‘Ghost School’ Director Seemab Gul on How Pakistan’s Real-Life Educational Crisis Inspired Her Toronto Feature

When Seemab Gul’s feature debut was cancelled twice last year, the British-Pakistani filmmaker made a bold decision: write and produce her own project in a matter of months. That gamble paid off with “Ghost School,” now premiering in Toronto’s Discovery section as Pakistan’s sole entry in this year’s festival. “I didn’t envisage financing my own […]