Debalina Majumder (born 1972, Calcutta, India) is an Indian filmmaker, photographer, writer, producer, and cinematographer. She studied Comparative Literature at Jadavpur University. Debalina has worked on feature-length documentary films, short films, travelogues, music videos, corporate films, telefilms and experimental films.
Debalina Majumder | |
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 Debalina Majumder | |
| Born | 1972 Calcutta, India |
| Occupation | filmmaker |
In 2005, her short film about mud football in Kolkata, (Sar..r..ra/ Joy Run) was selected to the <Shoot Goals! Shoot Movies!> short film competition, Berlinale Talent Campus, at Berlin, and also included in the FIFA 2006 World Cup Compilation. Since that time, her profile has been featuring in the website of Berlinale Talent Campus.
A fictional documentary made by her in 2010, Taar Cheye Se Anek Aaro (More Than a Friend), based on queer relationship, was discussed in the Indian film chapter of Queer Cinema in the World, a book by Karl Schoonover and Rosalind Galt, along with the movie ‘Fire’.
Based on the story of two lovers who committed suicide, in the village of Nandigram (West Bengal, India), Debalina's film "... ebang bewarish" ("...and the Unclaimed"), questioned social taboos and familial non-acceptance in regards to same-sex relationship.[1] " Based on the same event, Debalina's fiction film "Abar Jodi Ichha Koro" (If You Dare Desire) was released in 2017.
Filmography
edit| Year | Film | director | Cinematographer | Writer | Producer | Sound | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Amar Jiboni (Post-production) | Yes | |||||
| 2023 | Citizen Nagar (Post-production) | Yes | Yes | Documentary | |||
| 2023 | Porshi Neeler Arshinagar (Beyond The Blues) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Documentary | ||
| 2019 | Gay India Matrimony | Yes | Yes | Yes | Documentary | ||
| 2018 | Tin Sottyi...(In Fact...)[2] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Documentary | ||
| 2017 | Abar Jodi Ichchha Karo... (If you dare Desire...)[3] | Yes | Co-cinematographer | Yes | Fiction | ||
| 2016 | Signature Film, Dialogues: Calcutta International LGBT Film & Video Festival[4] | Yes | |||||
| 2016 | Rashmi Matric Pass | Yes | |||||
| 2013 | ... ebang bewarish" ("...and the unclaimed")[5] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Co-producer | Yes | Documentary |
| 2012 | Signature film, Dialogues:Calcutta International LGBT Film & Video Festival[6] | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| 2010 | Taar Cheye Se Anek Aaro (More Than a Friend) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Docu-fiction | ||
| 2010 | Signature film, Dialogues:Calcutta International LGBT Film & Video Festival | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| 2009 | Habul & Co. | Yes | Fiction-Telefilm | ||||
| 2008 | Katha (Monologues) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2007 | The Broken Land | Yes | Yes | ||||
| 2006 | Mother Courageous[7] | Yes | |||||
| 2005 | Tomar Ghare Basat Kare Kaijana (The Wall & Other Stories) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Experimental |
| 2005 | A Stranger in a Bioscope | Yes | Yes | ||||
| 2005 | Bombagarh Natyacompany | Yes | Fiction-Telefilm | ||||
| 2004 | Sar..rr..ra (Joy Run) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
References
edit- ^ "Rabibasariya Magazine". Anandabazar.com. Archived from the original on 9 November 2013. Retrieved 9 November 2013.
- ^ "Teen Satyi or In Fact – true experiences of three people who chose to live differently". Our Frontcover. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
- ^ "Vancouver Queer Film Festival | If You Dare Desire". queerfilmfestival.ca. Archived from the original on 29 May 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
- ^ debaulicfilms (4 December 2016), Signature Film Dialogues 2016, retrieved 30 May 2019
- ^ Bhattacharya, Sayan (5 February 2013). "And the Unclaimed..." Kindle Magazine. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
- ^ Debalina Majumder (10 January 2013), DIALOGUES: Calcutta International LGBT Film & Video Festival 2012, retrieved 30 May 2019
- ^ Debalina Majumder (12 September 2015), Mother Courageous, retrieved 29 May 2019
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