Documentary production in Pakistan
Documentaries for development and public programmes.
Banam films documentaries in the field for UN agencies, NGOs and public programmes, including UNICEF work in Sindh and Punjab. We plan, shoot, edit and grade with our own team in Islamabad, and travel to wherever the story is.
150+ clients. 500+ projects served.
What we make
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Programme documentaries
Stories from the field that show what a programme changed, told through the people it reached.
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Interviews
Community members, frontline workers and officials, filmed on location, with English subtitles where people speak in local languages.
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Aerial and field footage
Drone and ground footage of the places a programme works, as in our UNICEF films from Jacobabad and Punjab.
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Short versions
Cut-downs from the same shoot for events, reports and social media.
Development and institutional clients
Selected work
How we work with programme teams
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Objectives and audience
We start from what the programme needs the film to do, and for whom: donors, government, communities or the public.
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Field plan
Locations, access, consent and schedule, agreed with the programme team before the crew travels.
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Filming
A small crew on location, with drone footage where it helps tell the story.
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Edit and versions
Edit, grade and subtitles, then the versions each audience needs, following the client’s branding and visibility guidelines.
Questions
Have you made documentaries for UN agencies?
Yes. Banam has produced documentaries for UNICEF programmes in Sindh and Punjab, including Jacobabad.
Can you film in remote districts?
Yes. Our UNICEF documentaries were filmed on location in rural Sindh and Punjab, with ground and drone footage.
Do you subtitle interviews in local languages?
Yes. Our documentaries carry English subtitles where people speak in their own language.
Which development organisations have you worked with?
UNICEF, the EU Delegation to Pakistan, UNDP and USAID, among others.
How do we start?
Send the terms of reference or a short brief to info@banam.pk, or message us on WhatsApp. We reply with questions and a proposal.