Rubaiyat Hossain is one of Bangladesh's handful of female filmmakers, known for her critically acclaimed films Under Construction (2015) and Meherjaan (2011). She has completed her B.A. in Women Studies from Smith College, USA and M.A. in South Asian Studies from University of Pennsylvania. Currently she lives between Dhaka and New York making films and attending Tisch School of Arts at New York University in Cinema Studies. She is the founder of Khona Talkies, a Bangladeshi production company.
Locarno Festival
