| AGUAN-SUN BEHIND THE HORIZON (9 min) Bangladesh |
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Description:
Bangladesh’s socio-cultural environment is built on gender discrimination, and girls are often considered to be financial burdens on their families from the time of birth. Empowering women is still a dream from generation to generation. This is the story of Ms. Rahela Begum, a single mother working as a female rickshaw-puller, who breaks traditional gender roles to support her two children after her husband leaves her. Muslim-majority Bangladesh is one of Asia’s most conservative societies, where the concept of a woman doing such a job was unheard of before Rahela hit the road three years ago in the capital city of Dhaka. Ignoring senseless conventions and stereotypes, Ms. Rahela is surely giving everyone in the sub-continent women-empowerment goals. From her start as a hapless single mother, her journey has been both challenging and inspiring, and her actions have proved that nothing is a barrier if you believe in yourself.
Biography:
Novera Hasan Nikkon is a student of the Fine Arts Department of the Jagannath University, in Dhaka, Bangladesh. She has worked with Dhrupad Communication since 2014 as an Associate Producer/Director. So far, she’s independently made four films as a director, winning prestigious international awards and accolades. Her proposal, The Girls are not Brides, won the best proposal award, The Hoso Bunka Foundation Prize, in the NHK Japan Prize competition. She is the first Bangladeshi and youngest recipient to receive this high-profile award in the fifty three years history of NHK Japan Prize. She has also participated in some international film events at home and abroad in India, Nepal, Malaysia, Japan, and the US.
Contact Information:
e: noverahasan1998@gmail.com
