Private Project

A Father's Diary

Hassan and Mario - are neighbors. They have raised their daughters, Dina and Isabella together, supporting each other through tough times. When Hassan, faces the challenges of modern life, both inside and outside the home, his reactions propel a series of events that threatens everything he holds dear. When his daughter Dina becomes more than good friends, a life partner, with her best friend Isabella, hard decisions have to be made. 'A Father's Diary' chronicles one man's love of his family and tells how passion and fear can take over love, loyalty, and reason, and shows how the past can determine the very fabric of the future. A study of parenthood, partnership, and relationships, 'A Father's Diary' is a tough portrayal of a father who struggles to come to terms with his wife and daughter's choices and the impact it has on those closest to him. This feature is filmed in the USA, Canada, Australia, and Bangladesh. A film by the award-winning director, Golam Mustofa, produced by, Banzai Multimedia, in Canada.

  • Golam Mustofa
    Director
    Message in the Fortune Cookie, A Drop of Love, Riddle Of Hearts
  • Golam Mustofa
    Writer
    Message in the Fortune Cookie, A Drop of Love, Riddle Of Hearts
  • Jonathan Rabson
    Writer
    Message in the Fortune Cookie,
  • Yasar Shaikh
    Writer
  • Lisa Habermann
    Writer
  • Banzai Multimedia
    Producer
    Message in the Fortune Cookie, A Drop of Love, Riddle Of Hearts
  • Golam Mustofa
    Producer
  • Afrin Islam
    Producer
  • Yasar Shaikh
    Producer
  • Anwar Kaisar
    Producer
    Message in the Fortune Cookie, A Drop of Love,
  • Afroz Khan
    Key Cast
    "Hassan Ali"
  • Carmine Iacono
    Key Cast
    "Marco Marino"
  • Christy Eveleigh
    Key Cast
    "Faria Ali"
  • Sonali Jain
    Key Cast
    "Professor Farzana Islam"
  • Nidhi Dhara
    Key Cast
    "Dina Ali"
  • Brittany Clough
    Key Cast
    "Isabella Marino"
  • Deepa Khandakar
    Key Cast
    "Mother"
  • Mustakim Hossain Mahin
    Key Cast
    "Young Hasan"
  • Anwar Kaisar
    Key Cast
    "School Principle Br. Benedict"
  • Reshma Toha
    Key Cast
    "Shafi Chachi"
  • Eugene Vincent Gomes
    Key Cast
    "Teacher"
  • Adam Jenner
    Key Cast
    "Louis"
  • Golam Mustofa
    Story
  • Christopher Rinaman
    Music composer
  • Aniruddha Pande
    Chief Editor
  • Arsen Ourmouzov
    Director of Photography
  • Kishore Neel
    Director of Photography
  • Shaikh Shaikh
    Costume Designer
  • Afrin Islam
    Costume Designer
  • Chandra Bulucon
    Sound Designer & Mixer
  • Emon Shai
    Casting Director
  • Jonathan Rabson
    Casting Director
  • Parvez Ahmed
    Makeup Artist
  • Christy Eveleigh
    Makeup Artist
  • Azura Mustofa
    Makeup Artist
  • Tarek Mahmud
    Light Gaffer
  • Yasar Shaikh
    Art Director
  • Hosne Rabbani Shaheen
    Art Director
  • Pretom Deep
    Art Director
  • Saumil Raichura
    Assistant Director
  • Tanvir Ahmed
    Assistant Director
  • Kesava Kumar
    Assistant Director
  • Hosne Rabbani Shaheen
    Assistant Director
  • Pretom Deep
    Assistant Director
  • Project Type:
    Feature
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 53 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    September 23, 2021
  • Production Budget:
    200,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Canada
  • Country of Filming:
    Australia, Bangladesh, Canada, United States
  • Language:
    Bengali, English, Italian
  • Shooting Format:
    RED, Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    1.9:1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
  • Golden Earth Film Award

