Fury On The Shortwave, A Haunting Anti-War Film Explores The Soundscape Of Conflict
Fury on the Shortwave is a haunting anti-war short by Khalid Hasan Khan, where a man in a blackout-stricken city turns to a radio and encounters peace, finance, and AI voices—revealing how modern war spreads through sound, shaping…
Fury on the Shortwave, A Haunting Anti-War Film Explores the Soundscape of Conflict
Karachi, Pakistan — Award-winning filmmaker Khalid Hasan Khan unveils the teaser of his upcoming anti-war short film Fury on the Shortwave, a deeply atmospheric and thought-provoking cinematic experience that examines war not through visuals of battle, but through the invisible yet powerful medium of sound. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tPP4nG4f08 With the striking tagline “War Amplified, Hunger Intensified,” the film presents a world where conflict seeps into everyday life not just through weapons, but through voices, signals, and the relentless noise of information. At the heart of the film is a compelling performance by veteran television artist Wali Sheikh, who portrays a man stranded in a city crippled by power outages and fuel shortages. In the darkness of his surroundings, he turns to an old shortwave radio, an object he once brought back from a safari trip in Africa. What begins as a search for connection soon becomes an unsettling journey through fragmented realities. Through the radio, he encounters a Peace Radio echoing fading yet resilient calls for humanity and coexistence, a Financial Channel coldly tracking market instability and economic fallout amid conflict, and most intriguingly an AI driven radio which delivers contradictory and disorienting responses, at times advocating peace and at other moments rationalizing war. The AI radio becomes a central philosophical force in the narrative as it openly shares the prompts it receives during an escalating regional conflict with global repercussions. Its shifting stance reflects the confusion of a world where even intelligence is shaped by chaos, bias, and competing narratives. The film’s dialogue is sharp, poetic, and unsettling, capturing the moral urgency of its theme. Lines such as “The noise of war cannot silence peace” and “Humanity has to stop war, or wars will end humanity” serve not just as statements but as warnings, resonating against a backdrop of static, interference, and emotional collapse. Fury on the Shortwave explores how war today is no longer confined to physical battlegrounds. It is transmitted, amplified, and internalized, turning minds into contested spaces. The film highlights the psychological toll of conflict, where a single individual becomes a witness to the contradictions of modern warfare, where profit and loss, propaganda and truth, hope and despair collide within the same frequency.
About the Filmmaker
Khalid Hasan Khan is an internationally recognized filmmaker known for his experimental storytelling and socially conscious narratives. He is a producing graduate from the New York Film Academy USA and has established a strong presence on the global festival circuit. His films have been screened over 100 times internationally and have earned 26 awards, reflecting both critical acclaim and audience appreciation. Khan’s work consistently pushes boundaries, blending philosophical depth with innovative cinematic form. Fury on the Shortwave is poised to make its mark across international film festivals, offering a timely and urgent reflection on the world we live in, where even silence is no longer free from the echoes of war.
