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Yasmine Kabir

Roshi (Rope)

Doc. expérimental | hdv | couleur | 9:30 | Bangladesh | 2017

Continuing a tradition that goes back centuries, children are employed as rope-makers in old town, Dhaka, making rope from jute fibres. They twist, tie, knot and weave from early morning till nightfall. This silent film has metaphorical allusions

Yasmine Kabir is an independent filmmaker. She lives and works in Dhaka and Chittagong, Bangladesh. Her documentaries are on stories that reflect the human condition.