Filmography

Work

Selected features, shorts, and documentaries as director, writer, and producer. A full list is available on request.

In Progress

Current & upcoming

Moving Bangladesh poster
Post-Production · 2026

Moving Bangladesh

Feature Film · Producer

  • Sundance Screenwriting Intensive
  • Locarno Open Doors Script Consultancy
  • Film Independent Producer's Lab & Fast Track
  • Sloan Grant, Sundance ($15K) & Film Independent ($30K)
  • Winner, Taipei Film Commission Fund ($120K)
Paradise poster
In Development · 2027

Paradise

Feature Film · Writer, Director, Producer

  • With producer Roman Paul, Razor Film Produktion (Waltz with Bashir, Quo Vadis, Aida?)
  • Official Selection, Berlinale Co-Production Market
  • Locarno Open Doors Lab participant
  • Film Independent GMM Workshop
  • Official Selection, Busan Asian Film Market
Eka poster
Pre-Production · 2026

Eka

Feature Film · Producer

  • Torino Film Lab
  • Official Selection, La Fabrique, Cannes Film Festival
  • Film Bazaar Co-Production Market
  • Winner, Aide aux cinémas du monde ($150K)

Released

Selected past work

A Thing about Kashem poster
Released · 2025

A Thing about Kashem

Short Film · Writer, Director

  • Best LGBTQ Film, Rhode Island International Film Festival
  • Academy Award qualifying
  • Best Director — LA Diversity Festival, Tasveer, Miami Short Film Festival
Kingdom of Clay Subjects poster
Released · 2018

Kingdom of Clay Subjects

Feature Film · Writer, Director, Producer

  • World Premiere, 42nd Seattle International Film Festival
  • Best Film, 7th Chicago South Asian Film Festival
  • Theatrical release with critical acclaim

Additional Credits

Producing & co-producing

2024 House Named Shahana Producer Bangladesh's official submission, 98th Academy Awards; Mumbai IFF competition; Gender Sensitivity Award, MAMI
2024 Song of Whales Co-Producer Animated short; Colors of Asia winner, Tokyo Docs; NHK World, telecast in 160 countries
2022 Amar Colony Co-Producer Special Jury Award, Tallinn Black Nights; Best Debut Feature, Kerala IFF
2021 The Silent Echo Producer, Writer Best of the Festival, Raindance; Academy Award qualifying
2019 Roqaia Producer Venice Film Festival competition; Busan, Melbourne, Stockholm
2018 Live from Dhaka Producer World Premiere, Singapore IFF; Rotterdam; Locarno Open Doors
2018 Beyond the Waves Director, Producer Documentary short; Colors of Asia winner, Tokyo Docs; NHK World, telecast in 160 countries

A complete filmography is available on request — see Contact.