People

Rubaiyat HOSSAIN

2Films

2Festival entries

Biography

©Aurélie Lamachère Rubaiyat Hossain is one of the few contemporary female filmmakers from Bangladesh. She has been teaching Gender, Cinema and South Asia studies at Smith College since 2023. As a filmmaker, Hossain uses a gender sensitive lens in her cinema and has recently launched a grant to support women filmmakers in Bangladesh.

From Tokyo International Film Festival 2026, No. 39

Films2

The Difficult Bride2026, Director, ScreenplayTokyo International Film Festival 2026, No. 39

Sand City2025, ProducerBusan International Film Festival 2025, No. 30