Filmmaker Seemab Gul’s short film Sandstorm (Mulaqat) landed among the top three films at the HollyShorts Film Festival 2022, an Oscar-qualifying festival for short-film categories. Winners for the top three awards at the festival, which ran from August 11 to August 20, automatically enter the Oscar race. According to The Wrap, Sandstorm (Mulaqat) won for the best live-action short category. ECI reports, citing The Express Tribune.