The New York-based Bangladeshi filmmaker Naeem Mohaiemen’s film "Jole Dobe Na" (Those Who Do Not Drown) will be screened in the Berlinale Forum/Forum Expanded section.
A co-production among India, USA, Japan and Sweden, the film is 64 minutes long and explores the unique afterlife of caregivers.
"Jole Dobe Na" was originally slated to be screened at the Berlinale 2021; however Covid delayed the screenings.
The other three South Asian films featured in this section are Teresa A Braggs’ documentary "Sab chang-a si"(All Was Good, India), Pallavi Paul’s "The Blind Rabbit," and Sharlene Bamboat’s "If From Every Tongue It Drips."
Films selected at this Berlinale section explore the intersection of cinema and the other arts.
Born in in 1969, Naeem Mohaiemen uses several creative media including film, photography, installation and essays to explore South Asia's post-1947 conflicts.
"Tripoli Cancelled," "Two Meetings and a Funeral" and "Prisoners of Sothik Itihash" are his notable films.