Razid Season
Writing
Biography
Born in Abu Dhabi & raised in Dhaka, Razid Season is a Bengali filmmaker based in New York. He is the founder of a non-profit, Image Maker Films Inc. Besides, he has worked as a freelance project evaluator for POV. He was an invited jury at the Plural+ Youth Film Festival 2022, run by UNAOC and IOM. He has received several awards for his films, including the Nyman award (2018), the Best Director award from SAIFF 2020, Honourable Mention from Columbus Jewish Film Festival 2020, and Phoenix Film Festival 2025. His films have premiered at the 43rd Asian American Film Festival in New York, the Buffalo International Film Festival, the Williamsburg International Film Festival, and the Los Angeles Polish Film Festival. His film premiered on CUNY TV, Yiddishkayt Initiative, and The Archeological Channel's web streaming. His film Kaddish ranked as one of the top 10 independent short fiction works by Cinema Daily US. Razid is interested in making films that deal with humanitarian issues, and he wants his films to be a tool to advocate for those underprivileged communities whose voices are not heard in the mainstream media.
Known For
The emotional journey of a young Ashkenazi who attempts to visit his mother's grave on Yahrzeit during the Holocaust.
Kaddish
A coming-out story of a second-generation Bengali-American who desires to live life fully as a man in a trans-phobic immigrant culture.
Elijah
Layla, a young Muslim woman, lives with her husband and their seven year old daughter. As newly arrived immigrants to the US from Egypt, they reside in New York City. Her husband, who is a conservative traditional man, dominates her. She soon begins to question this interference with her liberty, as she sees that women outside of her community have the autonomy and agency to make their own decisions on how to dress and express themselves in public.