Final Year Project

Project Title

Abey Karachi

Description

Abey Karachi is an observational documentary that examines how Karachi’s traffic and failing road infrastructure shape everyday life. The project aims to move beyond surface-level awareness and instead explore how constant exposure to congestion, noise, and systemic inefficiency affects people physically, psychologically, and socially. Through interviews with commuters, drivers, traffic police, and street workers, the film reveals a shared condition of pressure, fatigue, and adaptation. The research highlights how individuals develop tolerance and coping mechanisms within a dysfunctional system, often normalizing stress as routine. By contrasting official narratives of progress with lived realities, the project offers a grounded perspective on urban life in Karachi, encouraging viewers to reflect on resilience, inequality, and the human cost of infrastructural neglect.