Visiting Italian director Phaim Bhuiyan will share his passion and inspiration for the art of filmmaking and storytelling, facilitated by Professor Lorenzo Fabbri. He will bring the perspective of his personal experience as a young filmmaker in present-day Italian Cinema.
Phaim Bhuiyan (Italy, 1995) is a second-generation youth of Bangladeshi origin who grew up in Rome’s Torpignattara neighborhood. He began working as a video maker at age 17, producing several videos for rappers and punk rock bands on the Roman underground scene. He studies Video Design and Film at the Istituto Europeo di Design. During his three years there, he continued working and, among various opportunities, he collaborated with Rai on the program Nemo - Nessuno Escluso, in which he produced a report on second generation love. This led the path to BANGLA, his debut feature ?lm.
ABOUT THE FACILITATOR Lorenzo Fabbri is a McKnight Land-Grant Professor for the Department of French and Italian at the University of Minnesota.
Bangla screens on Thursday, February 20 at 7:30pm.