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CHAR... the No-Man's Island
directed by Sourav Sarangi; produced by Sourav Sarangi (Orient Indie Films, 2012), 1 hour 26 mins
The abandoned Char, an island experiencing massive erosion due to a change in the currents of the river Ganga due to dam building, lies between Bangladesh and India. It is where a boy named Rubel and his family live, along with those who have lost their homes countless times. This meandering river Ganga changes it...
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directed by Sourav Sarangi; produced by Sourav Sarangi (Orient Indie Films, 2012), 1 hour 26 mins
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The abandoned Char, an island experiencing massive erosion due to a change in the currents of the river Ganga due to dam building, lies between Bangladesh and India. It is where a boy named Rubel and his family live, along with those who have lost their homes countless times. This meandering river Ganga changes its flow with cyclones, and its fragile earth frequently caves in. The island appears as a gift that the river Ganga gives to the people...
The abandoned Char, an island experiencing massive erosion due to a change in the currents of the river Ganga due to dam building, lies between Bangladesh and India. It is where a boy named Rubel and his family live, along with those who have lost their homes countless times. This meandering river Ganga changes its flow with cyclones, and its fragile earth frequently caves in. The island appears as a gift that the river Ganga gives to the people as a shelter after it rips away their native village with floods.The only means of survival for the inhabitants of Char is to smuggle contraband into the black market. At 14, Rubel wants to go to school, but he is responsible for the family’s livelihood. Reality compels him to venture back and forth between India and Bangladesh every day to keep his family from starving to death.
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Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Sourav Sarangi
Author / Creator
Sourav Sarangi
Date Published / Released
2012
Publisher
Orient Indie Films
Topic / Theme
Bengali
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2012 Orient Indie Films
Country of Origin
India, Bangladesh
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The Garments Girls of Bangladesh = Bostrobalikara
directed by Tanvir Mokammel, 1955-; produced by Adnan Pjevic, 1996-; performed by Adnan Pjevic, 1996- (Tanvir Mokammel, 2007), 1 hour
If you have jeans and t-shirts in your wardrobe, chances are some of them were made in Bangladesh. Indeed Bangladesh is now a major player in the global clothing trade. Starting from scratch in the early 70s it is now a multi-billion dollar business. It employs around 3 million people— 85 percent of whom are wom...
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directed by Tanvir Mokammel, 1955-; produced by Adnan Pjevic, 1996-; performed by Adnan Pjevic, 1996- (Tanvir Mokammel, 2007), 1 hour
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If you have jeans and t-shirts in your wardrobe, chances are some of them were made in Bangladesh. Indeed Bangladesh is now a major player in the global clothing trade. Starting from scratch in the early 70s it is now a multi-billion dollar business. It employs around 3 million people— 85 percent of whom are women. In total, up to ten million livelihoods depend on this industry. This phenomenal rise came about because of the protection afforded...
If you have jeans and t-shirts in your wardrobe, chances are some of them were made in Bangladesh. Indeed Bangladesh is now a major player in the global clothing trade. Starting from scratch in the early 70s it is now a multi-billion dollar business. It employs around 3 million people— 85 percent of whom are women. In total, up to ten million livelihoods depend on this industry. This phenomenal rise came about because of the protection afforded by the Multi-Fibre Agreement of 1974. Basically that allowed new producing countries to come into the scene and excluded the 'old' producing countries. In terms of hard currency, the industry is now Bangladesh's most important one bringing in around 76 percent of the country's total export earnings. But the story is not all rosy. There have been about three thousand deaths in garment factories through fires and collapsed buildings. Wages are the lowest of any textile producing country, and workers have a long list of complaints besides wages, health and safety. In May and June of 2006 worker frustration resulted in serious rioting and the destruction of property. Some people were killed. Bangladesh Rifles were deployed. It was a wake up call for this industry.
Consumers in the West are also waking up and consciousness around the issue of 'sweatshops' is much greater. There is pressure on the retailers to engage in what is called 'ethical trading'— a demand for buyers to ensure the factories they source from to be compliant with the national and international labour codes. Bengal once had a vibrant and renowned textile industry in the 17th and 18th centuries. Now that it has risen again, is it prepared to sustain itself in the future and to face the many challenges international trade poses?
