Samsul Islam Shopon’s ‘Latika’ will be exihibited at the 29th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 29) in Baku, Azerbaijan in November.
The British Council funded documentary 'Latika' has already been screened at 9 international film festivals. Latika' was praised by the audience at the Dokubaku International Documentary Film Festival.
'Latika' has been nominated for 'Climate Change Awards' by the Ministry of Culture of Azerbaijan along with two other films. These are Russia's 'Against the Wind' and Belgium's 'On Melting Snow'.
The story of 'Latika' revolves around a struggling woman and her family from the traditional Malo community on the banks of Chitra river in Narail district of Bangladesh. Her husband Shyam Biswas is a fisherman. A moving picture of their strained family with their two children and three pairs of otters emerge.
In addition to making films, filmmaker Shopon has been working on Bangladesh's extinct animals, communities and climate and environment for 4 years from a place of social responsibility. His charity development organization is called Khiyo. He said he and his organization's director Debashish Bain will participate in the (COP29) conference.
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