কন্যা শিশুদের দিন ২০২০

Filmmaker: Afrida Mehzabin 

Age: 17

Synopsis: The film depicts the effect of a toxic relationship on a woman and her child. The story of the family is seen through the eye of a fish which itself is trapped in a fishbowl. In the film, visual metaphors portray different stages of a toxic relationship. Just like the fish is trapped helplessly in the fishbowl, the child is trapped in this dysfunctional family. 

About the filmmaker: Afrida Mehzabin, a high school student, is an artist and animation filmmaker. She believes that visual art can make a big impact in people’s lives.

Filmmaker: Mubasshira Ibnat

Age: 9

Synopsis: Mother fish leaves her three baby fish with their grandmother and goes in search of food. She finds a plastic bag in the ocean and thinks it’s a new kind of food and she tries to eat it. If only she knew it would cost her life and make her babies orphans!

About the filmmaker: Mubasshira is a student of Class 3 and she loves dancing, painting and watching movies (animation and horror are her most favourite of the lot!). Recently she took an interest in making films and short videos.

Filmmaker: Syeda Abrar Toaha Draha

Age: 17

Synopsis: Social structures hold us like shackles and keep us from doing what we want to do. Even in the 21st century, it is observed that women struggle to achieve their goals where men, with abundance of opportunity and comparatively less hurdles, excel easily. The essence of the movie deals with these elements.

About the filmmaker: Draha studies in college and will be sitting for her Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) exams this year. She plays handball in her school team and takes part in cultural programs. Draha is an amateur filmmaker who started making films in 2016. Since then, she made three stop motion animations and has won multiple prizes from UNICEF, Children's Film Festival, and other national festivals in Dhaka.

Filmmaker: Suprio Labonno

Age: 15

Synopsis: 'To, the sleepless youth' depicts some moments from the life of three young siblings. Sitting in their enclosed apartment, the three young souls are getting exposed to life- the urban culture depicting unsocial behaviour and how loneliness is influencing them. The dancing little girl, the confused young maiden and the tired young boy are getting lost in the path of their lives. 

About the filmmaker: Suprio is studying O Levels and since childhood, she was fascinated by the way stories were told through film. Nonetheless, during the last years, she realized, films are not bound to tell stories rather it can be a combination of some emotionally impactful images. That is when she started studying the art of image-making and the idea of অছবি came into her mind. Since her film doesn't have proper 'plot', she named it অছবি.