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Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Performer / Ensemble
Adnan Pjevic, 1996-
Contributor
Anwar Hossain, fl. 1993-2013, Adnan Pjevic, 1996-
Author / Creator
Tanvir Mokammel, 1955-, Adnan Pjevic, 1996-
Date Published / Released
2007-05-01
Publisher
Tanvir Mokammel
Topic / Theme
Working conditions, Women in workforce, Garment industry, Bengali
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2007 by Tanvir Mokammel
Country of Origin
Bangladesh
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Jibondhuli = The Drummer
directed by Tanvir Mokammel, 1955- (Tanvir Mokammel, 2014), 1 hour 30 mins
During the liberation war of Bangladesh against Pakistan in 1971, Jibonkrishna Das, a poor lower-caste Hindu drummer, was eking out a living with his wife and two children. Being from lower-caste, Jibon was subjected to all kinds of humiliation both by his Muslim neighbours as well as by the upper caste Hindus. Du...
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directed by Tanvir Mokammel, 1955- (Tanvir Mokammel, 2014), 1 hour 30 mins
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During the liberation war of Bangladesh against Pakistan in 1971, Jibonkrishna Das, a poor lower-caste Hindu drummer, was eking out a living with his wife and two children. Being from lower-caste, Jibon was subjected to all kinds of humiliation both by his Muslim neighbours as well as by the upper caste Hindus. During the war when Pakistan army occupied Jibon's village, Jibon along with others, tried to flee to India. On the way, his family mem...
During the liberation war of Bangladesh against Pakistan in 1971, Jibonkrishna Das, a poor lower-caste Hindu drummer, was eking out a living with his wife and two children. Being from lower-caste, Jibon was subjected to all kinds of humiliation both by his Muslim neighbours as well as by the upper caste Hindus. During the war when Pakistan army occupied Jibon's village, Jibon along with others, tried to flee to India. On the way, his family members were massacred by the Pakistani soldiers. Jibon survived, and after roaming around the war-ravaged countryside, finally returned to his native village which was then being brutally ruled by the Razakars, an Islamic auxiliary force collaborating with the Pakistan army. The commander of the Razakars spared Jibon's life on the condition that he had to play drum for his marauding force. Jibon's situation became very ironic. But he survived and his artistic instinct thrived at the end.
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Date Written / Recorded
2014-02-14
Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Performance
Author / Creator
Tanvir Mokammel, 1955-
Date Published / Released
2014-02-14
Publisher
Tanvir Mokammel
Topic / Theme
Massacres, Social castes, War, Music, Bangladesh Liberation War, March 26-December 16, 1971, Bengali
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2014 by Tanvir Mokammel
Country of Origin
Bangladesh
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Meherjaan
directed by Rubaiyat Hossain, 1981-; produced by Ashique Mostafa, fl. 2010-2017, Era Motion Pictures (Dhaka Division: Khona Talkies, 2011), 2 hours
In 1971, during Bangladesh’s war of independence, Meher falls in love with a soldier from the enemy side. When her love is discovered, she is shamed and silenced by her family and society. Today 38 years after the war, Meher has a visitor she cannot turn down. Sarah—a ‘war-child,’ Meher’s cousin Neela’...
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directed by Rubaiyat Hossain, 1981-; produced by Ashique Mostafa, fl. 2010-2017, Era Motion Pictures (Dhaka Division: Khona Talkies, 2011), 2 hours
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In 1971, during Bangladesh’s war of independence, Meher falls in love with a soldier from the enemy side. When her love is discovered, she is shamed and silenced by her family and society. Today 38 years after the war, Meher has a visitor she cannot turn down. Sarah—a ‘war-child,’ Meher’s cousin Neela’s daughter, who was given away for adoption has come back to piece together her past. Together, these two women must re-tell history th...
