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Song of Freedom

Original title
Muktir Gaan
Year
Running time
80 min.
Country
Bangladesh Bangladesh
Director
Screenwriter
Cast
Documentary
Genre
Documentary
Synopsis
During the Liberation War of Bangladsh in 1971, a cultural troupe, named 'Bangladesh Mukti Shangrami Shilpi Shangstha' ('Association of Liberation Fighters (Artists) of Bagladesh') used to travel to refugee camps and different places in liberated areas (also known as 'Mukta Anchal'). They performed patriotic songs, arranged puppet shows and staged dramas to inspire the freedom fighters and lift the spirit of war affected people. Muktir Gaan (1995), 25 years in the making, Tareque Masud and Catherine Masud used original footage shot by American film-maker Lear Levin, as well as other archival footage collected from United Kingdom and India.
Awards
1995: National Film Awards, Bangladesh: Best Short Film
1997: Film South Asia: Special Mention
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User history
Song of Freedom
1995
Catherine Masud, Tareque Masud
The Interns
1962
David Swift
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