EPISODE · Feb 6, 2026 · 42 MIN
BAFTA Nominated Director Luis Hindman & Writer Sufiyaan Salam | MAGID/ZAFAR
from Bond on Cinema · host Ward W. Bond
Ladies and gentlemen, BAFTA-nominated and BIFA-winning, MAGID / ZAFAR announces a bold new voice in Asian British cinema. Directed by Luís Hindman, and co-written by Sufiyaan Salam, the blistering short unfolds over one sweltering night inside a British Pakistani takeaway, where a fractured childhood friendship resurfaces and long-suppressed tensions erupt. A childhood friendship looms over Magid as he navigates the heat and chaos of a professional kitchen, where long-suppressed tensions resurface and the weight of diverging futures becomes impossible to ignore. As he confronts what has been left unsaid, the film interrogates authenticity, identity, and South Asian masculinity, offering a rare and incisive portrait of manhood shaped by cultural expectation and personal truth. The cinematography is outstanding and fast paced until the moment slows into an emotional and passionate ending. It is great to see films, filmed on real film and this one delivers in every way. #shortfilm #BAFTA #BAFTAAwards #film #cinema #filmmaker #filmmaking #filmdirector #screenwriter #bondoncinema #manhood #masculinity #archetypes #culture
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Ladies and gentlemen, BAFTA-nominated and BIFA-winning, MAGID / ZAFAR announces a bold new voice in Asian British cinema. Directed by Luís Hindman, and co-written by Sufiyaan Salam, the blistering short unfolds over one sweltering night inside a British Pakistani takeaway, where a fractured childhood friendship resurfaces and long-suppressed tensions erupt. A childhood friendship looms over Magid as he navigates the heat and chaos of a professional kitchen, where long-suppressed tensions resurface and the weight of diverging futures becomes impossible to ignore. As he confronts what has been left unsaid, the film interrogates authenticity, identity, and South Asian masculinity, offering a rare and incisive portrait of manhood shaped by cultural expectation and personal truth. The cinematography is outstanding and fast paced until the moment slows into an emotional and passionate ending. It is great to see films, filmed on real film and this one delivers in every way. #shortfilm #BAFTA #BAFTAAwards #film #cinema #filmmaker #filmmaking #filmdirector #screenwriter #bondoncinema #manhood #masculinity #archetypes #culture
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