Tareque Masud
Directing
1956-12-06 · Bangladesh
Tareque Masud was an award-winning Bangladeshi independent film director. He was known for directing the films Muktir Gaan (1995) and Matir Moina (2002), for which he won a number of international awards, including the International Critics' Prize and FIPRESCI Prize for Directors' Fortnight at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival. He died in a road accident on 13 August, 2011. Tareque Masud was born in Nurpur village, Bhanga Upazila, Faridpur District, Bangladesh. He studied at an Islamic madrasah as a child, but the outbreak of the Bangladesh Liberation War against Pakistan forces in 1971 put an end to his studies at the Islamic seminary. After the war, Masud pursued general education and went on to obtain a Masters degree in History at Dhaka University. His wife, Catherine Masud, is a Chicago-born film editor.
Filmography
Return Journey
2012 · Movie
Runway
2010 · Movie
Noroshundor
2009 · Movie
Homeland
2005 · Movie
The Clay Bird
2002 · Movie
A Kind of Childhood
2002 · Movie
Words of Freedom
2001 · Movie
Women and War
2000 · Movie
Women and War: Trauma and Triumph of Women in '71
1999 · Movie
VOICES OF CHILDREN
1997 · Movie
Song of Freedom
1995 · Movie
Shey: The Conversation
1993 · Movie
The Inner Strength
1991 · Movie