In 1971, during Bangladesh’s war of independence, Meher falls in love with a soldier from the enemy side. When her love is discovered, she is shamed and silenced by her family and society. Today 38 years after the war, Meher has a visitor she cannot turn down. Sarah—a ‘war-child,’ Meher’s cousin Neela’s daughter, who was given away for adoption has come back to piece together her past. Together, these two women must re-tell history through their stories in order to cut through the stigmas and walk into light. Meherjaan is a film about loving the Other. Meherjaan does away with the unitary masculine narrative in order to usher in an emotional multiplicity of feminine emotion and sensibility. This film critiques certain pitfalls of nationalism that create conditions to justify war, killing and violence. Finally, Meherjaan attempts to offer an aesthetic solution to war and violence by taking refuge in love and spiritual submission. In 1971, the state of Pakistan raged into war. As a result, the country was divided and East Pakistan emerged as sovereign Bangladesh. Thirty-eight years later, Sarah, a war child begins a journey into her past. Meher, a middle aged sculptress, a survivor of 1971 war lives in Dhaka city alone. When Meher opens her chest of memory she pulls one story after another: ... ... ...
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Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Performance
Contributor
Samiran Datta, fl. 2000-2011, Ashique Mostafa, fl. 2010-2017, Era Motion Pictures, Neil Mukherjee, fl. 2002-2015
Author / Creator
Rubaiyat Hossain, 1981-
Date Published / Released
2011
Publisher
Khona Talkies
Topic / Theme
History, War, Romantic relationships
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2011 Era Motion Pictures
Country of Origin
Bangladesh
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Nodir Nam Modhumanti = The River Named Modhumoti
directed by Tanvir Mokammel, 1955-; performed by Afsana Mimi, fl. 1994-2010, Raisul Islam Asad, fl. 1985-2011 and Towkier Ahmed, fl. 1994-1999 (Tanvir Mokammel, 1994), 1 hour 54 mins
A kind of deconstruction of the Hamlet-theme on the backdrop of the liberation war of Bangladesh against Pakistan in 1971. During the 1971 war of Bangladesh against Pakistan, in a remote village beside the river Modhumoti, Motaleb Mollah, a landlord and a local Muslim leader, collaborated with the Pakistan army. A...
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directed by Tanvir Mokammel, 1955-; performed by Afsana Mimi, fl. 1994-2010, Raisul Islam Asad, fl. 1985-2011 and Towkier Ahmed, fl. 1994-1999 (Tanvir Mokammel, 1994), 1 hour 54 mins
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A kind of deconstruction of the Hamlet-theme on the backdrop of the liberation war of Bangladesh against Pakistan in 1971. During the 1971 war of Bangladesh against Pakistan, in a remote village beside the river Modhumoti, Motaleb Mollah, a landlord and a local Muslim leader, collaborated with the Pakistan army. After the death of his elder brother, Motaleb married his sister-in-law who had a young son named Bachchu, by the elder brother. There...
A kind of deconstruction of the Hamlet-theme on the backdrop of the liberation war of Bangladesh against Pakistan in 1971. During the 1971 war of Bangladesh against Pakistan, in a remote village beside the river Modhumoti, Motaleb Mollah, a landlord and a local Muslim leader, collaborated with the Pakistan army. After the death of his elder brother, Motaleb married his sister-in-law who had a young son named Bachchu, by the elder brother. There was an idealist Brahmin teacher in the village, Amulya Chakrabarty, who had some influence over the young Bachchu. The teacher had a daughter, a widow, named— Shanti. When the war with Pakistan broke out, watching a genocide perpetrated by the Pakistani soldiers, Bachchu joined the Bengalee guerillas. The experiences of the bitter war shattered Bachchu's world of innocence. His guerrilla unit was deployed on the other side of the Modhumoti river to conduct operations against the Pakistani soldiers and their Islamic collaborators. Motaleb Mollah, spurred by the title Chairman conferred upon him by the wily Pakistani major, continued to create havoc on the people around. With his gradual moral degradation Motaleb developed a carnal desire for Shanti. Then one day Motaleb's Islamic retainers killed Hindu teacher Amulya Chakrabarty and Motaleb forced Shanti to marry him. In the code of the guerillas the penalty of a collaborator was death sentence. But as Motaleb was Bachchu's father, his comrades were procrastinating. Then one evening Bachchu himself took a decision and crossed the river Modhumoti with a dinghy and a rifle and with a determined sense of mission.
