Oscars: Pakistan Selects Documentary ‘Hanging by a Wire’ for International Feature Race

Pakistan Chooses Hanging By A Wire As Oscar Entry

Directed by Mo Naqvi, this is Pakistan's first documentary to be submitted for the Best International Feature Film race.

Oscars: Pakistan Picks ‘Hanging By A Wire’ As Best Int' Feature Entry

Pakistan has selected Mo Naqvi’s nonfiction action thriller Hanging By a Wire as its official entry for Best International Film at the Academy Awards, the first time the country has chosen a documentary for that distinction. The film captures the drama and suspense around a news event that captured the world’s attention in 2023: the […]

Oscars: Pakistan Selects Documentary ‘Hanging by a Wire’ for International Feature Race

Mohammed Ali Naqvi’s documentary thriller “Hanging by a Wire” has been selected as Pakistan’s submission for the international feature film Oscar at the 99th Academy Awards, marking the first time a documentary has represented the country in the category. The Pakistan Academy Selection Committee made the selection, calling it a historic milestone for Pakistani documentary […]

Muhammad Ali Naqvi's Documentary 'Hanging by a Wire' to Represent Pakistan at Oscars 2027

Mohammed Ali Naqvi’s documentary “Hanging by a Wire” has been selected as Pakistan’s official submission for the Best International Feature Film category at the 99th Academy Awards, marking the first time Pakistan has chosen a documentary for the category. The film revisits the August 2023 Battagram cable car incident, when eight passengers, including six schoolboys, […]

‘Hanging by a Wire’ Brings Pakistan’s Bitgram Rescue Story to Oscars Race

TORONTO: Pakistan has selected filmmaker Mohammad Ali Naqvi’s documentary ‘Hanging by a Wire’ as the country’s official entry for the 2027 Academy Awards. The announcement was made by Sana Zahra Jafri, Deputy Chairperson of the Pakistan Academy Selection Committee, during the film’s premiere at the ongoing Mosaic International Film Festival in Canada. The documentary has been selected to represent Pakistan in the Best International Feature Film …