Social slant

A scene from the short film "The Rejected".

Three short films were screened on December 1 at the district Shilpakala Academy Auditorium: “Khino Alor Artonad” (The Cry of Soft Light), “Nishiddho Adhar” (Darkness in Confinement) and “The Rejected”.
“Khino Alor Artonad” was written by Atiqur Rahman Sagar while “Nishiddho Adhar” and “Rejected” were scripted by Razib Khan Pathan. The short films were produced under the banner of Dhupchaya Sangskritik Sangathan, a cultural organisation consisting of young artistes.
Rajib Khan Pathan, (chairman of Dhupchaya) and Atiqur Rahman Sagar has directed the short films.
The cast of the short films included Shihab, Rony, Nizam, Sunny, Jasim, Mosharraf, M.A Motalab, Sumon, Abdur Rashid, Sagar, Boby, Bappi, Sabbir, Arnab, Habib, Nupur, Rima and Naushin.
“Khino Alor Artonad” depicted the threatening presence of vested quarters even as a group of socially conscious young people struggle to eliminate the disparity that has persisted in society for centuries.
In “Nishiddho Adhar”, the lifestyle of the socially deprived children was depicted. They are used by the influential for their selfish purposes.
In “The Rejected”, the conflict of youths belonging to middle-class families was addressed.
In his welcome speech, Rajib Khan Pathan said, “Due to lack of producers and financial and technical constraints, our initiatives are being hampered. As students, we need greater help to go in for more films in the future.”
Last year the group produced two short films -- “Bastobota” (Reality) and “Wait and See”.