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Zayed Siddiki

Born August 26, 1988 · Moulvibazar, Bangladesh (age 37)

Zayed Siddiki is an independent Bangladeshi filmmaker and impact producer whose work explores psychological fragility, social contradiction, and emotional isolation through a restrained neo-realist lens. He is an alumnus of the Department of Television, Film and Photography at the University of Dhaka and a member of the Global Impact Producers Alliance (GIPA). His films have been officially selec…

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Colourkite

Colourkite · 2015

Surjo, an 8-year-old boy from the slums, earns a living by collecting scrap and selling it. His mother opposes his desire to go to school because they are dependent on his earnings, but his persistence causes her to seek a solution.

Raven

MovieDramaFamily

When an aging father, sidelined for his lack of financial worth, is blindsided by his daughter’s sudden marriage, he vanishes without a trace—forcing his family to confront the quiet weight of his presence only through the ache of his absence.

Fallen Petals

MovieDramaFamily

Within a hidden interfaith marriage in Dhaka, an unexpected pregnancy exposes the invisible structures of control shaping a woman's life, forcing her to confront the fragile boundaries between love, silence, and selfhood.

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Colourkite

Colourkite · 2015

Surjo, an 8-year-old boy from the slums, earns a living by collecting scrap and selling it. His mother opposes his desire to go to school because they are dependent on his earnings, but his persistence causes her to seek a solution.

Director

Raven

MovieDramaFamily

When an aging father, sidelined for his lack of financial worth, is blindsided by his daughter’s sudden marriage, he vanishes without a trace—forcing his family to confront the quiet weight of his presence only through the ache of his absence.

Screenplay

Fallen Petals

MovieDramaFamily

Within a hidden interfaith marriage in Dhaka, an unexpected pregnancy exposes the invisible structures of control shaping a woman's life, forcing her to confront the fragile boundaries between love, silence, and selfhood.

Director