Private Project

Bench

BENCH is about a young couple who are at a crossroad of their relationship where leaving each other is just as difficult as staying together. They meet again at their favorite spot to resolve their conflict, once and for all.

  • Usman Mukhtar
    Director
  • Ali Mudar
    Writer
  • Hasan Naeem
    Producer
  • Rubya Chaudhry
    Key Cast
    "Emaan Khalil"
  • Usman Mukhtar
    Key Cast
    "Hasan Murtaza"
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Romance, Drama
  • Runtime:
    12 minutes 2 seconds
  • Production Budget:
    200 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Pakistan
  • Country of Filming:
    Pakistan
  • Language:
    English, Urdu
  • Shooting Format:
    digital, black magic ursa mini
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
Director Biography - Usman Mukhtar

Passionate about everything related to films and filmmaking, Usman Mukhtar started his career as an independent director, cinematographer and actor 12 years ago in Islamabad. A Graduate in Journalism, Usman started experimenting with cinematography and editing at an early age when he used to compile tribute videos for his favorite wrestlers.

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Director Statement

It would not be incorrect to call Pakistan a land of 200 million drama queens. We thrive on emotion..and that reflects very aptly in our cinema and silver screen, all the successful shows are about relationships. However, overtly exaggerated and ridiculously dramatized. BENCH is an attempt to break through the shackles and bring forward a new point of view - a realistic one which does not feed our need to inflate but leaves us with something to think about.