Short film Songs of Whales show begins at AFD on Friday

An exhibit of the short film Song of Whales show at Alliance Francaise, Dhaka begins on Friday

A narrative exhibition of an animated short film titled Song of Whales by Afroza Hossain Sara and her team will be inaugurated at La Galerie, Alliance Française, Dhaka on January 20 at 6 pm.

The French Ambassador to Bangladesh, H.E. Mrs. Marie Masdupuy will be present at the inaugural ceremony.

‘Song of Whales’ is a classic 2D animated short film in production about human greed destroying the environment and the impending catastrophe, as seen through the eyes of a deprived fisherman and nature's revolt portrayed by a grieving mother whale. The narrative is conveyed in the exhibition through a series of incredibly emotional and impactful visual depictions. The entire adaptation becomes an orchestrated, yet a singular form of narrative art, with mood boards, concept paintings of the film, and texts to interact with.

Afroza Hossain Sara aspires to become an animation film director in the future and has co-founded Team Platform Ltd. to provide opportunities for young Bangladeshi talent. She began learning the craft of animation while completing her BFA in Drawing and Painting, at the Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Dhaka in 2014. She then pursued 2D animation, working with various animation studios, international development agencies, and other entities. Along the way, the artist has continued to participate in national and international storylabs, exhibitions and art residencies, such as West Meets East Screenplay Lab 2023, the Vail Film Festival Screenplay Competition (quarterfinalist), Climate Story Lab South Asia 2022; Ora Egaro Jon- 3rd edition, Bangladesh Art Week, Dhaka Gallery; Meta Moina (an NFT Platform), Art in Space, Downtown Dubai; TRAUMWELT, LiTE-HAUS Gallery, Berlin; residency at Korea National University of Arts.

The exhibition will be open to all till Tuesday, 24 January 2023.

Visiting Hours: 3 pm to 9 pm.