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Films
3 Films
Country
“Bangladesh”
x
Colour / Black and white
“Colour”
x
films with a digital version
1
short films
1
Region
London
1
South Asia
2
Country
Bangladesh
3
x
United Kingdom
1
Keywords
Development projects
1
Disasters
1
Environment
1
Family / Kinship
2
Gender Role and Identity
2
Intergenerational relations
1
Marriage
1
Refugees / Displaced populations
1
Rural
1
Social Norms
1
Directors
Afreen, Sara
1
Ahmad Simon, Kamar
1
Chambers, Simon
1
Fruzzetti, Lina
1
Guzzetti, Alfred
1
Johnston, Ned
1
Östör, Ákos
1
Series
not set
3
Country of production
Bangladesh
1
United Kingdom
1
United States
1
Year of production
1989
1
2007
1
2012
1
Colour / Black and white
Film list
Are You Listening!
2012
90
‘
Directed by
Kamar Ahmad Simon
Sara Afreen
.
By the coastal belts of Bangladesh, in a small village named Sutarkhali, Rakhi, 27, lives with her husband Soumen, 32, and their 6 year-old son Rahul. Fighting against all the odds of the woods,
South Asia
Environment
Disasters
Refugees / Displaced populations
Development projects
Every Good Marriage Begins With Tears
2007
63
‘
Directed by
Simon Chambers
.
East London Muslim girl Shahanara is changing form pink hot pants into a sari to meet her husband at the airport. She has only met him once before, when she was married in a union arranged by her
London
Family / Kinship
Gender Role and Identity
Marriage
Intergenerational relations
Social Norms
Seed and Earth
1989
36
‘
Directed by
Lina Fruzzetti
Alfred Guzzetti
Ned Johnston
Ákos Östör
.
Seed on Earth is a film about everyday life in rural Bangladesh (village of Janta, near Bishnupur town). It follows the daily schedule of two families and observes the complementary and difference of
South Asia
Rural
Family / Kinship
Gender Role and Identity