Films & Animations
Work Samples
About
A Hundred Years From Now
*current research - creation in progress
This project captures how reconnecting with my Bengali identity informs a cultivation of the memories of my late mother. Through an exploration and celebration of Bengali cinema, poetry and literature, I trace the roots of my heritage and uncover my cultural identity, and in the process discover aspects about my parent’s upbringing in my native home of Bangladesh. This journey of self discovery through cultural works - specifically the works of filmmaker Satyajit Ray and poet Rabindranath Tagore - ultimately brings me to making connections between these works and the memory of my mother.
Directed, Animated, Edited & Scored by Arijit Debnath
Additional Cinematography by Robby Reis
Produced as a thesis for the MFA
Cinematic Arts program at Concordia University.
Funded by Social Sciences Humanities Research Council (SSHRC).
Daydreaming
An audio-visual poem about wandering through city streets and daydreaming.
Directed & Animated by Arijit Debnath
Score by Theo Hughes
Primordial Mother
A collaborative short film exploring how one’s native home exists in the imagination. Centered around oral histories, through the lens of cartography and forms of mapping, we trace our lineage through frame by frame animation such as drawing, collage, and photographic intervention.
Direction, Animation, Sound by Adam Mbowe, Farzana Yussuf, Arijit Debnath
Created in the Collaborative Practices course as part of the MFA Cinematic Arts program.
Metropolis
An audio visual exploration of the rhythms, textures and sounds of an urban metropolis.
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Animation & Sound by Arijit Debnath
Sound Mix by Theo Hughes
Produced in the BFA Film Animation program.
Select Screenings
2022 - Les Sommets Cinema d’Animation
2022 - Concordia Film Festival
2022 - VAV Gallery
2022 - Afragola Festival
2022 - Concordia Film Festival
2022 - VAV Gallery
2022 - Afragola Festival
Stillness
An experimental short about seeking stillness in the urban landscape.
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Animation by Arijit Debnath
Sound by Nicholas Silvani
Produced at the BFA Film Animation program.
Short Animations, Loops etc.
Animated deconstruction of some footage I took on my phone on a car ride through Prince Edward County.
A short animation for a collaboration with several animators, where all the animations are tied together to form an exquisite corpse.
A little flipbook animation on one of my Dad’s engineering books I had lying around.
If you would like to reach me, send me a message: adebnath.to(at)gmail.com