Eight films, including three films by Bangladeshi women filmmakers, will be screened today, the second day of the International Women Film Festival 2014. Organised by Women’s Film Society Bangladesh, the screening will take place at two different venues across the capital today.
Five films will be screened today at the Public Library Auditorium from 11am to 9pm, Shilalipi- The Inscription by Bangladeshi filmmaker Shamim Akther, Hajar Bochor Dhore by Kohinoor Akhter Suchanda, Temps D’Amour (Love In Time) by Anne Jacqueline, Meghla Akash by Nargis Akter, Demi Ucok by Sammaria Simanjuntak and Kabul Sea by Afghan filmmaker Alka Sadat.
Two films will be screened today at the National Museum auditorium from 11 am, Assamese language film Adomya by Bobby Sarma Baruah and Kayan by Iranian filmmaker Maryam Najapi.
Adomya is a story of a simple village girl, Juri, who gets married to an engineer from her village. After a few months, Juri’s husband dies of AIDS.
At that time, she was pregnant and medical tests confirm that she, too, is HIV-positive. When her in-laws ask her to leave the house, she returns to her parents’ home where she receives the same treatment.
Juri starts living in a small roadside hut and one day gives birth to a baby girl. After a few months she leaves for Guwahati to carry on with her struggle for survival.
Women’s Film Society Bangladesh started its journey with a mandate to promote women in film with the consideration of learning the cultures of the society in Bangladesh.
Its focus is on women as writers, directors, actors, and producers, to explore the aesthetic values of film and to develop interest in the technical skills of film video and media arts.