Film Information
Year: 2022
Duration: 120'
Language: VOSE
Genre: Drama
Synopsis
A House Named Shahana (2022) takes place in the 1990s. The main character of the film is Dipa, a combative, funny and outspoken woman who, despite her qualities, for the small village of Bangladesh where she resides, her marital status condemns her to a threatened existence. Throughout the film we see Dipa defy traditional conventions such as social stigma and the burden of family honor for her own benefit. Her courage, her sense of humor and her fighting spirit make a new Dipa blossom, far from conformism and submission.
Director
Leesa Gazi (Bangladesh, 1969) is a prominent director and screenwriter, recognized for films such as Barir Naam Shahana (A house named Sahana, 2023) and documentaries such as Rising Silence (2019). Although her directorial debut came with A House Named Shahana (2023), her career is distinguished by its versatility, having played various artistic roles that address gender issues from a cross-cutting perspective. In addition to her work as a director, Leesa Gazi is founder of the theater and art company Komola Collective. In 2011, she participated in Akram Khan’s production Desh (2011), where she was in charge of cultural coordination and participated in dubbing. She was a scriptwriter and performer in Tahmima Anam’s Six Seasons (2012) and A Golden Age (2012). The same year she also scripted Bonbibi: Lady of the Forest and performed in People’s Romeo (2013), touring nationally for eight weeks with Tara Arts.
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