Venue :

Tarling Estate Community Centre
63 Martha Street
London, E1 2PA

Venue :

Brady Arts Centre
192-196 Hanbury Street
London, E1 5HU

Supported by :

Saturday 17th July at 5.30 pm
Tarling Estate Community Centre
63 Martha Street
London, E1 2PA

Khelaghar (Doll House)
Bangladesh 2006
Director :
Morshedul Islam
Duration : 100 min
Cert. PG

Two friends Yakub and Mukul in a far-flunge village of Bangladesh, both are teachers in profession. Yakub teach in the village college and Mukul in school. By nature Yakub is a cowardly and confused person. Though he loves his country no less, he has not joined the liberation army for his personal misapprehension. Mukul in contrast has linked himself with the war though not actively. Giving assistance to the freedom fighters has been his main preoccupation.
Rehana comes to the village along with the other refugees from the city. In the army crackdown night on March 25, 1971, she was captured by army and was raped. Physical torture by Pakistani Army resulted psychic breakdown on her.

Sunday 18th July at 5.30 pm
Tarling Estate Community Centre
63 Martha Street
London, E1 2PA

Megher Pore Megh
(Clouds after Clouds) 
Direction :Chashi Nazrul Islam
Duration : 116 min
Cert. PG 
Cast : Riaz, Purnima, Mahfuz Ahmed

During the Liberation War in a very calm, small and quite village, the whole scenario was mesmerized. A young man Shawdheen Mahmud, wants to know his Father’s identity. He was born just after the War. Query arises─ who is his father? War soldier Sejan? Or, the Razzker (war collaborator) Majid? Or, the Pakistani Captain, Sadeque? From among these characters, the cruel history of his Liberation War has come out in front of everyone. Shawdheen Mahmud asks his mother about the true history of his birth.  Not only the history of the birth of Shawdheen but also the birth of Bangladesh has been pictured wonderfully in Megher Pore Megh.

Monday 19th July at 5.30 pm
Brady Arts Centre
192-196 Hanbury Street
London, E1 5HU

Shyamol Chaya
Direction :Humayun Ahmed
Duration : 95 min
Cert. PG 
Cast : Riaz, Humayun Faridi, Shawon Ahmed

It’s a story of boat journey. Monsoon, 1971. A group of helpless people was going towards the liberated zone. A horrific situation was prevailing in Bangladesh. Pakistan Military had unleashed genocide in the country. Heroic sons of the soil started a war of liberation. Passengers of the boat were terribly frightened but they had dreams of Shyamol Chhaya – the land of peace. Would they be able to reach Shyamol Chhaya?

Tuesday 20th July at 5.30 pm
Brady Arts Centre
192-196 Hanbury Street
London, E1 5HU

Dhrubotara
Direction : Chasi Nazrul Islam
Duration : 111 min
Cert. PG 
Cast : Moushumy, Ferdaus, Helal Khan, Shuborno Kazi

In 1971, Aranna was a student leader in Dhaka University. After the massacre that took place at the night of 25th  of  March, thousands of people with the fear of life fled Dhaka in several directions. Among those who escaped were Aranna, Baranna and Ratri . Baranna being shot by the Pak-army on the way, everyone was bound to abandon him on the streets. Fortunately, they got shelter at a house where they met old friends Fahim and Kohinoor. They were receiving training in the free zone camp.
While a professor died in camp, to comply his last wish the freedom fighters set off with his dead body towards his village ‘Shaymol Goan’. The world never stops its journey, it keeps going at its own Place.

Wednesday 21st July at 5.30 pm
Brady Arts Centre
192-196 Hanbury Street
London, E1 5H

Jesus 71
Direction : Nasiruddin Yousuf
Duration : 97 min
Cert. PG 
Cast : Humayun Faridi, Pijus Benerjee, Sharmily De Costa

The independent struggle in 1971 marks one of the most glorious events in the history of a nation torn apart by years of subjugation and colonialism. This was a time when the simple, guileless, countrymen of Bengal, from all walks of creeds of life, were united as one. The local is one among thousands of other Bangladeshi villages. Desmond, a simple God-fearing church bell-man, is the focal point of a plot which aims to portraying the innate humanness of man towards his persecuted fellowmen, be they strangers of kin.

