Md Ashraful Alam (born 1 February 1983) better known as Ashraf Shishir is a
Bangladeshi independent film director, screenwriter and
human rights activist
A human rights defender or human rights activist is a person who, individually or with others, acts to promote or protect human rights. They can be journalists, environmentalists, whistleblowers, trade unionists, lawyers, teachers, housing campai ...
. He received
Bangladesh National Film Awards
The National Film Awards () is an annual awards ceremony held annually in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is considered to be the most significant film award ceremony in Bangladesh. The National Film Awards were established in 1975 by the government of Ba ...
in 2014 for ''
Gariwala''.
It has been screened at 65 international film festivals in 22 countries and has earned 24 international awards.
His film ''
Amra Ekta Cinema Banabo
''Amra Ekta Cinema Banabo'' (; also given the English title ''The Innocence'' in promotional materials) is a 2019 black and white Bangladeshi Bengali language Narrative film, fictional-feature film written and directed by Ashraf Shishir and prod ...
'' is the
longest non-experimental film ever made.
Biography
Shishir graduated in
information technology
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and earned his masters' in
International human rights law
International human rights law (IHRL) is the body of international law designed to promote human rights on social, regional, and domestic levels. As a form of international law, international human rights law is primarily made up of treaties, ag ...
.
He is the author of four books.
Filmography
:''Note:Films in Bengali-language unless mentioned otherwise''.
;Music Video
Awards
References
External links
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Bangladeshi film directors
1983 births
Living people