Choukath

Experience of a woman's existential crisis through the story of a night.

  • Laboni Ashrafi
    Director
    Chakrabyuha
  • Bangladesh Cinema & Television Institute (BCTI)
    Producer
  • Marshia Shawon
    Key Cast
    "Wife"
  • Rudra Kawser
    Key Cast
    "Husband"
    Janapada
  • Sham Pulok
    Writer
  • Rudra Kawser
    Editor
    Janapada
  • Rudra Kawser
    Sound Record
    Janapada
  • Project Type:
    Short, Student
  • Runtime:
    13 minutes 14 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    February 10, 2022
  • Production Budget:
    840 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Bangladesh
  • Country of Filming:
    Bangladesh
  • Language:
    Bengali
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Black & White
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes - Bangladesh Cinema & Television Institute (BCTI)
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

In the patriarchal social structure, the major identity of women is the wife of the house and the mother of children in later life. The interest of this film is a woman's journey to find her own identity out of the confines of this world.