Bangladeshi editor, filmmaker Mahmud Hasan Kayesh’s film titled ‘House of Light’ (2020) was recently selected to be screened at the 12th edition of the Athens Ethnographic Film Festival 2021 (AEFF), titled ‘Ethnofest’
The Ethnofest was founded in 2011 in a bid to promote visual anthropology through kaleidoscopic endeavors and initiatives of ethnographic research and education. This year the festival will run from November 25 till December 5.
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‘House of Light’ a sensory ethnography short documentary, was also nominated in “One world media awards (2021)”, UK and “NAHEMI Cannon Shorts film festival (2021)”, UK. The film, directed and edited by Mahmud Hasan Kayesh, is an intimate portrayal of a family. Mahmud shot the entire film on his mobile phone while he was voluntarily self-quarantined with his family in an apartment in Dhaka.
Mahmud received a master's degree in film-making from the University of the West of Scotland in Glasgow, United Kingdom. At present, he is a full-time faculty at Independent University of Bangladesh.
The festival, held annually in November since 2011, presents the best ethnographic films including short and feature-length anthropological documentaries. The documentaries are the product of research conducted by scientists of visual anthropology or relative fields.
