A new girl moves in to the neighborhood and the local guys start gathering around her window. This poetic black-and-white movie combines traces of Indian passion with the stillness of a European art film. With poetic concision, the film brushes up against subconscious human desires, which it conveys with delicacy and depth.
Dhimal, a scheduled tribe of North Bengal, is debarred by the British Empire.
Twenty continuous shots linger over the slums of Dhaka, contrasting a young man's search for moments of stillness and clarity with the megacity's constant onslaught of sound and movement. The young man seeks peace on a series of bridges crossing an open sewer while the noises of modern urban life - from radio advertising to religious sermons - babble on without pause.
A Postal Runner, a person who runs or walks from one place to another carrying mail bags. The runner used to be held in high regard with tales of his valour coming to life in the myths and folk forms of the land. With improvements in modes of communication, the runner's profession has become almost redundant.
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.
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 documentation of Dhaka's midnight shenanigans, rendezvous and a bit of melancholia that spreads all around while we fall a sleep.
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 paralyzed man and a deaf son both seriously affected by the war, lives a life dependent of each other while they both reminisce of their past .
Bilal lives with his blind parents who do not need light. In his dark house he plays hide-and-seek and teases his younger brother.
A Muslim man's crisis of identity in modern day India looked at through a darkly humorous lens.
A Bangla drama featuring Mishu Sabbir and Sarika Subrin in lead roles.
This documentary, A Baul The Baul, unfolds polygonal aspects of the mysterious and mystic life of this religio-cultural sect deeply rooted in Bengal. The phenomenon of ever-increasing popularity of the Baul music and its influence on modern music are unplugged and demystified here. This film deals with their worldview, their music and their interaction with contemporary society. Various practitioners of the Baul music and philosophy like Gour Khyapa, Purna Das Baul, Kanai Das Baul, Brahmakhyapa (an urban Baul music band) and others uphold their understanding on this issue. Moreover, dynamics of the relation between the music and the philosophy in Baul life are discussed.
A film that revolves around three characters who are out exploring their marriage prospects with one of them documenting their travails. While Sayan and Gourab are assigned male at birth, Debalina, director of the film, is assigned female at birth. All three of them are looking for a same-gender partner, and the very suggestion of wanting to marry a same-gender partner drives people around them a into complete frenzy.
A one-take observational piece about the microcosm of Islamic practices and class segregation in Bangladesh's capital city Dhaka.
A portrayal of Liberation War of Bangladesh and the rape of women by Pakistani armies. These women commit suicide and their children are adopted.
Glimpses of the life of a gay Bangladeshi man as he comes to terms with his sexuality.
This documentary explores personal cruising narratives from the LGBTQ community against visuals of Indian public spaces - toilets, cinema halls, parks, stations,malls and the like. Through the stories emerge the different facets and complexities of urban cruising - one of the most dominant ways of finding sexual/romantic partners for the LGBTQ community in India.
A confession from a filmmaker, who is not able to read books anymore. He tries to justify himself before the camera.
