মার্চ ২০২৩-এ বাংলাদেশ ফিল্ম ইনস্টিটিউট অ্যালামনাই এসোসিয়েশন (BFIAA) আয়োজন করে তিন দিনব্যাপী এক ঐতিহাসিক চলচ্চিত্র উৎসব। বরেণ্য চলচ্চিত্রকার তানভীর মোকাম্মেলের প্রামাণ্যচিত্র নির্মাণের তিন দশক উদযাপনে জাতীয় চিত্রশালা মিলনায়তনে সমবেত হন শত শত চলচ্চিত্রপ্রেমী ও গবেষক।
The three-day retrospective presented a comprehensive chronological journey through Tanvir Mokammel's monumental non-fiction filmography. As one of South Asia's most distinguished documentary practitioners, Tanvir Mokammel has unflinchingly documented liberation struggles, religious pluralism, marginalized cultures, environmental crises, and subcontinental history throughout his three-decade career.
From the historic struggles of working-class garment workers to the oral history of 1971 survivors, the displacement of indigenous peoples in the Chittagong Hill Tracts, and the lingering scars of the 1947 Bengal Partition, the festival served as an enduring archive of human resilience and moral witness.
Exploration of working-class women laboring in Dhaka's textile and readymade garment sector, chronicling their socio-economic resilience.
Life, riverbank erosion, displacement, and environmental resilience along the majestic Jamuna river basin.
Landmark biographical and political documentary on Bangladesh's first Prime Minister and wartime architect of the 1971 liberation.
Monumental multi-hour epic oral history capturing the harrowing testimony and grassroots heroism of the Bangladesh Liberation War.
Poignant chronicle of the Urdu-speaking communities (Biharis) stranded in refugee settlements across Bangladesh.
Devastation and forced displacement of indigenous Chakma and hill peoples caused by the Kaptai Dam in the Chittagong Hill Tracts.
An epic, meditative reflection on the 1947 Bengal Partition, crossing borders to investigate its enduring multi-generational trauma.
Alongside the film screenings, Tanvir Mokammel conducted an exclusive Masterclass for BFI alumni and young cinematographers. The session dissected non-fiction aesthetics, ethical responsibilities when filming vulnerable communities, research methodologies, and cinematic storytelling.
The festival culminated in the historic unveiling of the Uralchitra Special Retrospective Edition — a 200+ page commemorative volume containing critical essays, filmography analyses, archival photographs, and scholarly reviews of Tanvir Mokammel's cinematic oeuvre.
Official 3-Day Festival Schedule · 6–8 March 2023
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