A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Featuring:
Aanon Siddiqua, Lutfur Rahman George, Iresh Zaker
Written by:
Leesa Gazi
Aanon Siddiqua
Directed by:
Leesa Gazi
Release Date:
October 28, 2023
Original Title:
Barir Naam Shahana
Production Companies:
Komola Collective
Production Countries:
Bangladesh | United Kingdom
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 126
A House Named Shahana' is about Dipa, a divorced woman who lives in a small town in '90s Bangladesh. The film explores how she overcomes a failed marriage, social taboos and the burden of family honour by the strength of her courage, sense of humour, and fighting spirit.
Dipa is fierce, funny, forthright, a divorcee "menace" in a rural town in '90s Bangladesh who defies social stigma and the burden of family honour to live on her own terms.
Art Direction:
Shihab Nurun Nabi
Rahima Begum
Associate Producer:
Mohammad Rafi Sumon
Co-Producer:
Abbas Nokhasteh
Arifur Rahman
Bijon Imtiaz
Colorist:
Kiran Kumar Kota
Costume Designer:
Tania Rahman
Creative Consultant:
Sadia Khalid Reeti
Director:
Leesa Gazi
Director of Photography:
Xoaher Musavvir
Alex Unai Arrieta
Editor:
Alex Unai Arrieta
Executive Producer:
Faisal Gazi
Krishnendu Chattopadhyay
Focus Puller:
Sojal Hossain
Ari Papadopoulos
Gaffer:
Mohammad Iqbal
Leon Springer
Line Producer:
Pauline Nakirya
Location Manager:
Ali Ahsan
Location Sound Recordist:
Nahid Masud
Steve Cummings
Makeup Artist:
Forhad Reza Milon
Music Director:
Sonali Alam
Oliver Weeks
Producer:
Leesa Gazi
Production Manager:
Shamsul Alam
Sound Designer:
Sukanta Majumdar
Writer:
Leesa Gazi
Aanon Siddiqua
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