ISDG Screening & Discussion: Dear Mother (2023) by Sk Shuvo Shadique

ISDG Screening & Q&A: Dear Mother (2023), dir. Sk Suvo Shadique

Date & Time: Wednesday, 5 March 2025, 14:30–16:00
Location: Small Lecture Theatre (SLT), Department of Geography, University of Cambridge

Event Overview

Indigenous Studies Discussion Group (ISDG) presents a screening of Dear Mother (2023), directed by Sk Shuvo Shadique, followed by a Q&A session with the director.

Film Synopsis

Dear Mother is a 2023 experimental film directed by Sk Shuvo Shadique, shot in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) of Bangladesh, and lead by a Mru cast. Mru are one of the Indigenous people of the CHT, facing repression by the Bangladeshi state. The film is mostly in the Mru language, to the exception of one scene in Bangla.

Through the story of Damra, a young Mru girl trying to make sense of the absence of her mother whom she believes lives beyond one of the hills, the film addresses themes of Indigenous resistance and post-colonial nationalism.

Runtime: 1h07

Languages: Mru and Bengali, with English subtitles

Content Warning: Violence, flashing images

Event Agenda

2:30 - 3:40 PM | Screening of Dear Mother (2023)
3:40 - 4:00 PM | Q&A with director Sk Shuvo Shadique

Q&A Details

Director Q&A: Online

Moderators:

• Emma Dussouchaud-Esclamadon (University of Edinburgh / ISDG) – Online
• Zi Jiao (University of Cambridge / ISDG) – On-site

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