Walk into Khar’s dimly-lit pub, The Daily, on a weekday, and you notice a hip, young crowd in the outdoor seating area, all eyes on a screen suspended from a wall. On the screen, a 10-year-old is speaking to his sister in Arabic, with a war-ravaged Iraq as the backdrop.

One of the monthly short film nights at The Pantry, hosted in association with Mac Product-ions and Shamiana Short Film Club