    September 30, 2021
    Best Feature Film
  • Aphrodite Film Awards

    United States
    October 14, 2021
    Best Fiction Feature Film
  • Calcutta International Cult Film Festival
    Kolkata, West Bengal
    India
    October 26, 2021
    Award Winner - OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
  • Druk International Film Festival
    Paro
    Bhutan
    October 30, 2021
    Award Winner - Outstanding Achievement Award
  • Tagore International Film Festival
    Kolkata
    India
    November 6, 2021
    Award Winner
  • Gangtok International Film Festival
    Sikkim
    India
    November 5, 2021
    Award Winner – Narrative Features
  • Crown Wood International Film Festival
    Kolkata
    India
    November 21, 2021
    BEST FEATURE FILM
  • Virgin Spring Cinefest
    Kolkata
    India
    November 24, 2021
    Award Winner - OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
  • World Film Carnival - Singapore
    Singapore
    Singapore
    November 20, 2021
    Winner - Audience Choice Award
  • Accolade Global Film Competition
    La Jolla, CA
    United States
    November 30, 2021
    Award of Merit: Film Feature
  • Accolade Global Film Competition
    La Jolla, CA
    United States
    November 30, 2021
    Award of Merit: Direction
  • Madras Independent Film Festival
    Chennai
    India
    January 27, 2022
    Best Feature Film
  • The Buddha International Film Festival

    India
    January 29, 2022
    Best screenplay
  • Top Indie Film Awards
    Tokyo
    Japan
    January 5, 2022
    Award Winner - Best Writing
  • Top Indie Film Awards
    Tokyo
    Japan
    January 5, 2022
    Award Winner - Best Message
  • Top Indie Film Awards
    Tokyo
    Japan
    January 5, 2022
    Nomination - Best Feature
  • Top Indie Film Awards
    Tokyo
    Japan
    January 5, 2022
    Nomination - Best Music
  • Global Taj International Film Festival
    Agra
    India
    December 26, 2021
    Best Director
  • Bridge Fest
    Vancouver
    Canada
    January 11, 2022
    Best director; Best producers; Best supporting actress; Best cinematography; Best editing; Best music
  • Dhaka International Film Festival
    Dhaka
    Bangladesh
    January 15, 2022
    World Premiere
  • Toronto Film and Script Awards
    Toronto
    Canada
    February 15, 2022
    Best Experimental Feature
  • Australia Film Festival
    Sydney
    Australia
    February 15, 2022
  • Reels International Film Festival
    AURANGABAD
    India
    February 27, 2022
    Best Feature Film, 1st Place
  • Aab International Film Festival
    Punjab
    India
    March 15, 2022
    Best Director
  • Aab International Film Festival
    Punjab
    India
    March 15, 2022
    Best Narrative Film
  • London Bengali Film Festival
    London
    United Kingdom
    June 25, 2022
    UK Premiere
  • AltFF Alternative Film Festival
    Toronto
    Canada
    June 26, 2022
    Best Drama - Summer 2022
  • Toronto Film Magazine Fest
    Toronto
    Canada
    July 4, 2022
    Best Indie Film
  • ROSHANI INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2022
    Aurangabad
    India
    July 24, 2022
    Best Director, Feature Film
  • ROSHANI INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2022
    Aurangabad
    India
    July 24, 2022
    Best Story Writer, Feature Film
  • Mumbai International Film Festival
    Mumbai
    India
    August 14, 2022
    Best Feature Film - Honorable Mention
  • Canadian International Faith & Family Film Festival
    Toronto
    Canada
    September 16, 2022
    Nominee for the Best Director
  • Wales International Film Festival
    Wales
    United Kingdom
    September 30, 2022
    Nominee for the Best Feature Film
  • Asian Film Festival Barcelona - AFFBCN
    Barcelona
    Spain
    October 26, 2022
    Spain Premiere
  • LakeCity International Film Festival
    Mumbai
    India
    November 27, 2022
    Best Director
  • Chambal International Film Festival - Season 7
    Mumbai, Maharashtra 400064
    India
    January 22, 2023
    Best Feature Film Runner Up (Fiction)
  • GERMANY INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
    Berlin
    Germany
    February 19, 2023
    Honorable Mention
  • Toronto Awards Film Festival
    Toronto
    Canada
    February 19, 2023
    Best Feature Film
  • LONDON INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
    London
    United Kingdom
    February 20, 2023
    Honorable Mention
  • SPAIN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
    MADRID
    Spain
    April 24, 2023
    Official Selection
  • ITALY INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

    Official Selection
Director Biography - Golam Mustofa

Golam Mustofa, born in Dhaka, Bangladesh, and educated in the USA, is the director, writer, and producer of the feature film "A Father's Diary." He is also an active jury in a number of film festivals around the Los Angeles area. He is also a renowned lyricist in North America and Bangladesh for his heart-touchy lyrics. His previous feature film "A Drop of Love" was awarded nine film festivals including "Best Dramatic Film" and the short film "Message in the Fortune Cookie" was awarded by 12 film festivals including the "Best Audience Choice" award.

