Tariq Chow

Tariq Chow
Native name তারেক চৌধুরী
Born Tariq Chowdhury
1988 (age 26–27)
United Kingdom
Residence East London, England
Nationality British
Ethnicity Bengali
Alma mater University of Oxford
School of Oriental and African Studies
University of Hertfordshire
Occupation Filmmaker, cinematographer
Years active 2010–present
Religion Islam
Website
www.tariqchow.com

Tariq Chowdhury (Bengali: তারেক চৌধুরী; born 1988) is an English documentary filmmaker and cinematographer of Bangladeshi descent.

Education

Chowdhury was born in the United Kingdom but brought up in Bangladesh. From 1996 to 2001, he attended Chittagong Grammar School. In 2004, he attended Sunbeams School. In 2006, he attended Ilford County High School. From 2006 to 2007, he read Physics at University of Oxford. In 2010, he graduated with a degree in History, Economics and Arabic from the School of Oriental and African Studies. In 2014, he graduated with a degree in Film and Television Documentary from University of Hertfordshire.[1]

Career

Chowdhury is a director, director of photography and editor. In 2010, his first short film Faith in London premiered at British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA),[1] it was runner up of the Tony Blair Faith Foundation's Faith Shorts,[2][3] aired on BBC One[4] and screened globally by the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations.[5]

In 2014, Chowdhury wrote and directed the documentary The Elephant in the Room, which was narrated by actress and Born Free Foundation founder Virginia McKenna[6][7] and explores the plight of captive elephants across Europe.[8]

Personal life

Chowdhury is a Muslim[3] and is from East London.[9]

Filmography

Year Title Credit
2010 Faith in London Director, producer, editor
Lil Kitteh: A Poem Video
Snow
2011 The Astronomer's Universe Producer, editor
2012 Catastrophe: The Future of Felines in Britain Director, editor
2013 Celebrity Chasers Director, camera operator, editor
2014 The Elephant in the Room Writer, director, editor, cinematographer

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Tariq Chow". ISArts. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
  2. ↑ "'Faith in London' A Short Film by Tariq Chow". MUSLIMNESS.COM. 5 October 2010. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Greene, Richard Allen (22 July 2010). "Tony Blair honors films about different kinds of faith". The CNN Wire. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  4. ↑ "British Bangladeshi “Power 100″". Alal O Dulal. 19 December 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
  5. ↑ "The Crew". Emma PH. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  6. ↑ Snowdon, Kate. "The Elephant in the Room". Trident Media. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  7. ↑ Willard, Laura. "Would Spending 27 Years Alone Make You Go 'Mad'? That's What It Did To Her.". Upworthy. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  8. ↑ "The Elephant In The Room". FestivalFocus. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  9. ↑ Blair, Tony (2 August 2010). "Tony Blair: 'To be religiously illiterate is foolish'". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 February 2015.

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