Which documentary is by Masoud Raouf, The Tree That Remembers or Fairytale of Kathmandu?
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The Tree That Remembers The Tree That Remembers is a 2002 animated documentary by Iranian filmmaker Masoud Raouf, exploring the lives of former political prisoners like himself who had been active in the democratic movement during the days of the Shah of Iran, only to face imprisonment and torture under the Islamic regime after the 1979 Iranian revolution.
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Fairytale of Kathmandu Fairytale of Kathmandu is a 2007 documentary film by Neasa Ní Chianáin.
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Rajan Rai Rajan Rai Is a Nepali singer and film producer director . He has sung meny popular Nepali song and produced and directed many Nepali films and documentary . He is also an activist of the indigenous movement of Nepal .
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Ruhi Hamid Ruhi Hamid is a British filmmaker, born in Tanzania of Asian origin, who has made award-winning documentaries for the BBC, Channel 4, Al Jazeera International, and other UK, US and European broadcasters. Her films have covered international stories — in Africa, Asia, Europe, South America, the USA, and the Middle East — dealing with social and political issues about women religion, poverty, health, and human rights. A graduate of London's Royal College of Art, she is also a graphic designer.
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Animesh Mukharjee Animesh Mukharjee is an Indian documentary film-maker, writer and Hindi poet. He is best known for "Maletha Uncrushed - Mothers of Mountains", a documentary film on a movement led by women against illegal mining activities in Maletha, a small Himalayan village.
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Mohammad Gulzar Saifi Mohammad Gulzar Saifi (born 16 February 1983) is an Indian educator, community organizer and polio survivor in the north Indian city of Meerut in Uttar Pradesh. He was the featured protagonist in the 2009 Academy Award-nominated documentary film, "The Final Inch." The short film profiles one of those stricken by polio; and in this way, the documentary establishes a context for global efforts to eradicate the paralysing illness.
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Are You Listening! Are You Listening! (Original title in Bengali: শুনতে কি পাও!: Shunte Ki Pao!), is a Bangladeshi documentary film written-directed by Kamar Ahmed Saimon and produced by Sara Afreen. It was the ‘Curtain-Opener’ of 55th DOK Leipzig in Germany (2012), one of the oldest documentary festivals of the world. Later the film won the ‘Grand Prix’ in the 35th Cinéma du Réel held in Paris (2013) and 'Golden Conch' in Mumbai International Film Festival (MIFF) 2014, India, as the best feature-length documentary. It was also in the ‘Official Selection’ of the 25th International Documentary Festival of Amsterdam (IDFA) in Netherlands (2012) and in the New Asian Current Competition (NAC) of 25th Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival in Japan (2013). Earlier the film was amongst the 9 selected projects invited for Editing Lab of Berlinale Talents programme in Berlin International Film Festival 2012. In a rare move as a documentary, it was released in theatre in Bangladesh on 21 February 2014 in Bashundhara Star Cineplex and successfully ran for four weeks. In 2015, the film was awarded with Bangladesh National Film Award as the Best Feature (Non-fiction) handed over by Sheikh Hasina, Prime Minister of People's Republic of Bangladesh. Written, directed and also filmed by Kamar over a span of 20 months living in a remote coastal village (Sundarbans) of Bangladesh, it is an observational cinema inspired in Cinema Vérité or Direct Cinema style, a genre almost missing until now in Bangladesh. Set against the backdrop of Aila, (a tidal surge) that swept over Bangladesh in 2009, the film celebrates the joy, dream and the resilience of the common people of Bangladesh.
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Amir Jan Sabori Amir Jan Sabori (Persian: امیر جان صبوری‎ ‎ ) is a singer, musician, composer, and poet from Herat, Afghanistan. There is a documentary about him called "Golden Dream". Amir Jan Sabori had a long hiatus in his career but returned in 2005 with his album "This Is Life". He is also the uncle of emerging singer Tawab Arash and has done production for him.
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Mountain River Films Mountain River Films (MRF) is an independent film production and sales company headquartered in Kathmandu, Nepal. Founded by film enthusiasts Chandra K. Jha and Dhurba Maharjan in 2010, the objective of the company has been stated as "Bridging the gap between independent filmmakers of South Asian and the international market". One of its main objectives is to make unique and meaningful Nepalese films for all kinds of audiences, especially foreign film enthusiasts all over the world. As a production house, the company is associated with almost all aspects of filmmaking ranging from story development, story-script conversion and script development to pre-production, shooting and post-production work. On the sales side of things the company is involved in packaging, marketing, branding, product endorsement and the sales of South Asian films to international outlets. Some prominent companies to have done business with MRF are Channel 4 (UK), Gong TV (France), DU Mobile (UAE), Mobi-Pictures (Poland), Visonteam (Serbia) and Zee TV (India). In November 2015, Mountain River Films was awarded the Best Buyer of the Year Award (Nepal region) at the Indywood Film Market held in Kochi, India.
