Humaira Bilkis
| Humaira Bilkis | |
|---|---|
| Native name | হুমায়রা বিলকিস |
| Born | Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| 🏫 Education | Sri Aurobindo Centre for Arts & Communication, University of Dhaka |
| 💼 Occupation | Filmmaker, documentarian |
| 📆 Years active | 2015 - present |
| Notable work |
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Humaira Bilkis (Bengali: হুমায়রা বিলকিস) is a Bangladeshi filmmaker, documentarian. Known for her observational approach, Bilkis often explores personal and social themes, with a focus on memory, cultural identity, and intergenerational relationships. Her works have been featured in prestigious film festivals worldwide, including the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA), Berlinale Talents, Giffoni Film Festival, London Indian Film Festival and Visions du Réel.[1][2] She also a faculty of Bangladesh Cinema and Television Institute.[3]
Early life and education
Humaira Bilkis was born and raised in Dhaka, Bangladesh. After getting master's degree in mass communication and journalism at University of Dhaka, she pursued her passion for filmmaking at several institutions, including Sri Aurobindo Centre for Arts & Communication and the Berlinale Talents program.[4] She has also been involved in initiatives such as the Bengal Cinema Development Forum, which supports independent Bangladeshi cinema, and the Dhaka DocLab, a platform fostering documentary film production in South Asia.[5][6][7]
Career
Humaira Bilkis's directorial debut, the short documentary I Am Yet to See Delhi (2015), was screened at several international film festivals, including the Dharamshala International Film Festival and the Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival.[8][9][10][11] In 2019, Bilkis directed the documentary film Baganiya (Garden of Memories), which documents the lives of tea workers in Bangladesh. The film was screened at the London Indian Film Festival and other international festivals.[12][13] Her first feature-length documentary, Things I Could Never Tell My Mother, premiered at the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) in 2022. The film was later screened at Visions du Réel and the Giffoni Film Festival.[14][15][16] Bilkis co-directed Spiral of Silence with Shabnam Azim. The project was published as a chapter in a Routledge volume in 2023.[17] She has also developed the documentary project Fair Home Fairy Tales through Film Independent's Sponsored Projects programme.[18]
Bilkis has participated in initiatives, took filmmaking workshops related to independent filmmaking in Bangladesh, including the Bengal Cinema Development Forum and Dhaka DocLab.[19][20]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | I Am Yet to See Delhi | Director | Short documentary[21] |
| 2019 | Baganiya (Garden of Memories) | Director | Documentary film[13] |
| 2022 | Things I Could Never Tell My Mother | Director | Feature documentary[14] |
| 2023 | Spiral of Silence | Co-director | Collaborative documentary project[17] |
References
- ↑ "Humaira Bilkis Profile". IDFA. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
- ↑ "Bangladeshi Film Makers at Berlinale Talents". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
- ↑ "Berlinale Talents: Things I Could Never Tell My Mother". Berlinale Talents. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
- ↑ "Humaira Bilkis Profile". Berlinale Talents. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
- ↑ "Bengal Cinema Development Forum". Bengal Foundation. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
- ↑ "Dhaka DocLab 2017". Dhaka DocLab. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
- ↑ "Humaira Bilkis Profile". Khoj Studios. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
- ↑ "Humaira Bilkis". Khoj Studios. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
- ↑ "I Am Yet to See Delhi". Dharamshala International Film Festival. 15 October 2015. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
- ↑ "Interview with Humaira Bilkis". Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
- ↑ Chowdhury, Priyanka (17 February 2022). "Filmmaking for a global audience". The Daily Star. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
- ↑ "Baganiya (Garden of Memories)". London Indian Film Festival. 9 May 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 "Baganiya". The Seventh Art. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedIDFA2 - ↑ "Things I Could Never Tell My Mother". Visions du Réel. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
- ↑ "Things I Could Never Tell My Mother". Giffoni Film Festival. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 Azim, Shabnam; Bilkis, Humaira (2023). "Spiral of Silence". Routledge Handbook of... Routledge. doi:10.4324/9781003395805-18. Search this book on
- ↑ "Fair Home Fairy Tales". Film Independent. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
- ↑ "Filmmakers demand environment for independent films, not projects". New Age. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
- ↑ "Humaira Bilkis' 'Things I Could Never Tell My Mother'". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
- ↑ "MUBI recommends Humaira Bilkis' I Am Yet to See Delhi". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
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