Important note: This showcase is the first part of a wider spotlight on South Asian documentary filmmaking. By booking a ticket here you will automatically be issued a ticket for the New Stories, Emerging Authors: Showcase of Work in Progress from India which immediately follows. The total duration is 90 minutes and they will run from 15:00 - 16:30.
Dhaka DocLab is an Asian forum for documentary filmmakers in Bangladesh.
Since it’s inception in 2017 it is trying to create opportunities of collaboration & co-productions between filmmakers & producers of different Asian countries and across the globe. As part of our activity this year at MeetMarket sessions of Sheffield DocFest, we are showcasing four Bangladeshi filmmakers, who are looking for finishing funds, co-producers, festival release, sales & distribution of their films. They will share selected excerpts of each of their films along with a presentation.
Participating projects include:
Nomads of the North
Director/Producer: Piplu R Khan
Set on fragile river edges of northern Bangladesh, four lives drift across six seasons through grief and music, where loss, land, and memory struggle to hold what cannot stay.
Opekkha
Director/Producer: Kazi Arefin Ahmed
Separated by a cruel visa denial, a filmmaker and his aging grandmother launch a digital rebellion, racing to reunite before dementia erases her memories forever.
Mantra of the Mangroves
Director/Producer: Tayran Razzak
As rising waters engulf the Sundarbans, aging shaman Nirmal must pass on his sacred legacy as his son urges escape.
Mashab
Director/Producer: Makbul Chowdhury
A filmmaker journeys from doubt to wonder, uncovering Roger Gwynn’s rare spirit, an Anglo-Irish devotee of Bengali culture, challenging notions of identity, belonging, and empathy.
Supported by the British Council
