Chakrabyuha

The cinema depicts the daily sexual harassment of a woman by speech, physical and gaze and the resulting emotional strain on her personal and professional life. In a patriarchal society, women themselves along with men participate in the attitude towards women, thus depicting the fact that even though she is a woman, she is carrying the seeds of patriarchy. As the psychological introspection of a model, actress, self-reliant, independent woman in her personal life will come up in this movie, so will her own experience about the subject matter of this cinema.

  • Laboni Ashrafi
    Director
    The Tale of Droupadi
  • Laboni Ashrafi
    Writer
  • Bangladesh Cinema & Television Institute (BCTI)
    Producer
  • Kamrunnahar Munni
    Key Cast
  • Methun Karmaker
    Cinematographer
  • Rudra Kawser
    Editor
    The Tale of Droupadi, Janapada
  • Shanto Manush
    Art Director
  • Rudra Kawser
    Sound Design
    Janapada, Digonter Mather Pothe Unmaad Chand
  • Laboni Ashrafi
    Sound Design
  • Project Type:
    Short, Student
  • Runtime:
    8 minutes 30 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    June 6, 2021
  • Production Budget:
    840 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Bangladesh
  • Country of Filming:
    Bangladesh
  • Language:
    Bengali
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes - Bangladesh Cinema & Television Institute (BCTI)
  • 16th International Short & Independent Film Festival
    Dhaka
    Bangladesh
    March 1, 2022
    Tareq Shahriar Best Independent Short
  • Cinemaking International Film Festival 2022
    Dhaka
    Bangladesh
    January 3, 2022
    BEST DIRECTOR
  • Global Youth Film Festival Bangladesh 2021
    Natore
    Bangladesh
    December 28, 2021
    JURY FESTIVAL MENTION AWARD
  • BLAST Short Film Competition 2021
    Dhaka
    Bangladesh
    December 8, 2021
    BEST FILM AWARD
  • Youth Bangla International Film Festival 2021
    Dhaka
    Bangladesh
    December 15, 2021
    Official Selection
  • 10th Ritwik Honorary Award & Film Festival 2021
    Dhaka
    Bangladesh
    November 7, 2021
    Official Selection
  • Sessions By Lift-Off Global Network 2021
    Pinewood Studios
    United Kingdom
    October 18, 2021
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Laboni Ashrafi

Laboni Ashrafi is a writer and independent filmmaker. She has completed her graduation and post-graduation in Bengali Literature from University of Dhaka (DU). Then she joined film school, Bangladesh Cinema & Television Institute (BCTI) to do her PGD in Filmmaking.

One of her films 'Chakrabyuha' has been officially selected in several international film festivals and got the BEST FILM AWARD at Blast Film Competition 2021, JURY MENTION AWARD at Global Youth International Film Festival 2021, Best Independent Film Award at International Short & Independent Film Festival, Dhaka 2022 and BEST DIRECTOR AWARD at Cinemaking International Film Festival 2022.

Her another documentary project 'My mother can sing but she doesn't' recently got the Research & Development Grant at the Exposition of Young Film Talents (EYFT) 2022, organized by Liberation DocFest Bangladesh.

She is also a social activist working on Women Empowerment in Bangladesh and teaches at University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB).

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Director Statement

To me cinema is a journey, journey of a exhausted woman life.