Šadab Faruk je nezavisni reditelj dokumentarnih filmova i novinar iz Badervaha (Džamu i Kašmir). Nepokolebljivi i posvećeni osnaživanju marginalizovanih glasova, njegovi filmovi pružaju intimne portrete zajednica koje su često zanemarene. Farukov studentski film kojim se probio, koji se bavi problematikom migracija, bio je finalista na Međunarodnom filmskom festivalu u Kalkuti 2022. godine. Nakon toga je snimio kratki film Samo ako beba zaplače…, koji je naručen od strane Indijske fondacije za javno emitovanje. Film je pružio rijedak uvid u jedino potpuno gluvonijemo selo na svijetu, u Kašmirskim brdima. Faruk je 2022. prepoznat po foto-novinarstvu koje prati proteste indijskih farmera, a bio je i finalista za Nagradu za ljudska prava i vjerske slobode.

Shadab Farooq is an independent documentary filmmaker and journalist from Bhaderwah (Jammu and Kashmir). With an unflinching eye and commitment to amplifying marginalized voices, his films provide intimate portraits of communities often overlooked. Farooq’s breakout student film documenting migration issues was a finalist at the 2022 Kolkata International Film Festival. He followed this up with Only if the Baby Cries…, a short commissioned by India’s Public Service Broadcasting Trust. The film offered a rare window into the world’s only entirely deaf and mute village in the Kashmir hills. In 2022, Farooq was recognized for his impactful photojournalism covering the Indian farmers’ protests, and named a finalist for the Human Rights and Religious Freedom Awards.