Rice and Pray 2008
Some village farmers of a few villages in rural Bangladesh, who grow rice, do believe in prejudice till now. They used to pay the sorcerers, so that their rice crops won't get vaned in the natural calamities.
Some village farmers of a few villages in rural Bangladesh, who grow rice, do believe in prejudice till now. They used to pay the sorcerers, so that their rice crops won't get vaned in the natural calamities.
Dhimal, a scheduled tribe of North Bengal, is debarred by the British Empire.
Arun is an ice-cream seller from Haldibari, a border town in West Bengal. He happily travels through the remote areas of rural Bengal for work. When he learns about an upcoming village fair in a nearby area, he plans to visit it. During the travel, he encounters different kinds of people – some try to help him reach his destination while others mislead him. He experiences setbacks and surreal events which teach him the meaning of love and life.
At a time of ever increasing media access, anyone who wants to make a film should be able to make one. But for d/Deaf and disabled filmmakers Debopriya, Mijo and Anuja, this isn’t as straightforward. Each must negotiate with multiple barriers to articulate their creative vision. While documenting their stories, Shweta begins to reflect on lifelong creative collaborations with her disabled father, and a film about filmmaking emerges.
On a stormy night, a needy man picks up a wallet full of money, only to find the owner observing him closely. To his surprise, the brooding owner begs him to keep the purse as he won’t be needing it anymore. It is revealed that the latter intends to commit suicide before the dawn. It's up to the poor, yet compassionate man to convince the grieving stranger to change his mind before it's too late.
Based on Sadat Hossain's novel of the same title, a small-town teacher sets out to protest a vast injustice at his school in front of the Central Shaheed Minar. When disaster strikes, will justice prevail?
The film is a vivid record of a time when the country's one most important sector was pushed to gradual death. It is jute, ‘the golden fiber’ as it was once called, for it had fed millions in both farming and industrial sectors.
A story of Bangladesh’s liberation war of 1971. Where two doppelgängers encounter each other in the war camp. The film revolves around their friendship & journey after the war.
A young bachelor living in a garage tries to light up a cigarette but fails to do so due to various reasons. At times, they seemed natural while sometimes they were just bad luck. Although he tried hard and kept running back and forth, he failed miserably on numerous occasions. Eventually at the end of the day, after several tries surprisingly he managed to light up his cigarette, however, the cigarette which brought him much joy, left him dead, alongside leaving a message for the audience that the ultimate result of smoking is demise.
Jonaki, a cancer patient, recorded a sweet voice message for his boyfriend Boni before dying. Boni listens that voice after Jonaki's demise and after listening that message, Boni becomes emotional and starts to imagine his old days with Jonaki.
A Muslim man's crisis of identity in modern day India looked at through a darkly humorous lens.
In this battle of the sexes, Pralay attempts the impossible when he tries to woo a hot-tempered Dolan. Once married, a hilarious roller-coaster journey ensues.
Glimpses of the life of a gay Bangladeshi man as he comes to terms with his sexuality.
A couple celebrates their one year wedding anniversary. Directed by Tanvi Chowdhary.
After the brutality of the communal rape and murder of Asifa Bano , a director and his team meet two characters in void .
A man is in self-quarantine in a housing building that is under construction. But the place is so chaotic that he isn't able to sleep. One day he goes over to the local zoo and attempts to sleep there.
Shankar's family does not know why he has lost his job. Shankar is caught up between looking for a new job and his own contemplation. His daily life is dotted with financial crisis and the awkwardness of being unemployed. Amidst all these things, strange illusions come to him. He realizes that he cannot anymore communicate with the world around him.
Byomkesh recalls the murder mystery of historian, Ishan Chandra Majumder, where Byomkesh along with Ajit and Pandey, tries to demystify the real reason behind the series of deaths in the family and the gold coin.
At a time of political turmoil in Bangladesh, Runu gets a call from the police about her husband after an arson attack on a bus.