Bangla Film Festival 2025

Bengalis of New York (BONY) will organize the 2025 Bangla Film Festival on Saturday, July 19, from 6:00 pm to 11:00 pm. at Angelika Film Center in New York. The festival will showcase films of different lengths and subjects. These films explore deep personal and societal struggles such as family tensions during Ramadan, combating racism, undocumented immigrants finding love, a photographer preserving fleeting moments, a supernatural curse stemming from hate, mental health stigma, a Marine’s PTSD, and body image insecurities reflecting themes of identity, trauma, and resilience across diverse cultural landscapes. Through supernatural elements, intimate relationships, and social commentary, these films delve into the human condition, uncovering buried truths, unspoken fears, and the power of healing in the face of adversity.

Bangla Film Festival 2025 will include a red carpet reception for the directors and actors, filmmaker Q&As, and a display and sale of Bangladeshi cultural merchandise.

Films

• Nani (2025), 10 mins, Director: Mainak Dhar

As Ramadan draws close, a young woman returns home, stirring up buried tensions and unspoken truths that refuse to stay in the past.

• Westeners (2024), 18 mins, Director: Munasib Hamid

Will Jackie, Taz, and Dulla be able to save the day and end racism in these trying circumstances?

• The Difference Between Us (2023), 25 mins, Director: Imran Siddiquee

An undocumented Bangladeshi immigrant in Philadelphia starts to fall for a roommate she’s never met, forming a connection that will test the limits of her romantic imagination.

• Portrait (2025), 25 mins, Director: Kunal Chowdhury

A seasoned photographer whose life in Kolkata revolved around capturing moments frozen in time. The year was 1995, when photography was still a ritual for the middle class, a ceremony that demanded precision and patience.

• Dui Shaw (2025), 150 mins, Director: Nuhash Humayun

A religious hate crime unleashes a deadly curse. A fortune teller peeks into his future. A magic village. A morbid marriage. Dui Shaw delves into the darker aspects of contemporary Bangladeshi film, infusing it with a supernatural element.

• Joyeeta (2024), 16 mins, Director: Tamara Islam

Joyeeta (Victorious) aims to foster open dialogue on access to culturally appropriate mental health services, reduce stigma and innermost thoughts on mental well-being, and showcase the community’s deep healing power.

• Almost Home (2024), 20 mins, Director: Menhaj Huda

A decorated US Muslim Marine, Aamir, returns home from combat only to find himself battling with his inner demons from a life-changing event while deployed. As he settles back into civilian life, he starts questioning his identity and faces the most brutal battle of all – the struggle within.

• Soma (2024), 11 mins, Director: Alisha Bhowmik

Annika struggles with body image on New Year’s Eve in Brooklyn.

Tickets

General admission: $39.49 > $44.99
Student admission: $22.99 > $33.99
Group admission: $135.96 > $157.96

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Venue

Village East by Angelika
181-189 2nd Ave, New York, NY 10003

[Event details may be subject to change.]