Venue :
Rich Mix Cultural Foundation
35-47 Bethnal Green Road
London E1 6LA
020 7613 7498
www.richmix.org.uk

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Date

TimeSHARP

Film

Country

Director

Friday 28th May

6.00 pm

Opening Ceremony
Film :Angshumaner Chhobi

India

Atanu Ghosh

Saturday 29th May

12.00

Gongajatra

Bangladesh

Syed Ohiduzzaman

Saturday 29th May

6.00 pm

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India

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Sunday 30th May

12.00

Mohan Joshi Haazir Ho

India

Saeed Akhtar Mirza

Sunday 30th May

6.00 pm

Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyon AAga HAi

India

Saeed Akhtar Mirza

Monday 31st May

12.00

Rangeen Godhooli

India

Debanik Kundu

Monday 31st May

6.00 pm

Supar Star

Iran

Tamineh Milani

Tuesday 1st June

12.00

Bindu

Sri Lanka

Somaratne Dissanayake

Tuesday 1st June

6.00 pm

Romeo Juliet

Indonesia

Andibachtiar Yusuf

Wednesday 2nd June

12.00

Tale N Time

Malaysia

Yasmin Ahmad

Wednesday 2nd June

6.00 pm

Kheyaghat

UK/Bangladesh

M.Kamal

Thursday 3rd June

12.00

Madholal Keep Walking

India

Jai Tank

Thursday 3rd June

6.00 pm

Closing Ceremony
Film : Gahine Shobdo (Dark Resonance

Bangladesh

Khalid Mahmood Mithu

ALL FILMS ARE WITH ENGLISH SUB-TITLE

A journey of four people, Pradyut, Madhura, Neel and Angshuman, through the making of a film. Legendary actor, Pradyut, had chosen a life of exil. Madhura, National Awardee for her debut film, now leads a frustrated existence. Neel, passionate about dance and astronomy, Chances on something that changes his destiny. Angshuman, returns from ltaly eight years after completing a course in film direction. He has an interesting script on the curious relationship between a septuagenarian celebrity painter and a young nurse. The project is a non-starter with constant setbacks. A crime occurs brings emotional crises to a peak. Despite all adversities, Angshuman is determined to see his dream project through.

Rupa is an exquisite girl. She is now in a brothel being a victim of circumstances. She gives birth of a baby named Nipa at the brothel. Though she lives in the hell, she wants to make her baby educated. She dreams to be rescued from the hell along with her daughter. Ratan is a cunning man in the locality. He often visits Rupa and develops a hale and hearty relationship with her. Ratan promises to get married her and to rescue her from the brothel soon. Being inspired, Rupa gives her all the savings to Ratan and makes him richer. Haripad is an influential man in the Hindu community. He also visits Rupa as customer on a regular basis. Prakash is a registered dome in the locality. He also visits Rupa every now and then. A silent competition often takes place among them who will enter Rupa’s room first. Ratan and Haripad do not tolerate Prakash as he is from a low cast. On the other hand, as an influential people, Ratan and Haripad lead their respective communities in the society. One day, Haripad beats up Prakash while entering into the temple.

TBC

An old couple, Mohan Joshi (Bhisham Sahni) and his wife (Dina Pathak) decides to sue their landlord (Amjad Khan) for not maintaining their 'collapsing' apartment building. For this, they hire two cunning lawyers (Naseeruddin Shah and Satish Shah), while Rohini Hattangadi is the opposition lawyer. The court case drags on for years and the lawyers milk the old couple dry, while they become rich. Back home in the society, the old couple is ridiculed for fighting the landlord, but they fight on nevertheless.In the end when the judge comes to check the condition of the chawl, Kapadia's men prop up the place thus convincing the judge that all is well with the chawl. Finally, Joshi gathers all his strength and pulls down the temporary supports put up by the men causing the building to collapse on himself. The film provides deep insight into the struggles of Indian 'middle class', which rarely gets space on the film screen.

The films captures the angst of ordinary citizen of Mumbai exemplified by a young Christian car mechanic, Albert Pinto (Naseeruddin Shah) who derives vicarious pleasure from his rich clients’ lifestyle, which brings him in conflict with his family, his father who is mill worker, and joins the strike.

Rangeen Godhooli is the debut film for director Debanik Kundu, starring Sabyasachi, and Bratati Bandopadhyay in lead roles. The film has used various Rabindra Sangeets. The film is targetted for the intellectual Bengali movie goers especially at the city Kolkata. It would be nice to watch Sabyasachi doing a non-Feluda film with Bratati.

Korosh is a famous actor. As he becomes more famous, he pickup bad habits and behaviors. One day at the film location he notices a young girl who no one knows her. In first glance he notices something familiar in her, which he doesn't know what it is. He follows her with curiosity and reaches to some realities in his past, which changes his life....