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Ali Abu Awwad Ali Abu Awwad (Arabic: علي أبو عواد, born 1972) is a prominent Palestinian peace activist and proponent of nonviolence. He is the founder of "Taghyeer" (Change), a Palestinian national movement promoting nonviolence to achieve and guarantee a nonviolent solution to the conflict. Awwad’s story and efforts have been featured in over twelve documentaries including two award-winning films, "Encounter Point" and "Forbidden Childhood". Furthermore, he was honored by the global nonprofit thinktank Synergos as the Arab World Social Innovator in Palestine for "introducing non-violence, reconciliation, and civic participation to Palestinians as a means of empowering citizens to seek social change and find a more equitable solution to conflict." Awwad is currently finishing his memoir called "Painful Hope", an account of his experiences as well as his strategy and vision for the Palestinian future. He lives in Beit Ummar, near Hebron.
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Sprookjesboom Sprookjesboom, also known as "The Fairy Tale Tree" and "Märchenbaum", is a computer-animated series for children from the Efteling. The show is produced by the animation studio Motek Entertainment in Amsterdam, based on a concept from Efteling's director, Olaf Vugts. The television program is broadcast daily in several international markets including the Netherlands on TROS and z@ppelin, in Belgium on Ketnet, and in Germany on NRW.
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Happy Tree Friends Happy Tree Friends (HTF) is a Canadian-American adult animated flash series created and developed by Aubrey Ankrum, Rhode Montijo, Kenn Navarro and Warren Graff for Mondo Media. The show is cited as an example of achieving a cult following.
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The Apple (1998 film) The Apple (Persian: سیب‎ ‎ , translit. "Sib") is the 1998 directorial debut by Samira Makhmalbaf, daughter of Iranian director Mohsen Makhmalbaf. The film is based on a true story and features the real people that actually lived it. The film was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival.
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Happy Valley (film) Happy Valley is a 2014 American documentary film, written and directed by Amir Bar-Lev. The film had its world premiere at 2014 Sundance Film Festival on January 19, 2014.
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Danyel Waro, fyer bâtard Danyel Waro, fyer bâtard (in English, "Danyel Waro, the Proud Bastard") is a 2002 documentary film.
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The Sound of Trees (film) The Sound of Trees (original title "Le Bruit des arbres") is a 2015 Canadian film directed by François Péloquin and starring Antoine L'Écuyer and Roy Dupuis. After premiering in competition at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, the film won its director the award for Emerging Canadian Director at the Vancouver International Film Festival.
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My Hero Brother My Hero Brother is a 2016 Israeli documentary film directed by Yonatan Nir. The film tells the remarkable story of a group of young people with Down syndrome that embark on a demanding trek through the Indian Himalayas, accompanied by their brothers and sisters. As the siblings deal with formidable physical and emotional challenges, unresolved conflicts come to surface and heart-warming friendships develop. The original soundtrack was written and performed by Ehud Banai.
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Manilkara hexandra Manilkara hexandra is a tree species in the tribe Sapoteae, in the Sapotaceae family. It is native to much of south Asia (China: Hainan and southern Guangxi provinces; the Indian Subcontinent: Bangladesh, India, and Sri Lanka; Indo-China: Cambodia, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam. Its vernacular names vary regionally; for example "Palu", "Palai" or "Rayan" (පලු) in Sinhalese. It is locally known as the Khirni tree in parts of Bangladesh and India. In the Tamizh language it is called "Ulakkaippaalai" or "Kanuppaalai."
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Carolyn Mugar Carolyn Mugar is an Armenian-American activist, best known for founding the Armenia Tree Project.
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Punam Punam is a 2006 documentary film about nine-year-old girl Punam Tamang from Bhaktapur, Nepal. It was directed by Lucian and Natasa Muntean (aka Lunam Docs), a Serbian independent documentary production duo specializing in telling the stories of working children.
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Anup Singh (filmmaker) Anup Singh (born 14 March 1961) is Geneva based filmmaker, born in Dar-Es-Salaam, Tanzania, East Africa and grew up in a Sikh family of Punjab origin. He graduated in literature and philosophy from the Bombay University and from the Film and TV Institute of India, Pune. He directed films for Indian TV, and was a consultant for BBC2 and wrote film reviews for several specialised press. Ekti Nadir Naam (The Name of a River), Anup Singh’s first feature-length film was selected in 30 festivals worldwide and won several awards. His second movie, "QISSA - The Tale of a Lonely Ghost" premièred at Toronto 2013, and was critically acclaimed, hailed by the international press: “stuns its audience”, “beyond boundaries”, “conjure such intense feelings”, “distinctive storytelling”. Awards include Best Asian Film by Netpac, the Silver Gateway Award at the Mumbai FF and Best Actress Award at Abu Dhabi FF. Anup Singh is currently completing his third feature, "The Song of Scorpions", starring Golshifteh Farahani, Irrfan Khan, Waheeda Rehman and Shashank Arora.
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Ostitto Ostitto is a 2016 Bangladeshi romantic film directed by Anonno Mamun and produced by Carlos Saleh under the Dream Box LTD. banner. The film stars Nusrat Imrose Tisha as an intellectually-disabled girl and Arifin Shuvoo as her mentor. The film's plot centers on the love story of two youths, and the struggle of a mentor who helps intellectually-disabled children to win an Olympic medal. "Ostitto" was released on 6 May 2016 in Bangladesh. The film received positive reviews from critics, who praised its performance and execution.The director announced