I am a storyteller, and the best way to tell a story is film.
Md Ibrahim Khalilullah is an investigative journalist and documentary filmmaker from Bangladesh. He is a Nuffic Scholar supported by the Netherlands government. He was among the 10 nominees for the 2021 Thomson Foundation Young Journalist Award.
He is a member of the Oxford Climate Journalism Network, a program of the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism at the University of Oxford. He is also a fellow of The Rockefeller Foundation and Internews Earth Journalism Network.
Additionally, he serves as a journalism mentor at Investigative Reporters & Editors, a partner with Journalism Mentors.
He directed and produced a documentary, “Taken by the River,” about climate migrants in Bangladesh for CNN. This documentary was created as part of the CNN Academy and the Rockefeller Foundation Climate Storytelling Program.
The Bangladeshi documentary film ‘Taken by the River’ has been officially selected for Italy's prestigious LIFE AFTER OIL International Film Festival 2025.
Previously, ‘Taken by the River’ received the Best Documentary Film award at the African Film Festival ‘Varsity Film Expo 2024,’ held at the University of Zambia in December 2024.
Official Selection
Taken by The River
LIFE AFTER OIL International Film Festival
Sardinia
2025
Best Documentary Film Award
Taken by The River
Varsity Film Expo
Lusaka
2024
Birth Date
May 23, 1991
Nickname
Ibrahim
Birth City
Noakhali
Current City
Dhaka
Hometown
Dhaka
Gender
Male
“I always know the ending; that’s where I start.”― Toni Morrison
I am a storyteller, and the best way to tell a story is film.
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