Umair Bilal

Pakistan

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2026

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65’

Every day, pilgrims, wanderers and seekers arrive in a Sufi town carrying grief, hope and longing. Drawn together by music and devotion, they surrender themselves to a shared state of trance.

Original title

As Light as Air

Chromaticity

Color

FoRM

Documentary

Screenings

DIRECTOR

Umair Bilal

Umair Bilal is a Pakistani filmmaker and educator based between Abu Dhabi and Berlin. His work explores ritual and collective experience through observational cinema. He teaches filmmaking at New York University Abu Dhabi, where he is a Lecturer of Filmmaking Practice.

FILMOGRAPHY

As Light as Air (2026)

CREDITS

DIRECTOR

Umair Bilal

CAMERA

Konstantin Stell, Umair Bilal

EDITING

Siddhant Sarin

PRODUCER

Umair Bilal

MUSIC

Sui Sofie Heinz, YANT

PRODUCTION

Red Falcon Films

RIGHTS HOLDER

Taskovski Films Ltd

financial support
International partners
Main partners and sponsors
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