made in bangladesh

Date & Time

May 22-31

Location

Online

Accompanying programs

Attend the in-person Made in Bangladesh film screening on May 14 at the Textile Museum of Canada.

Watch an online screening of Made in Bangladesh (2019) directed by Rubaiyat Hossain.

Made in Banglashesh (2019)
95 minutes, Rated 14A
Language: Bengali with English subtitles

Made in Bangladesh (2019) is a social drama exploring exploitative textile factory labour practices and the global trade apparatus supporting them. Shimu works in a clothing factory in Dhaka, Bangladesh. After a fire in the factory results in the death of a co-worker, Shimu is approached by a union advocate who provides her with a crash course in women workers' rights — and the tools to enforce them. Interweaving worker’s rights and feminist solidarity, Rubaiyat Hossain’s film tells the story of women who must fight and find a way.

Rubaiyat Hossain is a filmmaker, writer and interdisciplinary researcher. She completed her B. A. in Women Studies from Smith College, USA and M. A. in South Asian Studies from University of Pennsylvania, USA. Rubaiyat Hossain has worked for prominent women’s rights NGOs in Bangladesh such as Ain O Shalish Kendra and Naripokkho. Rubaiyat is one of Bangladesh’s handful of female filmmakers, known for her 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 feminist point of view.