Filmmaker Mara Ahmed has scheduled the Rochester debut of her latest work, “The Injured Body: A Film About Racism in America” for May 30, 11:30 a.m. at the Little Theater....

Best known for her non-linear multimedia work, filmmaker Mara Ahmed creates documentaries, soundscapes and visual art projects that challenge colonial narratives and cross political and cultural borders. Born in Lahore but educated...

Before harm is fully understood, it is often first experienced as hesitation. A sentence lands slightly off. A smile arrives a moment too late. A comment passes through conversation without...

ISLAMABAD: The two-day Margalla Film Festival 2026 concluded here on Sunday at the auditorium of The Black Hole, a non-profit cultural organization, drawing a large and enthusiastic audience. The festival...

Mara Ahmed joins Heart of The East End Gianna Volpe on WLIW-FM ahead of the November 14th world premiere of her film, “The Injured Body: A Film About Racism in...

On March 27th I was interviewed by Ava Dela Pena about Return to Sender. It was an interesting interview because Ava asked me questions not only about the film and...

ROC Cinema will be screening Mara Ahmed’s newest film, Return to Sender: Women of Color in Colonial Postcards & the Politics of Representation. Ahmed is an interdisciplinary artist and award-winning...

Activist filmmaker and artist Mara Ahmed is returning to Rochester next week for the local premiere of her new documentary, “Return to Sender: Women of Color in Colonial Postcards &...