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

DIRECTOR

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