Hannan Majid (Bengali: হান্নান মাঝিদ) is a British documentary filmmaker.
Hannan Majid | |
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হান্নান মাঝিদ | |
| Born | Bradford, West Yorkshire, England |
| Alma mater | Northern Film School |
| Occupation | Documentary filmmaker |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Organization | Rainbow Collective |
| Website | rainbowcollective |
Early life
editHannan Majid's parents are originally from Dhaka, but they immigrated to Bradford, West Yorkshire (England), where Majid was born. He graduated from the Northern Film School in Leeds in 2004 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in moving images and film production.[1][2]
Rainbow Collective
edit| Industry | Film |
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| Founded | 2006 |
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| Headquarters | , UK |
Key people |
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| Products | Documentary films |
| Website | rainbowcollective |
In 2006, Majid founded Rainbow Collective, a documentary film production company[3] based in London, with Richard York.[4][5] The company specialises in creating documentaries highlighting human and children's rights issues.[2]
Majid has filmed, directed and produced documentaries in South Africa,[5] Bangladesh,[3][5] Iraq[5] and the UK,[5] and has won awards in Dubai, France and the Czech Republic.[2] They have collaborated with TRAID (Textiles Recycling for Aid and International Development),[6] War On Want,[4] Amnesty International, The Consortium For Street Children, Labour Behind the Label, The Childhood Trust, Campaign Against Arms Trade, British Red Cross, Roundhouse Theatre, University of the Arts, SOAS and International Labor Rights Forum.[7] Their films have been exhibited at film festivals, including Abu Dhabi, Cambridge, Bite The Mango, Cape Town, Durban, East End, Leeds International,[8] and AlJazeera International Documentary.
The Rainbow Collective's 30-minute documentary filmTears in the Fabric focused on one family in the aftermath of the 2013 Savar building collapse.[4][9] It premiered at Regent's University London in 2014.[3]
In partnership with TRAID, "they have made a series of citizen journalist films with Cambodian garment workers"[6] that Lucy Siegle, writing in The Guardian in 2017, considered "well worth a watch".
In August 2017, they became members of DIGNItex,[10] a platform for defending decent jobs in the garment industry.
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Credit |
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| 2006 | AmaZulu: The Children of Heaven | Director, cinematographer |
| Bafana | Director | |
| 2009 | Baghdad Holiday | Director |
| 2010 | Voices from the Camps | |
| The Machinists [11] | Director, cinematographer, editor | |
| 2012 | Not Ok Here, Not Ok Anywhere | Director, cinematographer |
| 2014 | Tears in the Fabric [11] | Director, producer |
| Mass E Bhat [5] | Director |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "LinkedIn, Hannan Majid".
- ^ a b c Myburg, Debbie (13 June 2011). "Hope amidst the hardship". The South African. Archived from the original on 4 April 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ a b c Swash, Rosie (23 April 2014). "Rana Plaza anniversary: how to help on Fashion Revolution Day". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
- ^ a b c McVeigh, Tracy (19 April 2014). "Ethical lobby to target fashion retailers with supply chain campaign". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f Zarandi, Oliver (9 September 2014). "Bring food – not a ticket – to see Rainbow Collective's documentary about Bangladesh". London: East End Review. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ a b Siegle, Lucy (9 April 2017). "The eco guide to global goals". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
- ^ "Films". The Rainbow Collective. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 5 April 2007.
- ^ "Rainbow Collective Film Festival: Day 4". University of Leeds. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
- ^ Badal, Julie Flynn (28 April 2014). "Revisiting Rana Plaza". HuffPost. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
- ^ "Who we are - Dignitex". Dignitex. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
- ^ a b Badal, Julie Flynn (5 October 2013). "The True Price of a Pair of Jeans: Documentary Offers a Glimpse at the Grim Reality Behind the Outsourcing of Garment Production". HuffPost. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
Further reading
edit- Salmon, Natasha (16 August 2017). "Film-maker capturing Peckham estate says tower safety fears echo 'Third World disasters'". London Evening Standard.
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