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Andrew Biraj first judge for MUD Africa Photography/Short Film Competition 2012

by Shahidul Alam Posted on February 8, 2012

Andrew Biraj – Lecturer at Pathshala, South Asian Institute of Photography, Dhaka and staff photographer at Reuters since 2008, has been announced the first judge for the MUD Africa Photography/Short Film Competition 2012  “Throughout the years I have documented  numerous … Continue reading →

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Journeying with Mahasveta Devi

by Shahidul Alam Posted on February 3, 2012

This is a sequel to an earlier film ‘Journeying with Mahasveta Devi’, and the second in the trilogy being made on the Magsasay Award winning writer-activist made by Drik India. The viewed and the viewer, the act and the response, … Continue reading →

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Frank Miller and the rise of cryptofascist Hollywood

by Shahidul Alam Posted on November 25, 2011

Subscribe to ShahidulNews Fans were shocked when Batman writer Frank Miller furiously attacked the Occupy movement. They shouldn’t have been, says Rick Moody – he was just voicing Hollywood’s unspoken values Rick Moody guardian.co.uk, Thursday 24 November 2011 23.00 GMT ‘A … Continue reading →

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Shock & Awe Talk

by Shahidul Alam Posted on August 29, 2011

Subscribe to ShahidulNews A politically incorrect letter to Tareque Masud by Mac Haque “I’ve overcome the blow, I’ve learned to take it well, I only wish my words could just convince myself,that it just wasn’t real. But that’s not the … Continue reading →

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The Mexican suitcase

by Shahidul Alam Posted on August 15, 2011

Subscribe to ShahidulNews Trisha Ziff is a curator of photography and documentary film maker whose films, focus on the photographic image. A Guggenheim scholar, her exhibitions have been seen at major international museums including: Victoria & Albert Museum, London; California … Continue reading →

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Tedx Ramallah

by Shahidul Alam Posted on August 14, 2011

Subscribe to ShahidulNews Given the recent deaths of film makers Tareque Masud and Mishuk Munier, this powerful affirmation of the power of film can be an inspiration to us all And hip hop used as never before: Believe me this … Continue reading →

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Drik mourns

by Shahidul Alam Posted on August 14, 2011

Subscribe to ShahidulNews Tareque Masud and Mishuk Munier amongst five killed in road accident. Drik mourns the death of two dear friends, the injuries of three others and the numerous deaths of their colleagues and the thousands of uncounted others … Continue reading →

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The Great Imitator

by Shahidul Alam Posted on July 29, 2010

Subscribe to ShahidulNews A fllm by Atul Loke, the talented photojournalist from India. By the mid 1960s, Charlie Chaplin – the man George Bernard Shaw called ‘the only genius to come out of the movie industry’ – was well into the twilight … Continue reading →

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