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Date Written / Recorded
1994
Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Performance
Performer / Ensemble
Afsana Mimi, fl. 1994-2010, Raisul Islam Asad, fl. 1985-2011, Towkier Ahmed, fl. 1994-1999
Contributor
Anwar Hossain, fl. 1993-2013
Author / Creator
Tanvir Mokammel, 1955-, Afsana Mimi, fl. 1994-2010, Raisul Islam Asad, fl. 1985-2011, Towkier Ahmed, fl. 1994-1999
Date Published / Released
1994
Publisher
Tanvir Mokammel
Topic / Theme
Guerrilla warfare, Marriage, War, Bangladesh Liberation War, March 26-December 16, 1971
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1995 by Tanvir Mokammel
Country of Origin
Bangladesh
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A Tree Without Roots
directed by Tanvir Mokammel, 1955-; performed by Chandni, fl. 1998-2002, Raisul Islam Asad, fl. 1985-2011 and Towquir Ahmed, fl. 2002 (Bangladesh: Privately Published), 1 hour 49 mins
Majid, a traveling Mullah (religious leader), comes across a rural village in East Bengal. When he convinces the villagers that an old tomb within their village houses the remains of a holy man, they turn it into a shrine and he becomes their religious leader, urging them to live as devout Muslims and berating th...
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directed by Tanvir Mokammel, 1955-; performed by Chandni, fl. 1998-2002, Raisul Islam Asad, fl. 1985-2011 and Towquir Ahmed, fl. 2002 (Bangladesh: Privately Published), 1 hour 49 mins
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Majid, a traveling Mullah (religious leader), comes across a rural village in East Bengal. When he convinces the villagers that an old tomb within their village houses the remains of a holy man, they turn it into a shrine and he becomes their religious leader, urging them to live as devout Muslims and berating them when they have strayed. However, Majid himself proves to have questionable morals. This film is based on Syed Waliullah's novel of...
Majid, a traveling Mullah (religious leader), comes across a rural village in East Bengal. When he convinces the villagers that an old tomb within their village houses the remains of a holy man, they turn it into a shrine and he becomes their religious leader, urging them to live as devout Muslims and berating them when they have strayed. However, Majid himself proves to have questionable morals. This film is based on Syed Waliullah's novel of the same title. Awards/Festivals: Jury's Special Mention, 1st International Film Festival, Dhaka; London International Film Festival; Rotterdam International Film Festival; Montreal International Film Festival; Quebec International Film Festival; Cinenouvo International Film Festival; Jeonju International Film Festival; Fukuoka International Film Festival; Delhi International Film Festival.
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Date Written / Recorded
2011-02-20
Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Performance
Performer / Ensemble
Chandni, fl. 1998-2002, Raisul Islam Asad, fl. 1985-2011, Towquir Ahmed, fl. 2002
Author / Creator
Tanvir Mokammel, 1955-, Chandni, fl. 1998-2002, Raisul Islam Asad, fl. 1985-2011, Towquir Ahmed, fl. 2002
Date Published / Released
2001
Publisher
Privately Published
Topic / Theme
Religious beliefs
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2001 Used by permission of Tanvir Mokammel.
Country of Origin
Bangladesh
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লালন = Lalon
directed by Tanvir Mokammel, 1955-; performed by Arko, fl. 2004, Yasmin Tamanna Tithi, fl. 1999-2004 and Raisul Islam Asad, fl. 1985-2011 (Bangladesh: Privately Published), 2 hours 7 mins
As a young man, Lalon Fakir had contracted pox while on a pilgrimage. Thinking him dead, his fellow travelers performed his funeral rites and drifted his body away on a raft. A weakened Lalon was finally washed ashore and saved by a Muslim couple. Upon returning home, he found that he was no longer accepted as...
