Rubaiyat Hossain is one of Bangladesh’s handful of female filmmakers. She works as a director, writer and producer. Inspired by the works of Satyajit Ray, Hossain pursued her interest in cinema and completed a diploma in film direction at New York Film Academy in 2002. She has also completed a B. A. in women studies from Smith College, and an M. A. in South Asian studies from the University of Pennsylvania and M. A. in Cinema Studies from Tisch School of the Arts at New York University in the United States.
‘Made in Bangladesh’ and the African Diaspora International Film Festival
New York Public Radio
‘Made in Bangladesh’ Review:
A Quiet Power in Collective Efforts
The New York Times
‘These women aren’t victims’:
director turns the spotlight on garment workers
The Guardian
‘Meet the Filmmaker: Rubaiyat Hossain, Writer & Director of ‘Under Construction’
SIFF TV
‘Made in Bangladesh’ Review: Leading a movement is never an easy thing
Cinema Axis
Berlinale Talents 2017:
Rubaiyat Hossain
Berlinale Talents
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