At Wagging Tongues Productions we want to start a discourse. We present ideas, stories and talent that deconstruct labels. Our projects offer a new way of seeing the world through art, theatre and film.
We are the oppositional gaze.
A NIGHT WITH NOORJEHAN - set in Lahore, the award winning short film is a snapshot of a moment shared by a street child and transgender sex worker.
Winner - Leeds International Film Festival
Winner - Sheffield Short Film Festival
Winner - Barnes Film Festival
Official selection - Carmarthen Bay Film Festival
Ali Kazim, Suspended in Time is a short documentary in collaboration with Pakistan Society. It is a quick rendezvous with Pakistani artist, Ali Kazim and a tour of his work at the Ashmolean Museum Oxford.
AANGAN - The thirteen foot helix constructed of cotton textile, stitched and embroidered by female artisans of rural Punjab, formed a canvas for the projection of moving imagery and interactive digital art. Exhibited at London Design Biennale, Somerset House.
MRS KHAN - Set in a sleepy suburb of London, Mrs Khan is a story of human connection. When school teacher, Gemma, agrees to teach her tenant, Mr Khan's new immigrant wife, English, she learns they have more in common than she would have imagined.
THE ARTISAN’S SONG - is a non-narrative film about the artisan’s journey as she creates her craft. The film formed part of the Aangan installation at Somerset House.
SHEHNAZ - A short snapshot of Shehnaz, the lead artisan of the Aangan Installation at Somerset House.
JUNGLY JADOOGAR - is a series of three theatre plays. Inspired by South Asian folk tales and challenging racial stereotypes, the plays were staged at London Olympia and Southbank Centre.
OKRA - Set in 1940’s India, the film’s narrative revolves around the wedding night of a young couple and their fears.