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directed by Tanvir Mokammel, 1955-; performed by Arko, fl. 2004, Yasmin Tamanna Tithi, fl. 1999-2004 and Raisul Islam Asad, fl. 1985-2011 (Bangladesh: Privately Published), 2 hours 7 mins
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As a young man, Lalon Fakir had contracted pox while on a pilgrimage. Thinking him dead, his fellow travelers performed his funeral rites and drifted his body away on a raft. A weakened Lalon was finally washed ashore and saved by a Muslim couple. Upon returning home, he found that he was no longer accepted as a member of his own caste, after having lived with Muslims and undergone funeral rites. Henceforth, Lalon embraced different religions...
As a young man, Lalon Fakir had contracted pox while on a pilgrimage. Thinking him dead, his fellow travelers performed his funeral rites and drifted his body away on a raft. A weakened Lalon was finally washed ashore and saved by a Muslim couple. Upon returning home, he found that he was no longer accepted as a member of his own caste, after having lived with Muslims and undergone funeral rites. Henceforth, Lalon embraced different religions, including Buddhist Tantricism, Hindu Vaisnavism and Islamic Sufism, expressing his thoughts and philosophies through hundreds of self-composed songs. As word of Lalon's music and lyrics spread, more people flocked towards his hermitage to learn from the great spiritual leader. Till this day, Lalon's songs are deeply influential among the Bauls, the troubadours of Bengal. The film also features performances by renowned Bauls of today. Festivals: Goa International Film Festival; Dhaka International Film Festival; Fukuoka International Film Festival; London Film Festival. NOTE: We apologize to viewers that the film has a watermark running through it. As it's a rare opportunity to see this film, we hope you can understand until a better copy can be found.
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Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Performance
Performer / Ensemble
Arko, fl. 2004, Yasmin Tamanna Tithi, fl. 1999-2004, Raisul Islam Asad, fl. 1985-2011
Author / Creator
Tanvir Mokammel, 1955-, Arko, fl. 2004, Yasmin Tamanna Tithi, fl. 1999-2004, Raisul Islam Asad, fl. 1985-2011
Date Published / Released
2004
Publisher
Privately Published
Topic / Theme
Music history, Musical genres
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2004 Used by permission of Tanvir Mokammel.
Country of Origin
Bangladesh
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Adam Surat: The Inner Strength
directed by Tareque Masud, 1956-2011; produced by Audiovision (Dhaka Division: Tareque Masud Memorial Trust, 1989), 47 mins
This documentary explores the life and art of the iconic Bangladeshi painter S.M. Sultan. Known for his larger-than-life paintings of the Bangladesh peasantry, Sultan was also famous for his eccentric persona. But ultimately, it is Sultan's profound philosophy about the peasantry, their culture, and their deep att...
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directed by Tareque Masud, 1956-2011; produced by Audiovision (Dhaka Division: Tareque Masud Memorial Trust, 1989), 47 mins
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This documentary explores the life and art of the iconic Bangladeshi painter S.M. Sultan. Known for his larger-than-life paintings of the Bangladesh peasantry, Sultan was also famous for his eccentric persona. But ultimately, it is Sultan's profound philosophy about the peasantry, their culture, and their deep attachment to the land that is the subject of this film.
Field of Study
Film
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Audiovision, Alamgir Kabir, 1938-1989
Author / Creator
Tareque Masud, 1956-2011
Date Published / Released
1989
Publisher
Tareque Masud Memorial Trust
Speaker / Narrator
Alamgir Kabir, 1938-1989
Person Discussed
S. M. Sultan, 1923-1994
Topic / Theme
Paintings, Painters, Bangladeshis
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1989 Tareque Masud Memorial Trust. All Rights Reserved.
Country of Origin
Bangladesh
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The Barbershop
directed by Catherine Masud, 1963- and Tareque Masud, 1956-2011; produced by Catherine Masud, 1963- and Tareque Masud, 1956-2011, Audiovision and Refugee and Migratory Movements Research Unit (Dhaka Division: Tareque Masud Memorial Trust, 2009), 16 mins
Set against the backdrop of the Pakistan Army crackdown during Bangladesh’s 1971 war, this political thriller follows a student activist who takes refuge from the Pakistan army in a local barbershop. The barbershop is run by Biharis, an Urdu-speaking minority presumed to be sympathizers of the Pakistan Army duri...
