
Rezwan Shahriar Sumit
Directing
Biography
Sumit was born and raised in Bangladesh's boisterous capital Dhaka. City Life, a docu-drama he shot entirely on a friend's handy-cam, earned him a place at the prestigious Berlinale Talents 2008 as an up-and-coming director.
Known For

The political ambition of a Bangladeshi teacher corrodes both community and self, as corruption takes hold.
Master

Rudro, a young sculptor, moves to a remote Bangladeshi beach village after the death of his conservative father. At first he is welcomed by the locals, but after the fishing shoals they rely on start to disappear, Rudro is harassed by the village chairman's men and his progressive ideas are blamed.
The Salt in Our Waters

When a college girl returns home suddenly, she finds her mother with her former tutor, igniting a tense confrontation that exposes the unspoken truths lingering in their quiet home.
Motherhood

In the midst of a dry and harsh landscape in Bangladesh, hope sprouts where you least expect it. ‘A Flower in the Desert’ tells the touching story of a child who, despite poverty and hardship, fights for beauty, dreams and vitality in a world marked by silence and survival.
A Flower in the Desert

A boy with hearing loss, made an outcast by others, makes a friend on a bicycle-taxi they go to school with. But the friend also has problems of his own.
Can You Hear Me?

Embarking on a daring journey, two siblings learn the true meaning of family and friendship from an unlikely group of streetwise allies.
The Great Escape

Rumana, a 23-year-old housewife, has only one task before nightfall: take her drunk husband home. If she fails, something horrifying is waiting for her.