9 year old Muthu (boy), and 7 year old Malee (girl) are good friends in an elephant threatened remote village. They become friendly with a baby elephant. The friendship between children and the baby elephant develops into a strong bond. The mother elephant also became friendly with children. But two children have to keep the new friends a secret, because villagers regard elephants as enemies of farmers. A businessman tries to exploit the ability of children to call elephants as a trick of attracting tourists. Muthu's father of against the idea, but Malee's father agrees to make easy money using children. Soon the village becomes a tourists spot, and the culture and the natural beauty of the village begin to change. One day after an inappropriate behavior of a group of tourists, Muthu's father and the mother elephant get killed. The orphaned baby elephant taken to the elephant orphanage.

Children are sad to see the departure of their friend, yet make up their minds realizing that their friend is in proper hands.

After a big match, Rangga with several loyal supporters of Persija FC attack their long time rival, supporters of Persib FC. But come to his surprise, Rangga feels love at first sight with a Persib girl. He puts all he has at risk coming to Bandung to look for this girl, who turns out to be the kid sister of Persib supporter’s leader. His friends consider Rangga a betrayer and his supporter jersey business is plummeting. While Desi is facing difficulties from her family, so that they decide to get married and plan to run away to a neutral city where their rivalry does not matter. But Desi’s brother does all his might to stop her. A true love affair of two people has become an affair of two biggest supporter organizations.

A talent competition has matched two hearts-that of Melur, a Malay-mixed girl and an Indian male student, Mahesh. Melur, with her melodious voice, singing whilst playing the piano is one of the seven finalists of the Talentime competition of her between school and mother, who is hospitalised for brain tumor. It all started after Mahesh, amongst the students assigned to get the finalists to school for practice, delivered the notice of successful audition to Melur's house.
Tragedy struck Mahesh's family when his uncle Ganesh , was stabbed to death on his wedding day. Melur thinking that Mahesh's silence was due to his grief over the tragedy became furious when she was continuously ignored.

Film Kheya Ghat Country UK/Bangladesh 2010 Director Mostafa Kamal Running Time 50 min Certificate PG Major Cast Milon, Moutusi, Masum Aziz

Only a week before his marriage Hasan accidentally murders an innocent elderly school teacher while trying to snatch his money. His companion gets caught.
The police are actively looking for Hasan. He becomes a fugitive, waits for a ferry at a river crossing to run away across the border.
The long wait brings flashes of memories to his mind about his father, friend, betrothed Jotika. Can he reach safe haven?
Incidentally, the dead body of his victim is also on the same ferry. Can he really do it? Shatter the dreams of his beloved wife-to-be? Run away from his future? From his fate?

Madholai's simple life has modest dreams and usual challenges. The Times were perfect. A supportive wife, kamla, loving daughters, sudha and Summi. A trusted neighbour, Anwar. And friendships like none other. Each morning Madholal starts a journey with his inseparable comrades on the local train. An eclectic mix of buddies. Witty Peon, Rajan. Fastidious lawyer, Varma. Beetlejuice spewing stockbroker, Jayesh. Romantic young executive. Satish. And a youthful retiree, Joshi Kaka. They laugh with and at each other. Meeting only in the trains, Squibbing and laughing all the way they pass the everyday. Till the tragedy strikes. One event blows it all into smithereens. Shatters the very fabric of Madholal's life. Come the testing times for a family, a neighbourhood and a friendship.

Tumultuous times that turn a perfect home into a gloomy abode. Wife into a stalwart, daughter into a crutch, trusted confidant into a suspect and concerns of a father into his nightmares. Gloomy doom shrouds over his life. Madholal tries to no avail to darn the life that has been teared to tatters. A cowardly act of terrorism puts a man's character and grit to test. It hits at the very heart of society's solidarity. We live in such times. Help comes from the most unexpected quarter.

Nura is a street beggar who was paralyzed during liberation war of Bangladesh in 1971. The Razakars, anti-liberation forces attacked him causing injury and making him a crippled man. Now he begs in the street in rain or hot weather. He does so only to make his dream a reality-to educate his daughter Swapna in the university. As freedom fighter ho does not dose not regret over his poverty, rather he enjoys begging as he sings in his mother-tongue Bangla. He feels that is Bangladesh would not have been liberated he had to speak and sing in Urdu-the alien language for him.
Talukder family is rich and well educated. The senior Talukder was a pioneering personality in photo-journalism in the country staring from the language movement of 1952 to 1971 liberation war. These are all now historical documents. But nobody is happy in this family. The Senior Talukder tries to implant the progressive ideas to his grand-children because the present generation are not aware at all of this liberation struggle and again at the same time the anti-liberation forces try to exploit the liberation war in their won interests. Niloy-an scion of this Talukder family is in contrast with the poor Swapan, the university student daughter of Nura the beggar. Niloy fell in love with Swapna listening to her songs while preparing for the Bangla New Year celebration. But can this love make them happy !!