Under Construction – A Bangladeshi Film in NYC

Under Construction is a Bangladeshi film directed by Rubaiyat Hossain. The film was made in 2015 and its New York City Premiere due on July 29th at the Asian American International Film Festival (AAIFF) – the first and longest running film festival in the USA promoting the best of Asian and Asian American films. Bangladesh Circle is happy to partner with the Asian American International Film Festival (AAIFF) in presenting the film. To take advantage of our organization’s 25% discount rate for any film showing at AAIFF (excluding the Opening, Centerpiece, and Closing Night films), enter the following promo code.

 

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Storyline

Roya, a modern middle-class Muslim woman struggles to find herself in the sprawl of urban Bangladesh. After being replaced by a younger actor for the character of ‘Nandini’—the epitome of Bengali womanhood, the central character of Rabindranath Tagore’s political play ‘Red Oleanders;’ she delves into a psychological journey and battles to reconstruct ‘Nandini,’ reclaiming her identity and sexuality in the process. As she sets the play in a modern day ready-made garment factories in Dhaka; her journey to establish her individuality as a middle class woman is juxtaposed with the journey of her teenage housemaid Moyna, who later joins the industrial workforce.

Post Screening Panel:

Rubaiyat Hossain, Director, Under Construction

Director’s Bio

Rubaiyat Hossain is one of Bangladesh’s handful of female filmmakers, known for her critically acclaimed debut feature film Meherjaan (2011) which faced political and cultural wrath in Bangladesh for its anti war narrative, and its critic of masculine nationalism from a feminine point of view. The film was stripped down from theaters across Bangladesh only one week after its release, and is still prohibited from being screened. Rubaiyat has completed her B.A. in Women Studies from Smith College, USA and M.A. in South Asian Studies from University of Pennsylvania. Currently she lives between Dhaka and New York making films and attending Tisch School of Arts at New York University in Cinema Studies.

 

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Venue:

Village East Cinema
181-189 2nd Ave, New York, NY 10003

Under Construction Trailer:

 

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