Film

2nd NYFC International Film Festival

2nd NYFC International Film Festival, 2014
June 19-21, 2014

New York Film Center (NYFC) is organizing 2nd International Film Festival in New York City in participation with a number of award-winning film makers of from different countries.

June 21, 2014 Screening:

  • A Tale of the Hilsha by Polash Rosul, Bangladesh, 22 mins
  • Bangladesher Ridoy by Saiful Wadud Helal, Bangladesh, 30 mins
  • Untitled by Peal Chowdhury, USA, 10 mins
  • The Last Rites by Yasmin Kabir, Bangladesh, 20 mins
  • Artist of a Changing World by Anindo Atik, Bangladesh, 30 mins
  • With you, Without you by Mansee Kong, Sri Lanka, 90 mins

For more info, please contact:

Obaidullah Mamoon: 646-302-1853
Adnan Syed: 646-379-8672
Minhaz Ahmed: 917-567-9450
Akbar Haider Kiron: 646-262-9296
Babul: 917-680-1461
Email: filmcenterny@gmail.com

2nd NYFC International Film Festival 2014

2nd NYFC International Film Festival, 2014
June 19-21, 2014

New York Film Center (NYFC) is organizing 2nd International Film Festival in New York City in participation with a number of award-winning film makers of from different countries.

June 20, 2014 Sreeening:

  • Mechanism by Abid Hossain Khan, Bangladesh, 15 mins
  • The Strike by Farid Ahmed, Bangladesh, 20 mins
  • The Story Never Be End by Fauzia Khan, Bangladesh, 20 mins
  • Mrittika Maya (Earthen Love) by Gazi Rakaye, Bangladesh, 90 mins

For more info, please contact:

Obaidullah Mamoon: 646-302-1853
Adnan Syed: 646-379-8672
Minhaz Ahmed: 917-567-9450
Akbar Haider Kiron: 646-262-9296
Babul: 917-680-1461
Email: filmcenterny@gmail.com

 

2nd NYFC International Film Festival 2014

2nd NYFC International Film Festival, 2014
June 19-21, 2014

New York Film Center (NYFC) is organizing 2nd International Film Festival in New York City in participation with a number of award-winning film makers of from different countries.

June 19, 2014 Sreeening:

  • Not a Penny, Not a Gun by Mokbul Chowdhury, Bangladesh, 39 mins
  • Narmeen by Dipti Gupta, India, 18 mins
  • Aiaao by Jaami Abdullah Farooq, Bangladesh, 13 mins
  • The Drummer by Tanvir Mokammel, Bangladesh, 90 mins

For more info, please contact:

Obaidullah Mamoon: 646-302-1853
Adnan Syed: 646-379-8672
Minhaz Ahmed: 917-567-9450
Akbar Haider Kiron: 646-262-9296
Babul: 917-680-1461
Email: filmcenterny@gmail.com

 

Eyes On Bangladesh – Screening of “Muktir Gaan”

Eyes On Bangladesh – Photo Exhibition
Regular exhibition hours 10:00 am – 10:00 pm

The Eyes on Bangladesh Exhibition will showcase the work of nine noted Bengali photographers together in New York City for the first time. This project offers a vision of Bangladesh not often seen in the west, and begins a dialogue between first and second generation Bangladeshis in the process. Featured photographers include: Rashid Talukder, Taslima Akhter, Munem Wasif, Jannatul Mawa, Shumon Ahmed, Saikat Mojumder, Sarkar Protick and Rasel Chowdhury.

7:00 pm – 9:00 pm : Screening of “Muktir Gaan” (The Song of Freedom)
Tareque Masud’s and Catherine Masud’s “Muktir Gaan” is a documentary film that explores the impact of cultural identity and the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971.

All events are FREE and open to the public.

The Bangladesh Story - a documentary on Bangladesh

The Bangladesh Story

Bangladesh storyThe Bangladesh Story is an interview based documentary directed by Faris Kermani which tells the story of how Bangladesh was created. It was broadcasted on Channel 4 of UK in January, 1989.  The doc is divided in 3 episodes. The total runtime is just over an hour. Here is the short description of the documentary – The Bangladesh Story:

Episode 1 – Under Three Flags: Bengal was the heartland of British India, and in 1947 it became the east wing of Pakistan, after much violence. East Pakistanis felt they still suffered from domination by their west wing, and Pakistan’s first general election in 1970 confirmed this. A second Bengali bid for independence resulted in nationhood.

Episode 2 – The Mujib Years: The East Bengali majority in the 1970 election caused a civil war which shocked the world. The superpowers stayed on the sidelines, but the intervention of the Indian army ensured the existence of Bangladesh. Mujibur Rahman took power, but lost popular support within three years, and a new period of government by the armed forces began.

Episode 3 – Military Rules: 80% of the population has dropped below the poverty line, while rulers come and go, usually through violent coups. The last programme in the series looks at some different people’s attempts to find solutions to their country’s problems.

A theme song that connected all three parts is great! I really enjoyed the doc. It is a simple version but felt kind of nostalgic about the story. Someone uploaded a low-res version of this wonderful doc in YouTube.

If you want to buy the original DVD from the director, please contact Mr. Faris Kermani directly. He is the head of Crescent Films.

bad weather

Bad Weather – A documentary on Bangladesh

Banishanta Island, Bangladesh
Banishanta Island, Bangladesh

Watched the following documentary at the Margaret Mead Film Festival last December. It was a Margaret Mead Filmmaker Award Contender and won the 2012 Margaret Mead Filmmaker Award Special Mention. We got a few discounted tickets. There was a QA session with the Director after the screening. It was a great film. It seems like the so-called unholy profession, “prostitution,” has many connections with the natural environment we live in – we use both in our full content without thinking of its consequences.

I am not sure whether you can buy it on DVD yet! I’ve heard that Banishanta has been dismantled, but I’m not sure about that. The film has not been shown in Bangladesh yet!

Bad Weather
2011 | 82 mins | Bangladesh, England, Germany
Dir: Giovanni Giommi

Banishanta Island, a tiny sliver of land 100 meters long and 10 meters wide in the Bay of Bengal, south Bangladesh, is notable for two reasons: it is on the frontline of climate change, and its population comprises a community of sex workers. With the rising river, soil erosion, and frequent cyclones gradually destroying what is left of the island, Razia, Khadija, and Shefali, three of the last 65 women left living there, are in a battle for their homes, the future of their families, and even their quest for true love.