The delightful comedy ‘Zohra’ easily won the Tongues on Fire short film competition at the ICA in London, on Tuesday 20th March. The 15 minute film is directed by Kemal Akhtar and based on real life events. It is set in 1960s Karachi and London and follows the sudden departure of of an eighteen year old girl, Zohra, from the Pakistani city to a new country. It shows her excitedly trying to negotiate a new world with some surprises and interesting encounters.

Flower Girl by Rajan Khosa took second place while Those Were The Days by Mandeep Singh Jutla was judged third. The Tongues on Fire film festival continues until the end of the month.