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Visual Storytelling for Civic Engagement 2021 Festival Winner:
The Story That Eye Witnessed
A Story That Eye Witnessed
by Nancy Rualzapar Bawm, Tanzil Talat Anonto, Bayazid Hossain, Antara Farnaz Khan, and Muntaqa Nawar Binte Hakim
Award winners have been announced from the Visual Storytelling for Civic Engagement Film Festival, the culminating event of OSUN's “Visual Storytelling for Student Engagement” fall 2021 workshop. Over 100 students, faculty and interested public from across the network joined the online festival to watch and vote on 19 videos that were painstakingly crafted by students during the semester.
A Story That Eye Witnessed
, by BRAC University students
Nancy Rualzapar Bawm, Tanzil Talat Anonto, Muntaqa NRB Hakim, Bayazid Hossain,
and
Antara Farnaz Khan
won a total of six awards, including Best Editing, Best Script, Best Cinematography, Social Impact, Best Narration and People’s Choice. With mentorship by
Dina Hossain
and
Elizabeth Costa
, the video tells the story of two Indigenous artists in Bangladesh who create art that builds awareness of the plight of marginalized communities in the country.
The evening’s other award winner was
Surviving the Taliban
, by
Susan Azizi
and
Nicholas Andersen
, from American University of Central Asia in Kyrgyzstan, who were mentored by
Nurzhamal Karamoldoeva
and
Shigofa Jamal
. The film features the moving testimony of women refugees who left Afghanistan after the Taliban takeover of the country last summer and cites OSUN’s role in helping many escape to safety. The award was presented from Bishkek by OSUN Vice-Chancellor
Jonathan Becker
.
Surviving the Taliban
by Susan Azizi and Nicholas Andersen
Dina Hossain
, award-winning filmmaker and lecturer at BRAC University in Bangladesh, served as master of ceremonies for the gala event, presenting excerpts from each of the 19 films. Additional commentary was provided by filmmakers who taught the course, including
Adam Stepan, Seamus Heady, Aidan Maloof, Julia Totova, Nurzhamal Karamoldoeva, Shigofa Jamal, Elizabeth Costa
and
Ulukbek Batyrgaliev
, as well as the student filmmaking teams.
OSUN congratulates all the student filmmakers for their outstanding work examining these important issues.
View all student films
Post Date:
12-14-2021