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directed by Catherine Masud, 1963- and Tareque Masud, 1956-2011; produced by Catherine Masud, 1963- and Tareque Masud, 1956-2011, Audiovision and Refugee and Migratory Movements Research Unit (Dhaka Division: Tareque Masud Memorial Trust, 2009), 16 mins
Description
Set against the backdrop of the Pakistan Army crackdown during Bangladesh’s 1971 war, this political thriller follows a student activist who takes refuge from the Pakistan army in a local barbershop. The barbershop is run by Biharis, an Urdu-speaking minority presumed to be sympathizers of the Pakistan Army during the war. The flash of the sharpened razor, the barbers’ threatening banter, the knowing looks of the manager, all of this puts t...
Set against the backdrop of the Pakistan Army crackdown during Bangladesh’s 1971 war, this political thriller follows a student activist who takes refuge from the Pakistan army in a local barbershop. The barbershop is run by Biharis, an Urdu-speaking minority presumed to be sympathizers of the Pakistan Army during the war. The flash of the sharpened razor, the barbers’ threatening banter, the knowing looks of the manager, all of this puts the man in an increasingly agitated state...
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Field of Study
Film
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Catherine Masud, 1963-, Tareque Masud, 1956-2011, Audiovision, Refugee and Migratory Movements Research Unit
Author / Creator
Catherine Masud, 1963-, Tareque Masud, 1956-2011
Date Published / Released
2009
Publisher
Tareque Masud Memorial Trust
Topic / Theme
Student activism and activists, Revolutions, Religious faiths, Political violence, Bangladesh Liberation War, March 26-December 16, 1971
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2009 Tareque Masud Memorial Trust. All Rights Reserved.
Country of Origin
Bangladesh
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A Kind of Childhood: Growing Up in Dhaka City
directed by Tareque Masud, 1956-2011 and Catherine Masud, 1963-; produced by Susan Bissell, fl. 1987-2017 and Trudie Styler, 1954-, TVO, Audiovision and Xingu Films (Dhaka Division: Tareque Masud Memorial Trust, 2002), 50 mins
A Kind of Childhood explores the complex theme of child labor, through the interwoven personal stories of working children in Bangladesh: their struggle to survive, to balance work and education, and to follow their dreams. At the core of the film is the story of Idris, who loses his garments factory job due to a...
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directed by Tareque Masud, 1956-2011 and Catherine Masud, 1963-; produced by Susan Bissell, fl. 1987-2017 and Trudie Styler, 1954-, TVO, Audiovision and Xingu Films (Dhaka Division: Tareque Masud Memorial Trust, 2002), 50 mins
Description
A Kind of Childhood explores the complex theme of child labor, through the interwoven personal stories of working children in Bangladesh: their struggle to survive, to balance work and education, and to follow their dreams. At the core of the film is the story of Idris, who loses his garments factory job due to an anti-child labor campaign in the U.S. Driven by economic necessity, he becomes a public transport helper to support his ailing fath...
A Kind of Childhood explores the complex theme of child labor, through the interwoven personal stories of working children in Bangladesh: their struggle to survive, to balance work and education, and to follow their dreams. At the core of the film is the story of Idris, who loses his garments factory job due to an anti-child labor campaign in the U.S. Driven by economic necessity, he becomes a public transport helper to support his ailing father, while struggling to continue his schooling.
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Field of Study
Film
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Susan Bissell, fl. 1987-2017, Trudie Styler, 1954-, TVO, Audiovision, Xingu Films, Shelley King, 1955-
Author / Creator
Tareque Masud, 1956-2011, Catherine Masud, 1963-
Date Published / Released
2002
Publisher
Tareque Masud Memorial Trust
Speaker / Narrator
Shelley King, 1955-
Topic / Theme
Children, Child abuse, Child labor
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2002 Tareque Masud Memorial Trust. All Rights Reserved.
Country of Origin
Bangladesh
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