Experiencing Interruptions?

The Free Spirit

A 10-year-old Madrasa student 'Aynal' noticed the religious dissection through his innocent eyes and experience. The prime objective of the film is to showcase how this religious dissection is creating division against human being. The film ‘The Free Spirit’ especially illustrates how semi-educated religious teachers influence children mind like 'Aynal'.

  • Rahman Leenin
    Director
  • Rahman Leenin
    Writer
  • Rahman Leenin and Kawser Mahmud
    Producer
  • Aynal: Momin and Apon
    Key Cast
  • Teacher:Reaz Hosain
    Key Cast
  • Mother: Mehnaj Pervin
    Key Cast
  • Habib: Akash
    Key Cast
  • Habib Imran
    Screenplay
  • S . Arefin
    Edit , Sound and Color Grade
  • Ali Ahmed Rubel
    Chinematography
  • Fazlul Haque Nayan
    Music
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Human Rights, Childhood, Freedom, Culture, Religion
  • Runtime:
    9 minutes 29 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    August 3, 2016
  • Production Budget:
    1,873 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Bangladesh
  • Country of Filming:
    Bangladesh
  • Language:
    Bengali
  • Shooting Format:
    HD
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16.9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • 14 international short and independent Film Festival 2016
    Dhaka
    Bangladesh
    December 10, 2016
    Dhaka , Bangladesh
  • International festival of short film On Culture and Tourism 2017
    Jaipur , Rajsthan
    India
    March 29, 2017
    None
  • 2nd Acharya Tulsi International Short Film Festival 2017
    Bikaner, Rajasthan
    India
    June 11, 2017
    2nd Best Film
  • Kargil International Film Festival 2017
    Kargil
    India
    August 23, 2017
  • Pink City International Short Film Festival 2017
    Jaipur
    India
    September 1, 2017
    Jury's award in International category.
  • Chittagong SHORT Film Festival 2017
    Chittagong
    Bangladesh
    January 21, 2017
    In a competition
  • Great Message International Film Festival 2017
    Pune
    India
    September 23, 2017
    BEST SHORT FILM
  • Free Spirit International Film Festival 2017
    McLeod Ganj, Himachal Pradesh
    India
    October 27, 2017
  • NPS International Children's Film Festival 2017
    Guwahati, Assam
    India
  • International short film festival Kolkata
    kOLKATA 2017
    India
    December 9, 2017
  • Bangladesh Children's Film Festival 2017
    Dhaka
    Bangladesh
    December 28, 2017
    Best Short Film
  • International Children Film Festival Bangladesh 2018
    Dhaka
    Bangladesh
    January 30, 2018
    In a competition
  • Bangladesh Short and Documentary film festival 2016
    Dhaka
    Bangladesh
    October 2, 2016
    In a Competition
  • The Seul Guro International Kids Film Festival 2018
    Seul
    Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
    May 16, 2018
    In a Competition
  • South Asian Short film festival 2018
    Kolkata
    India
    April 8, 2018
    In a Competition
  • 11th International Tourism Film Festival „Tourfilm – Riga 2018”
    "Splendid Palace" (61, Elizabetes Street)
    Latvia
    April 27, 2018
    Official selection
  • REAL TIME INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (RTF)
    lagos
    Nigeria
    June 30, 2018
    Official Selection
  • Human Rights Short Film Festival 2018
    Dhaka
    Bangladesh
    December 8, 2018
    Best Screenplay & Honorable Mention
  • Canada Shorts Film Festival
    Saint John
    Canada
    Award of Commendation
  • Dunedin International Film Festival 2019
    Dunedin , California
    United States
    January 13, 2019
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Rahman Leenin

Rahman Leenin [Sikdar Mohammad Masfikur Rahman] : Working a privet television channel [ ETV ] as a Senior News Producer . Also He is a film Maker. As a director 'The Free Spirit' his Debut Film also Producing. Won the Best Debut Film contest of Standard Chartered &The Daily Star Celebrating Life 2016 .In earlier he did worked some feature films, short documentary and fictional films. Last one decade he is doing work in various Television channel in Bangladesh as a News Producer. He lived in Dhaka , Bangladesh.

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Director Statement

I wanted to show the religious dissection through 'Aynal’s' innocent eyes and experience. The film ‘The Free Spirit’ especially illustrates how semi-educated religious teachers influence children’s mind like 'Aynal'. Also I wanted to tell stories of those orphans or their helpless, pious families. A children mind is like a ‘Grasshopper’. With this mind, he wants to know and discover his world. But, in most cases, their open minds are suppressed by religious misinterpretation. And these religious misinterpretation and tough routine disturbs their mind to grow. I hope children are raised with free spirit and their minds become like a ‘Grasshopper’.