Mustofa earned a B.S. in Accounting and an M.S. in Computer Science from the City University NY (CUNY), where he also studied Visual Communication Media, Computer Graphics, Indie Film Making, Photography, Computer Animation, and Computer Music, and made numbers of short films. He is also skilled in Screenwriting, Songwriting, 3D Animation, Graphic Design, Sound Mixing, Special Effects Supervision, NLE Film Editing Supervision, Software Development, and Performance Engineering, Software Verification & Validation Architecting, Teaching & Training - Software Development & Verification areas.

"A Father's Diary" is one of his feature films which made him travel three continents - North America, South Asia, and Australia with the cast and crew; currently he is also working on five feature films like "Switching", "End of the Street", "Where the Heart Belongs", "Memory in Motion", and "360 Degree" and a couple of shorts as well.

Filmography:
• A Father's Diary
• Message in the Fortune Cookie
• Riddle Of Hearts
• A Drop of Love

Songwriter & Producer:

1. Song title: "Ghum Ghum Ghum" (Bengali)
2. Song title: "Ki Shova"(Benglai)
3. Song title: "Come to my heart- এসো হে সাথী /Eso he sathi" (English & Bengali)
4. Song title: "You got my claws out"
5. Song title: "Save Your Breath"
6. Song title: "Home home home"
7. Song title: "If I leave the world today"
8. Song title: "I want to be millionaire"
9. Song title: "My Taj Mahal"
10. Song title: "Taj Mahal – The Drops of Love"
11. Song title: "It’s a Beautiful World"
12. Song title: "You are the one"
13. Song title: "Let’s return home"
14. Song title: "Be my love"
15. Song title: "An Ocean Apart"
16. Song title: "I am in love"
17. Song title: "Red Mountain"
18. Song title: "Come to me and be my love"
19. Song title: "Such a Beautiful World"
20. Song title: "My darling, I am in love"
21. Song title: "ইছামতীর মিষ্টি পানি / Ichāmatīra miṣṭi pāni"(Bengali)
22. Song title: "আমি যদি যাই গো চলে, মায়াবী এই ভুবন ছেড়ে /Āmi yadi yā'i gō calē, māẏābī ē'i bhubana chēṛē"(Bengali)
23. Song title: " তুমি যে শুদু তুমি / Tumi yē śudu tumi" (Bengali)
24. Song title: "দেখেছো কি আমার থাবা / Dēkhēchō ki āmāra thābā (Bengali)

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Director Statement

The movie “A Father’s Diary” depicts a tale of a conservative father, Hassan Ali, who rejects and burns into the inferno when he discovers the unconventional and boundlessness love of his adorable daughter with neighbor’s daughter and even within his wife which leads into big domestic violence and huge drama to the family.

The journey of this project commenced when former Ontario premier Kathleen Wynne sex-ed added into the Ontario school curriculum which brought huge chaos across Canada. Ontario parents and all the religious believers opposed to sex-ed changes, even, threaten to pull kids from school; on the other hand, new generation, and students across Ontario walk out to protest Premier Doug Ford and the province rolling back the Sex Ed curriculum. At present, noticeably the LGBTQ community is growing rapidly, and similarly conservative communities’ protests are becoming diehard to retain their faith and beliefs. Continuation to this conflict, I started the initial dramatic storyline of “A father’s Diary” which was crafted into the cinematic embroidery afterward by the bunch of dexterous hands across the globe. More than two years of days and nights dedications of talented composers from New York to LA, vocalists from Toronto to Miami, animation & VFX studio from Canada, Europe, Bangladesh, India, Toronto, and most of all, the brilliant actors, actresses & crews from across Canada and USA, Bangladesh and Australia are being reflected and projected on the screen just for 114 minutes. There are mountains of research, prototypes, tool developments, and unwavering affords that are collaborated into this project which I cannot even emphasize enough in words.

It was my remarkable experience and great privilege writing the lyrics and spotting notes along with my talented composers, Sound Designers, and virtually working with all the gifted vocalists around the globe on daily basis.

Filmmaking rules are not written in stone, rather it’s an art that ought to be boundless as demonstrated throughout filmmaking history by building the rule, set up the benchmark, and also breaking the conventional rules; in this project, we looked and experimented outside of the box and intentionally crossed so many traditional lines to establish some new perspectives of filmmaking which the viewers may experience. Our endeavors will truly be successful once the project catches the viewers' attention!