Hannan Majid

Hannan Majid
Native name হান্নান মাঝিদ
Born August 1979 (age 35)
Bradford, West Yorkshire, England
Residence London, England
Nationality British
Ethnicity Bengali
Alma mater Northern Film School
Occupation Film director
Years active 2005–present
Organization Rainbow Collective
Home town Bradford, West Yorkshire, England
Religion Islam
Website
www.rainbowcollective.co.uk

Hannan Majid (Bengali: হান্নান মাঝিদ; born August 1979) is an English documentary filmmaker.

Early life

Majid's parents are originally from Dhaka, they migrated to Bradford, West Yorkshire, England where Majid was born and brought up. He is a graduate of the Northern Film School in Leeds.[1]

Career

Along with Richard York, Majid runs a documentary production house called Rainbow Collective. Rainbow Collective is a production company based in London, they specialise in creating documentaries which highlight and deal with human and children's rights issues.[1] Since its inception in 2006, they have shot, directed and produced documentaries in South Africa, Bangladesh, Iraq and the UK,[2] and have won awards in Dubai, France and the Czech Republic.[1] Their documentaries include, AmaZulu: The Children of Heaven, Bafana,[1] Baghdad Holiday,[3] Voices from the Camps, Into the Unknown Skinny, Homeless,[4] The Machinists,[5] Tears in the Fabric[6][7] and Mass E Bhat.[2]

Filmography

Year Title Credit
2006 AmaZulu: The Children of Heaven Director, cinematographer
Bafana Director
2009 Baghdad Holiday Director
2010 Voices from the Camps
The Machinists Director, cinematographer, editor
2012 Not Ok Here, Not Ok Anywhere Director, cinematographer
2014 Tears in the Fabric Director, producer
Mass E Bhat Director

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Myburg, Debbie (13 June 2011). "Hope amidst the hardship". South Africa: The South African. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  2. 2.0 2.1 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.
  3. "Watch This Face - Seja Majeed". Emel. March 2010. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  4. "Films". The Rainbow Collective. Retrieved 5 April 2007.
  5. 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". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
  6. Badal, Julie Flynn (28 April 2014). "Revisiting Rana Plaza". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  7. McVeigh, Tracy (19 April 2014). "Ethical lobby to target fashion retailers with supply chain campaign". The Observer. Retrieved 1 February 2015.

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