a Pakistani documentary in the International Feature Film category. The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival earlier in 2026.

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The documentary thriller ‘Hanging by a Wire’ has been selected as Pakistan’s official submission for the International Feature Film category at the 99th Academy Awards. This marks the first time a documentary has been chosen to represent the country in this category.

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  1. Sultan Binyamin 2 hours ago

    Yeh ek ahem qadam hai hamare documentary filmmakers ke liye. Usually, fiction films get the main focus. I wonder if this selection will help build a more sustainable path for other non-fiction storytellers in Pakistan?

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‘Hanging by a Wire’ selected as Pakistan’s Oscar entry

Mohammed Ali Naqvi’s documentary thriller ‘Hanging by a Wire’ has been selected as Pakistan’s submission in the International Feature Film category for the 99th Academy Awards, Variety, a global entertainment trade magazine, reported. The selection m

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