Shaheen Dill-Riaz

Shaheen DILL-RIAZ (1969, Bangladesh) is a filmmaker, director, producer and writer based in Berlin. After finishing high school, he connected with other young filmmakers of the country and was involved in various short film productions. In 1992, through a scholarship, he studied History of Art at the Freie Universität Berlin and then cinematography at the Filmuniversität Babelsberg Konrad Wolf. Since 1999, Shaheen has worked as a writer, director, producer and cinematographer in Europe and Asia.

Filmography

(selection) Sand and Water (2002, doc), The Happiest People in the World (2005, doc), Eisenfresser/Ironeaters (2008, doc), Korankinder (2009, doc), The Networker (2011, doc), Shoulder to Shoulder (2012, doc), The Projectionist (2012, doc), Distant Fortune (2015, doc), Bamboo Stories (2019, doc), Beloved God, Beloved Animal (2021), The Chauras (2022, doc), For the Freedom (2022, doc), Past is Present (2024)

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